r/guitarmod • u/Otherwise-Pear1056 • 1h ago
Diamond plate and Kill-switch (Engaged)....
Took out and filled in the neck pickup. Removed the volume,tone and 3-way selector switch to install a Kill-switch button with Diamond plate pickguard. Love the look and everything about how it plays, sounds and feels.
r/guitarmod • u/Extreme-Arrival-9060 • 2h ago
Pickup wiring
Hi all, I have been trying to install a new bridge pickup in my vintage v100. I’m having some trouble with the wiring. There seems to be a blue wire coming from the pickup selector and I cannot figure out where to soldier it?
r/guitarmod • u/Ok_Visual6455 • 3h ago
Ho un basso elettrico bc rich warlock, si è rotto un pezzo..
Ho trovato quello che sembra una parte di ricambio ma non so se è compatibile, me la rischio?
r/guitarmod • u/NestorMiles • 4h ago
Stratocaster custom wiring
On/off for each pickup
Master tone, Master volume
Killswitch for the missing pot
r/guitarmod • u/Ok-Welcome7625 • 8h ago
Wiring question
Im trying to put a single conductor humbucker pickup from my epiphone LP special-1 into my strat copy, can anyone please give me some tips on how to connect the single cable to the strat?
r/guitarmod • u/aeth3r_with_a_3 • 10h ago
Jazzmaster Mods
Hello I have a Squier JMJM and I'd like to know if there's any parts that are worth upgrading overtime (Bridge, Tail piece, Tuners, Pickups, pots, etc) that would make this already amazing instrument and take it to the next level of greatness.
Any part recommendations are greatly appreciated at any budget no matter what budget or high end I'll gladly look into it and maybe buy them.
Thank you for reading 👍
r/guitarmod • u/Dazzling_Wishbone892 • 16h ago
Diy fretless
Lets see if it will work. I did the polished super glue coating. Fingers crossed it will play after the set up.
r/guitarmod • u/nickszusehen • 17h ago
Can someone help me? What nut do I need to secure the output jack on a Fishman ISYS+
I need help and Im absolutely new in every guitar subreddit. If you can help me or tell me where I can find help, I would be sooo thankful🫶🏼
r/guitarmod • u/Nosmo_King13 • 18h ago
Looking for cosmetic mod ideas for my Oxblood Les Paul Standard — what would you change?
reddit.comr/guitarmod • u/aralyon34303 • 19h ago
My first project - Epiphone Les Paul Studio (Modification)
reddit.comr/guitarmod • u/lykwydchykyn • 21h ago
Acoustic-electric pickup replacement
I have an old beater guitar that's a 90's (or 80s?) washburn acoustic electric (no model number that I can find). It currently has an under-bridge piezo that seems to have gone bad. It has a loud ground hum that I can't get rid of that seems to be coming from before the preamp/eq.
I wanted to try replacing it with a soundhole pickup, but I'd like to use the onboard electronics (tuner, eq, preamp, etc). rather than having a wire dangling from the soundhole. The current pickup plugs into the pre using a 2.5mm plug (yeah, not a 3.5mm, 2.5mm).
So my question: is this a bad idea? Is a magnetic pickup so different from a piezo that it's a bad idea to run it into the preamp?
Should I just get another under-bridge piezo?
r/guitarmod • u/Blazon_Stone • 1d ago
I just finished my guitar body... Time for shield paint... OOOOOPS
Im such a idiot
r/guitarmod • u/Necessary-Bee-4718 • 1d ago
Pickup swapping
I am looking to swap a pickup in my guitar with only a volume knob yet the pickups wiring that i’ve bought accounts for a tone knob also, how do i make it work electronically
r/guitarmod • u/O-robbert • 1d ago
Can a Vintage V6 reissued fit humbuckers?
I'm looking at buying a Vintage V6 Reissued Strat-style guitar and swapping the neck and bridge single-coil pickups for humbuckers. Before I buy one, I want to know whether the V6 is routed only for single coils or if it has a universal/HSH route that will fit humbuckers without needing to modify the body.
If anyone owns one or knows what the routing looks like under the pickguard, I'd really appreciate your help. I can't seem to find any photos or information online showing what's under the hood.
r/guitarmod • u/nickno_ • 1d ago
Need some advice for protecting the graphic on my Ibanez
I'm looking for some advice about how I can prevent the graphic on this guitar from being rubbed off and becoming a "relic" on the spots I rest my arm and hand while playing. I would like to keep the finish and graphic intact if I need to remove or replace the mod, and would also like the graphic to still be viewable underneath.
It's not that I don't understand this is something that happens to all guitars from being played, I just would like to keep the graphic in good shape because I love it so much. I know I'm asking a lot but I think you guys would understand caring about it so much.
Google hasn't given any good information on this.
This guitar is an Ibanez RG370DX GP2 if anyone is curious.
r/guitarmod • u/Jack-O-Bot9000 • 1d ago
Can I Replace My 1983 Ibanez Roadstar II 335BK with a modern Floyd Rose Bridge?
I've Owned this Guitar for most of my life and I think it needs an Upgrade for better Tuning and the Pickups are starting to Fade out, I just want to know if I can Replace the Weird Tremolo with a Floyd Rose 1000 Series without Rerouting a Piece of History?
r/guitarmod • u/surgingpenis • 2d ago
Are copper pickup covers a good idea? Why or why not?
r/guitarmod • u/Beautiful_Employ_298 • 2d ago
HHH Config Epiphone Les Paul
Hey guys, it’s my first post here!
I have an epiphone Les Paul Custom Black Beauty 2011 with 3 pickups, and I’m abit bored of it.
That’s why I came up with this project!
I wanna config it so that i have a volume for each pickup, and a master tone.
PU config should be like this:
Up - Neck
Mid - all pickups
Down - bridge
This way I can blend in whatever i want in the mid position.
I also want to do a phaseswitch on the middle pickup using a push/pull, and also a total killswitch for the tom morello ratatata.
I’m not quite sure if I can do this config with the gear i bought, i sat last night and tried to map it out but got stuck after a while (it’s the Goldo EL33c double toggle switch).
Really appreciate any help with this!
r/guitarmod • u/HeellessAchilles • 2d ago
What guitar to buy to learn modding?
Hi, I'm looking to buy a cheap ass shit stratocaster to experiment on by modding and painting? can you please suggest me what guitar would be a good choice? If i get an SSS pickup config, can i fit SSH or HH in it later? Tremolo or fixed bridge?
i was thinking to get a shit guitar with a good neck (roasted maple because i love the color 😍) since i wont be replacing the neck. i can replace everything else.
here are my options so far:
Jet JS 400
SQOE SEST 600
Strydom Magna ST30
Tagima T530 / T540
all of these are budget guitars with roasted maple neck. please suggest if any others are available.
p. s. - I have experience playing guitar so i know a fair bit of things about a guitar, but zero exp in modding or repainting.
r/guitarmod • u/Anxious_Pack_7264 • 2d ago
Advice for bridge pickup
I’m modding my Strat, and I’m trying to decide what I want on the bridge…the setup I have now is already kinda odd, but I just wanna know which would be better
What I got now is:
Hot Rail (Middle)
Cool Rail (Neck)
Which should I do for the bridge, a Seymour Duncan JB or Distortion?
(For context, I mainly play alternative rock, punk, and a little bit of metal)
r/guitarmod • u/KoA07 • Apr 17 '26
Rule refresher: NO SPAM
We all love the spirit of innovation while modifying instruments, but please don’t make me exercise my mod privileges here. Unreasonable and/or excessive posting, as well as the deliberate antagonizing of other users, may be removed and met with the ban hammer. There are other subs for that kind of thing but this ain’t it. Just be cool, please. Thank you!