doubleR
Well-known member
When I got this guitar, I quickly realized this was no ordinary instrument. The variety of tones I could get, and the amazing feel and playability of the neck made me a believer--it's now my number one guitar (my poor Les Paul and Strat are resting quietly in their cases).
However, there was one thing that bugged me--the positioning of the switches. I was always hitting the two-position toggle while hard strumming, and when playing lead--I'm the kind of player who anchors his picking hand--it always seemed to get in my way.
So, I took it to my luthier, and here's the result:
Compare this with the original positions:
http://www.ernieball.com/mmonline/specs/inst_stevemorse_big.html
He repositioned the two-postion toggle and the volume and tone pots to get them out of the way. The only switches that kept their original positions are the three-postion toggle and the blade. Besides moving the switches away from my picking hand, it also had the aditional benefit of grouping all the pickup controls close together. He cut a new pickguard to accomodate the changes.
I'm really happy with the way it turned out!
However, there was one thing that bugged me--the positioning of the switches. I was always hitting the two-position toggle while hard strumming, and when playing lead--I'm the kind of player who anchors his picking hand--it always seemed to get in my way.
So, I took it to my luthier, and here's the result:
Compare this with the original positions:
http://www.ernieball.com/mmonline/specs/inst_stevemorse_big.html
He repositioned the two-postion toggle and the volume and tone pots to get them out of the way. The only switches that kept their original positions are the three-postion toggle and the blade. Besides moving the switches away from my picking hand, it also had the aditional benefit of grouping all the pickup controls close together. He cut a new pickguard to accomodate the changes.
I'm really happy with the way it turned out!
