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Oops, I did it again. :ROTF:
In my ongoing series of "how to get what you want, when FMIC policies won't allow the Jackson/Charvel custom shop to build it", I present to you Y2KV version 2.0.
Before:
And after:
So roundhorn Vs are strictly verbotin? What do you do? Take one very collectible Y2KV in natural, and then throw caution to the wind. Mods are as follows:
- Send it off to GMW for a super refin to your preferred color of vintage white. IMHO, white Vs are just tre' classic. Besides, I can't recall ever seeing another Y2KV in white.
(BTW, GMW no longer does refin jobs. This one made it just under the wire. It was one of the last refins that GMW took on before stopping towards the end of 2007 - thanks, Lee!
)
- Swap out to Schaller locking tuners for superior tuning stability and easier string changes. (These were drop-in replacements, BTW.)
- Replace the pickups with a Duncan Custom (bridge) and Pearly Gates (neck).
- Reconfigure the wiring so the PUs go to the volume knobs independently. No bleed-through, and now "machine gun" staccato tricks are enabled with one volume rolled down and toggle flips.
Bonus pic: birds of a feather...
In my ongoing series of "how to get what you want, when FMIC policies won't allow the Jackson/Charvel custom shop to build it", I present to you Y2KV version 2.0.
Before:
And after:
So roundhorn Vs are strictly verbotin? What do you do? Take one very collectible Y2KV in natural, and then throw caution to the wind. Mods are as follows:
- Send it off to GMW for a super refin to your preferred color of vintage white. IMHO, white Vs are just tre' classic. Besides, I can't recall ever seeing another Y2KV in white.
(BTW, GMW no longer does refin jobs. This one made it just under the wire. It was one of the last refins that GMW took on before stopping towards the end of 2007 - thanks, Lee!
)- Swap out to Schaller locking tuners for superior tuning stability and easier string changes. (These were drop-in replacements, BTW.)
- Replace the pickups with a Duncan Custom (bridge) and Pearly Gates (neck).
- Reconfigure the wiring so the PUs go to the volume knobs independently. No bleed-through, and now "machine gun" staccato tricks are enabled with one volume rolled down and toggle flips.
Bonus pic: birds of a feather...
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