Mpcoluv Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 I bought the H-150P knowing it might have some problems. The Duncan Black Back pups just do not sound that good to me plus the mounting bases were hosed up. Today I swapped in two Duncan Pearly Gates pups, both of which were the bridge winding. At the same time I replaced the Schaller bridge and tailpiece with a Faber ABR-1 (with Titanium saddles - on sale fairly cheap at CV Guitars) and a Gotoh aluminum stop tailpiece. I am not sure which one made the greatest difference butt the combo was quite an improvement. Much more sparkle and note definition. I'll try to post pics.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpcoluv Posted July 12, 2010 Author Share Posted July 12, 2010 It's not a stunning flame top obviously but it is a pretty good guitar I think. BTW after looking at the pickups I removed, the bridge pickup was wired as a single coil with the green wire snipped off at the cable and the White/Red combo grounded to the pot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 Nice work Planning any other mods? I usually change out the stock tuners for TonePros cream 'tulips'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Flying Bird Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 It looks sharp! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunote Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 If this is the same guitar that was riddled with holes, and dripping with goop, you have my compliments. Good job cleaning it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smurph1 Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 It's not a stunning flame top obviously but it is a pretty good guitar I think. BTW after looking at the pickups I removed, the bridge pickup was wired as a single coil with the green wire snipped off at the cable and the White/Red combo grounded to the pot. That's a nice axe dude..Very unusual color..congrats!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brentrocks Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 congrats on the makeover!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpcoluv Posted July 12, 2010 Author Share Posted July 12, 2010 No this is no the wax coated guitar that is a 140 I think. This is the Ebay H-150P that had large galvanized screws attaching the pickups. It is less "Pink" in person. I am having David Plummer of Zhangbucker wind me a set of pickups to my order but delivery is several weeks out. I had the pearly gates from an E-bay low ball bid. I like the grovers but the Tulip Klusons look pretty good. I need to swap out the "Schaller" pickup rings with regular Les Paul types. I might also replace the Heritage pick guard with a les paul type without the hump in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredZepp Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 Quite a nice one... and I bet it really growls with the Pearly Gates in it. These can really sing nicely... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brentrocks Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 i noticed you do the wraparound technique....i like to do that too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpcoluv Posted July 12, 2010 Author Share Posted July 12, 2010 Quite a nice one... and I bet it really growls with the Pearly Gates in it. These can really sing nicely... I do like the Pearly Gates pups. They are not a "Super Distortion" type of pickup but they rock pretty well. I am still working on getting the setup where I want it. Surprisingly, it seems to stay in tune better now than with the Schaller hardware, which is not what I would have guessed. I like the reverse wrap. It seems to help sustain without making the action stiff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpcoluv Posted July 17, 2010 Author Share Posted July 17, 2010 OK after a while, the Pearly Gates are not ideal. They are a little too bright on the high strings. Well, Dave Plummer is winding me a set.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shook494 Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 I'm diggin the color of the guitar. Very nice so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpcoluv Posted July 20, 2010 Author Share Posted July 20, 2010 I'm diggin the color of the guitar. Very nice so far. Thanks. It was really a bargain for such a high quality guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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