Wonker Posted March 26, 2009 Author Share Posted March 26, 2009 Just got my pickguard and here's the test fit picture. ATTN: Gibson Why don't you make V's with black pickguards and truss rod covers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonker Posted March 26, 2009 Author Share Posted March 26, 2009 ^ l l l First I had to make a new lead for the SD Hot P-90 I got for free ^ l l l All wired up ...almost looks like a guitar:p I'll post more in a few minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonker Posted March 26, 2009 Author Share Posted March 26, 2009 I guess this is the only other pic I need to post...here it is.....ta da!!!! My Gibson Flying V jr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 How does it sound?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonker Posted March 26, 2009 Author Share Posted March 26, 2009 I just got back from the studio. How does it sound?!?! Really good! It's just as deep and heavy as any V I've owned but it's brighter and sounds like it's singing a bit more. I don't know how to explain it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brundaddy Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Whoa man that's killer! That looks so cool, like the classic SG color scheme ... times 10! Fantastic, now I want one, thanks a lot. Bad to the BONE, man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejay Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 I second the "i want one!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonker Posted March 27, 2009 Author Share Posted March 27, 2009 Thanks everyone I think this V just replaced my Joan Jett Melody Maker as my #1 Guitar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chongo Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 I like it. I'm going to do something like that, but a bit differently. I'm going to use the SD P-Rails. Sort of a three-way pickup, with a true P90 coil next to a true single coil blade pickup. And if you run the two coils in series, you get a pretty decent humbucker: Fits into a normal humbucker bezel, so there's no pickguard fu(kwithage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chongo Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 i'm probably going to p!ss all of you off here' date=' or maybe not. as i am an sg player, i dig the trap' inlays, i was just wondering what you guys would say to a flying v with trap' inlays on it instead of dots??[/quote'] I think the Customs have block MOP inlays. Carvin has some with MOP and Abalone inlays and even some diamonds, I think. They look fine. I haven't seen any with trapezoidal MOTS inlays yet -- order up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonker Posted March 27, 2009 Author Share Posted March 27, 2009 I'm going to use the SD P-Rails.Sort of a three-way pickup' date=' with a true P90 coil next to a true single coil blade pickup. And if you run the two coils in series, you get a pretty decent humbucker: [/quote'] That's a neat pickup But I was going for a real "Jr." feel with my project. I wanted to a SG Jr. with a V body. I think I nailed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SG dude Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 :- i salute you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clance Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Nice job! How does she sound? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarJunkie Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Got off my a$$ and just ordered the pickguard (and got one for my LP Junior as well). I'll keep you posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrktwn Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Wonker, that guitar is f***ing heroic! I just found an excuse to buy a faded V! Hey, at the risk of seeing your brilliant mod in the hands of somebody else, where did you get the custom pickguard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarJunkie Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 ...where did you get the custom pickguard? Go to page 1 of this thread, about 8 posts down. Here, I'll save you the trouble... http://www.terrapinisland.com/estore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=65&products_id=192 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrktwn Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 ..Thanks. Got so excited I missed that post! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonker Posted April 9, 2009 Author Share Posted April 9, 2009 Wonker' date=' that guitar is f***ing heroic! I just found an excuse to buy a faded V! Hey, at the risk of seeing your brilliant mod in the hands of somebody else, where did you get the custom pickguard?[/quote'] The original idea came from another website. I want other people to do this! I want people to post up on here and show them when they are done!!! I want Gibson to see this! Gibson has been putting out some crap ideas lately. But now I’m having a dilemma and need to bounce some ideas off of everyone. I love my P-90 V, it sounds great, tone is so much better than my 2nd guitar a Joan Jett Melody Maker w/ a Seymour Duncan SH-6b Distortion both in live playing and on recordings I’ve done so far. So here’s what I’m thinking 1. Sell the Joan Jett Melody Maker and make another P-90 V. 2. Put a Seymour Duncan Phat Cat in the Joan Jett Melody Maker. 3. Get a custom P-90 pickguard for the Joan Jett Melody Maker and put a “real” Seymour Duncan Hot P-90 in it. 4. Keep the Joan Jett Melody Maker w/ the SH-6b Distortion to a have Humbucker equipped guitar. V’s are my favorite Guitars and I can play them sitting down so body shape has nothing to do with this. I only play light weight, set neck Gibson scale, mahogany guitars. I’m not a guitar collector and at any time only have 2 guitars a primary and a stage back up. I love the Joan Jett Melody Maker but the tone of the V has eclipsed the Melody Maker ten fold. I’m hoping the Phat Cat in the Melody Maker can get me close to the real P-90 in the V. What would you do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loose canon Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 i don't have an answer for you, wonker. i've been struggling with a similar dilemma myself for a while. i have a (non-faded) 67 re-issue V and this old gibson sonex. i've been fiending for some p90 flavor but i'm not sure which way to go. both guitars have big routs under their pickguards so i can drop a p90 in either with a custom pickguard. i love my sonex but it's heavy as hell. i was toying with the idea of turning it into a single p90 "junior" type guitar, but the original dirty fingers in it are pretty awesome. and the idea of an 11 pound junior seems kinda weird. my v is probably my favorite guitar to play but i don't love the super-hot humbuckers that came with it. i love the sound of a p90 in the neck posish, and i've been toying with the idea of setting up my v like a BFG- p90 neck, humbucker bridge. you should take a look at jason lollar's p90's. actually, more like a listen. they are sweet as hell. if i do the mods to the v, i'm definitely gonna be getting one of his p90's, and i'll probably add one of his humbuckers into the bridge down the road. for your melody maker, it might be cool to try one of those p-rails that the previous poster put up. you could rock it p90 style, but switch it to humbucker when you want that option. i'm sure you could switch out your kill switch to a 3-way for pickup selection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonker Posted April 9, 2009 Author Share Posted April 9, 2009 for your melody maker' date=' it might be cool to try one of those p-rails that the previous poster put up. you could rock it p90 style, but switch it to humbucker when you want that option. [/quote'] I would never use the switching. I think the P-rail is neat but I'm just in a crazy punk band and I’m not a very technical player. But I do care about and want great tone and I'm really getting that from my 1st Gen 5150 halfstack, Gibson V w/Hot P-90 combination. I really can't believe how much better the V sounds than the JJ Melody Maker and trust me the Melody Maker is awesome but **** P-90 V is F-ing RAD!!!!. I love the JJ Melody Maker, I hope some sort of P-90 swap will kick it in a$$ and put it on par with my V. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonker Posted April 10, 2009 Author Share Posted April 10, 2009 ^ l l l You know all those threads on all the guitar forums that basically ask "What do I need for awesome tone?" This is the answer. /allotherthreads! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarJunkie Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 This isn't a thread hijack , but hopefully a kick in the *** for Gibson. Hey Gibson, since you don't offer any standard (ie. non Custom Shop) models with P90s, I've been forced to do two things. One is to buy a used V, aftermarket pickups, and an after market pickguard to make my own "V90". Hopefully I should have everything next week. The second was to buy this... MAKE P90 MODELS SO I DON"T NEED TO GO TO OTHER BRANDS OR PURCHASE PARTS FROM OTHER COMPANIES TO BUILD MY OWN!!! PLEASE TAKE MY MONEY!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonker Posted April 10, 2009 Author Share Posted April 10, 2009 MAKE P90 MODELS SO I DON"T NEED TO GO TO OTHER BRANDS OR PURCHASE PARTS FROM OTHER COMPANIES TO BUILD MY OWN!!! PLEASE TAKE MY MONEY!!! I couldn't have said that any better!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brundaddy Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 What would you do? I'd keep the JJMM & put either a P-90 or a 57 Classic+ in it. For the custom PG' date=' I'd go with "firestripe" cuz it would be sick as **** on a white LP Jr. [img']http://www.terrapinguitars.com/materials/images/tortoiseFirestripe.jpg[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrktwn Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 The original idea came from another website. I want other people to do this! I want people to post up on here and show them when they are done!!! I want Gibson to see this! Gibson has been putting out some crap ideas lately. But now I’m having a dilemma and need to bounce some ideas off of everyone. I love my P-90 V' date=' it sounds great, tone is so much better than my 2nd guitar a Joan Jett Melody Maker w/ a Seymour Duncan SH-6b Distortion both in live playing and on recordings I’ve done so far. So here’s what I’m thinking 1. Sell the Joan Jett Melody Maker and make another P-90 V. 2. Put a Seymour Duncan Phat Cat in the Joan Jett Melody Maker. 3. Get a custom P-90 pickguard for the Joan Jett Melody Maker and put a “real” Seymour Duncan Hot P-90 in it. 4. Keep the Joan Jett Melody Maker w/ the SH-6b Distortion to a have Humbucker equipped guitar. V’s are my favorite Guitars and I can play them sitting down so body shape has nothing to do with this. I only play light weight, set neck Gibson scale, mahogany guitars. I’m not a guitar collector and at any time only have 2 guitars a primary and a stage back up. I love the Joan Jett Melody Maker but the tone of the V has eclipsed the Melody Maker ten fold. I’m hoping the Phat Cat in the Melody Maker can get me close to the real P-90 in the V. What would you do? [/quote']I think you'd be doing the right thing by putting a P-90 in the JJ. Wont have to rout anything and its completely reversible. You know, conversely what you may wanna try is an un-dipped humbucker. Like a Seth Lover, or a Burstbucker, something like that. It might be a little microphonic, but I'd be willing to bet you'd get more kind of cutting power from a pickup like that than something thats overwound and "hot". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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