Farmboyjo Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Not sure if that's a topic or a punchline... I'm looking at making some changes to my 1995 H157 as I have a line on some specific hardware at a good price. I haven't had my guitar apart yet so would appreciate the experience of others. Would the standard pots in a H157 be short shaft, and being made in America I expect 3/8" shaft? Long 3-way switch? Onto pickup legs, I've read that a H140 would need short legs... Would I need long legs in a H157? The Dimarzio 36th Anniversary sound like what I want but have short legs I think. Anybody had concerns installing these in a 157? Thank so much, FBJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millennium Maestro Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Short pots and either legs on your pups... the long legs sometimes will require slight modification(they mostly use short leg at the factory) 36th Anniversary's will sound excellent in that guitar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davesultra Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 I would caution you to check the depth of the pickup cavities. I've had many 90s'-era Heritage guitars that required modification in order to use long leg pickups. It mostly depend on the neck angle, and seeing as Heritage are hand made the 'ol way, they can/do vary. When I have had to modify in the past, I've used a Forstner bit to create a clean looking job. Short shaft pots will work fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmboyjo Posted September 27, 2016 Author Share Posted September 27, 2016 Excellent. Thanks guys! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Flying Bird Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Not sure if that's a topic or a punchline... You called it! Hahahaha... There is a subset of us here who have that problem. It is a protected forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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