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doubleR

doubleR

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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:

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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!
 
Makes more sense to me too to not have it directly underneath. Looks nice and clean.

Steve's like a magician though with how fast his hands need to move to change position. Seems like he chose just underneath the strings as a matter of proximity and least hand jump distance. Dude is always switching.
 
kbaim said:
Makes more sense to me too to not have it directly underneath. Looks nice and clean.

Steve's like a magician though with how fast his hands need to move to change position. Seems like he chose just underneath the strings as a matter of proximity and least hand jump distance. Dude is always switching.
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When I saw him in NY with my bro OC...watching him go back and forth with his switches, volume swells and countless other magical acts was a show in itself and the best part was.....it was flawless! Steve just doesn't miss a beat and of course, the playing was spectacular!

Nice change on the axe. Might as well make it comfortable for you. The important part is, as long as it makes you play the guitar more and more.....mod it the way you see fit. :cool:
 
jongitarz said:
It looks like a PRS bridge...And Tommy has that Dr. Evil look going on :eek:
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not only that , but Dr. Evil looks like he has hands big enough to wrestle octopi for breakfast! :eek:
Alan Holdsworth beware!
 
koogie2k said:
When I saw him in NY with my bro OC...watching him go back and forth with his switches, volume swells and countless other magical acts was a show in itself and the best part was.....it was flawless! Steve just doesn't miss a beat and of course, the playing was spectacular!

Nice change on the axe. Might as well make it comfortable for you. The important part is, as long as it makes you play the guitar more and more.....mod it the way you see fit. :cool:
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Playing in a classic rock cover band, I change pickup selections between almost every song--however, it's not too often that I change it during a song, so the relocation of the controls makes more sense for me.

Besides, if I was as talented as Steve, I'd have MY name on the headstock. :D
 
doubleR said:
Traitor! You're holding a Strat in that studio photo!


:D
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well i own 6 electrics...& 5 of them are ebmms.
that's a real 56......& for some reason the pickups sound AMAZING !!!!! the bridge pickup sounds like a killer tele for some reason . not skinny & stupid like most strat bridge singles...
it only goes to the studio .....& even then it's always just to impress the producers. my 90 morse is always there too.
& more often than not ...it wins the shoot out on the tracking & wins the producer over !!!!!!!!
 
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