New look for my EB13

leftybass · December 10, 2015, 11:30:47 AM

Before:

After:

slinkp · December 10, 2015, 12:28:17 PM

Wow that's even more moserite-y now! Super retro. I kinda like it.

Alanko · December 10, 2015, 01:44:28 PM

That looks really good!I prefer your mod to the original.

leftybass · December 10, 2015, 01:51:22 PM

Normally I like sunburst and tort but the tort looked bad, looked like a blurry photo of tort. And the guard was thin, and flimsy near the output jack.
The new guard is parchment/black/parchment.

patman · December 10, 2015, 02:26:52 PM

The new guard looks like much better quality material

dadagoboi · December 10, 2015, 03:45:51 PM

Nice...How'd you get the old knobs off?

Nocturnal · December 10, 2015, 08:38:23 PM

That looks much better to my eyes. Never been a tort fan tho.

uwe · December 11, 2015, 06:11:56 AM

When something is fendermolested, it's no cause for celebration.

Looks like a Fender now that somehow got in the hands of Salvador Dali.

leftybass · December 11, 2015, 08:09:38 AM

Quote from: dadagoboi on December 10, 2015, 03:45:51 PM
Nice...How'd you get the old knobs off?

Those ARE the old knobs.
I always just leave the bass at the guy's house and pick it up the next day. And I never ask any questions.

Dave W · December 11, 2015, 08:11:34 PM

Obviously they were removable one way or another. I'd guess he has a specialized tool to remove them. If they were glued, a solvent probably would have melted the knobs.

top028 · December 12, 2015, 09:56:25 AM

http://www.stewmac.com/Luthier_Tools/Types_of_Tools/Wrenches/ESP_Multi_Spanner.html

I never leave home with out it. Tighten pots without removing knobs, or pry up knobs with a matchbook against the guitar's finish. They make fancier screw extractor tools, but this guy works well.

Dave W · December 12, 2015, 06:17:00 PM

That looks like a handy gadget to have.

Rob · December 12, 2015, 07:44:44 PM

looks great Ronn

Dave W · January 06, 2016, 09:28:35 PM

Quote from: top028 on December 12, 2015, 09:56:25 AM
http://www.stewmac.com/Luthier_Tools/Types_of_Tools/Wrenches/ESP_Multi_Spanner.html

I never leave home with out it. Tighten pots without removing knobs, or pry up knobs with a matchbook against the guitar's finish. They make fancier screw extractor tools, but this guy works well.

I wanted to order this but it was a no-go from Stew-Mac with their minimum order policy and shipping costs.

Found it for $12.30 with free shipping on Reverb

Highlander · January 07, 2016, 02:39:54 PM

I managed to snap the shaft out of one of the pots on my SG whilst trying to remove one of the knobs...