Sterling Classic Mod?

[Calaveras]

Has anyone modded their new Sterling Classic to have the same pickup switching as a regular single H Sterling?
I love how the classic Sterling looks, but I live and die by the pickup switching on my regular Sterling.

 

[rutgart]

It could be done but you'd need to have a good luthier.

Can I suggest you look at your Classic as a different voice to your Regular Sterling and not mod it.

 

[Holdsg]

no, but rutgart makes a good point about it being a different animal altogether.

 

[Calaveras]

(gets out dremel)

 

[tbonesullivan]

you may have to disassemble the entire pickup to make it series/parallel capable. It may not even be the same pickup as on the normal sterling.

 

[Calaveras]

It also just occurs to me that they surely do not have the phantom coil that the "normal" Sterling has.
I wonder if Guitar Center would mind me taking one apart before i buy it?

 

[toomanyslurpees]

They do say it's easier to ask for forgiveness than for permission

 

[RolleHarris]

You can just buy a new pickup. Maybe a SD or something?

 

[Calaveras]

You can just buy a new pickup. Maybe a SD or something?

But that would get away from the goal of making it sound more like a regular Sterling.
Specifically, on the Sterling I like the "up" and "middle" switch settings.

 

[fly]

gotta go with it being a different animal.........you have a BD Sterling..(H...HH....HS?/?)

why do you wanna make it sound like something you already have?

 

[MK Bass Weed]

Ti's like removing Cindy Crawford's Mole...

Just fine the way it is

 

[Musicman Nut]

Has anyone modded their new Sterling Classic to have the same pickup switching as a regular single H Sterling?
I love how the classic Sterling looks, but I live and die by the pickup switching on my regular Sterling.

I beleive the Preamp in the Classic Sterling is a Basic 2band Stingray Preamp, with that all I have done to one of mine was swap out the pickup with an old Stingray pickup I got off ebay and I Love it, but I also Love my other Stock Classic Sterlings that are Stock.

 

[Musicman Nut]

Ti's like removing Cindy Crawford's Mole...

Just fine the way it is

I agree 100%, It's an Ernie Ball, Nothing Better, Nothing Ever.