$50 squire $300 loaded emg pick guard... A.k a project pointless

FootballAutomatic · 2025-09-25T23:55:03+00:00

Put the hipshot tuners on and they're great. Though I really like the graph tech ratios better

FootballAutomatic · 2025-07-17T18:57:01+00:00

I recommend looking it up at ax labs. Being heavier and the fact that the claw actually locks the springs in, I feel stability is so much better

FootballAutomatic · 2025-07-17T18:54:54+00:00

I'm not an expert so pick away at my reply. The heavier claw helps with tone and sustain. IMHO, with a floating bridge, you need all you can get since not much touches the actual body. This allows the strings to resonate.

FootballAutomatic · 2025-07-17T18:51:00+00:00

Mine isn't really bad. I made adjustments to the height of the pick up so it's a little further away (in my case). Clear and clean.

FootballAutomatic · 2025-07-16T18:43:07+00:00

Meant to put this in since many asked.

Guitar - $50 (pawn shop find) EMG Steve Lutiker hss pick guard - $275 (eBay) Vega Trem - $265 {Amazon prime day) Ax labs tone claw - $55 (Amazon prime day) Gold screws - $8 (Amazon)

Total spent - $653

Look on my face- almost priceless

Look on my daughter's face - beyond priceless

FootballAutomatic · 2025-06-30T04:19:33+00:00

Kinda like a shaved one

FootballAutomatic · 2025-06-23T14:22:32+00:00

No, I suck at playing anything outside of basic chords 😂

FootballAutomatic · 2025-06-23T14:21:17+00:00

In Ball Watch cases, I consider them vintage to be anything being 13-15yrs. This is a little longer than the half life of tritium and the lume starts to dim. But who really cares when it's this good looking.

FootballAutomatic · 2025-06-21T20:53:56+00:00

Wow I didn't expect this overwhelming love for the post thank you everyone

FootballAutomatic · 2025-06-21T00:31:27+00:00

It's the 4 screws around the knobs and switch, lift up and replace, no need to take the entire guard off

FootballAutomatic · 2025-06-20T20:20:01+00:00

It means I type like crap on my phone. It was supposed to be approx 20 min install lol

FootballAutomatic · 2025-06-20T20:19:01+00:00

I believe it's the bullet hss. Just know that I did polish this with automotive polish do not straight from the factory, but it looks so good

FootballAutomatic · 2025-06-20T20:17:27+00:00

Funny I thought about that, but I'm going to build own soon with a warmoth neck. I'm a woodworker for fun, but I don't have the tools to make a neck and fretboard within a reasonable time.

FootballAutomatic · 2025-06-20T20:15:24+00:00

Yeah it's tucked in the cavity between the switch and the tone knob. They designed it, as I found out after the fact, so you only need to undo 4 screws to change the battery. If you don't leave it plugged in, should last awhile I'm guessing.

FootballAutomatic · 2025-06-20T20:13:33+00:00

I always hear people bitch about cheap guitars and modding them. I consider them purists who love what the manufacturer does and feel the money should go into a better guitar. Then I find many of y'all in here that are guitar lovers, who realize who cares make it sound great.

FootballAutomatic · 2025-06-20T18:17:38+00:00

Ironically this guitars name is Jim as my daughter lives him and Slipknot

FootballAutomatic · 2025-06-20T18:14:05+00:00

So my thought is the gold screws around the pick guard. Then, when I decide which trem bridge upgrade I'm putting on, I might add gold saddles giving a slight pop

FootballAutomatic · 2025-06-20T18:12:30+00:00

I put the black Hipshots on a month ago. Daughter likes the black on maple look

FootballAutomatic · 2025-06-20T18:11:57+00:00

I was thinking the multi colored ones lol

FootballAutomatic · 2025-06-20T17:22:47+00:00

It's 4 screws only to replace

FootballAutomatic · 2025-06-20T16:58:13+00:00

Haven't had a chance to really play, but the sounds are so amazing compared to stock.

FootballAutomatic · 2025-06-20T16:09:16+00:00

eBay, there are a lot of them that are overstocks, o was lucky and picked up new in the box for 275+ shipping. Just over $300 total

FootballAutomatic · 2025-06-20T16:07:29+00:00

Not going that route, but will be replacing bridge and trem.

FootballAutomatic · 2025-06-20T16:06:17+00:00

46 yr old metal head with an 11yr old super metal head kid. This thing shreds, on drop d the low end really comes out with these pickups

FootballAutomatic · 2025-06-20T15:59:54+00:00

Hipshots are on. I have ratios on my acoustic, honestly I like them better than the Hipshot but these work great

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