Modded my AL

[PeteDuBaldo]

I had to... white pearloid keys to match the pickguard, and solid steel saddles to replace the vintage ones.

Before

After

 

[mbgreene]

Looks nice Pete. I like the pearl tuners

And don't worry, I'm the only one not allowed to make cosmetic modifications to an AL

 

[Larry]

Now thats cool. Pete hows the sound difference between the vintage and the solid steel. The vintage ones seem to dig into my picking hand a bit. But they sound really good.

 

[GWDavis28]

See I like the Chrome tuners personally. Pete what type of solid saddles did you use?

Glenn |B)

 

[fogman]

See I like the Chrome tuners personally.
Glenn |B)

ME 2.

 

[beej]

Nice Pete! Glad you finally got the tuners.

Interesting before pics- looks like the trem has the flat saddles. Normally those are the 'v' vintage saddles so the string doesn't move around. Am I seeing that right?

 

[58super]

Nice Pete! Glad you finally got the tuners.

Interesting before pics- looks like the trem has the flat saddles. Normally those are the 'v' vintage saddles so the string doesn't move around. Am I seeing that right?

I've seen older AL's that had flat saddles.

 

[roburado]

Nice, Pete. I dig. I dig.

 

[Colin]

how nice is that neck?

 

[beej]

I've seen older AL's that had flat saddles.

Older ALs with trems that had flat saddles? I thought all the trems had the 'v's and the hardtails had the flat ones.

 

[mbgreene]

Older ALs with trems that had flat saddles? I thought all the trems had the 'v's and the hardtails had the flat ones.

thats how mine were set up, but Pete's was already a custom job with a factory installed humbucker, so maybe the saddles were originally different as well

 

[beej]

Update by SMS message on my cell ... the saddles are in fact Vs. Couldn't tell from the pic.

Nice response time there Pete

 

[robelinda2]

great job, the tuners look great. do the new saddles change the tone much?

 

[rmh925]

I always loved the pearl tuning keys on EBMM guitars just like my Pets....Does anyone know if we can just order these through customer service?

 

[Colin]

can the buttons be ordered by themselves?

 

[Tim O'Sullivan]

I think the pearl tuners look way classy. Good job all my Axi have them!

 

[Spudmurphy]

can the buttons be ordered by themselves?

would something like this fit ?
Schaller Replacement Tuner Knobs at Stewart-MacDonald

 

[Larry]

would something like this fit ?
Schaller Replacement Tuner Knobs at Stewart-MacDonald

I would think so. But you would have to call customer service and figure out the size.
I think the tuners have the small ones though.

 

[58super]

Older ALs with trems that had flat saddles? I thought all the trems had the 'v's and the hardtails had the flat ones.

Thanks, I didn't know the trem one's were all V's. The one with flat saddles I saw was a non trem.

 

[PugNinjas]

And don't worry, I'm the only one not allowed to make cosmetic modifications to an AL

C'mon now, I think the whole uproar over your proposed mods was because all of your AL's are in rare, amazing, colors.