Members bluesboy Posted October 8, 2008 Members Share Posted October 8, 2008 all i have to say is what a {censored}ing mess! i've changed the pickups in my epi lp quite a few times, but i never really looked too much at the wiring otherwise. i bought a rewiring kit, along with new CTS 500K pots and some sprague orange drop caps. I had intentions of keeping the old wiring and just putting the new pots and caps in, but the wiring was really confusing and not really intuitive (there's a plastic connector, and it's not really clear what wire goes to where). Anyways, i gutted the whole thing, and was all ready to pop the new pots in, and guess what? The CTS pot shafts are too big for the holes... now i have to borrow my brothers drill. I also have a new nut (graph tech TUSQ) on the way... i hate the cheesy plastic nut on this guitar. I also have a new toggle switch, since the old one has been acting funny. I've swapped pickups many times (probably about 20-25 times) and I built a fuzz pedal (came as a kit). So soldering and wiring isn't a problem, but i dont have much experience drilling. anybody rewire their epi's here? any advice or tips? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members iansmitchell Posted October 8, 2008 Members Share Posted October 8, 2008 I used alpha pots(push/pulls), no problem... Wiring ain't much worse than gibbys I've seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bluesboy Posted October 8, 2008 Author Members Share Posted October 8, 2008 cool man, how do you like the alpha pots? for some reason things looked strange in mine... it looks pretty clean now though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members iansmitchell Posted October 8, 2008 Members Share Posted October 8, 2008 Pots is pots to me. Bought 'em for the pullin and pushing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members goaway Posted October 8, 2008 Members Share Posted October 8, 2008 i put an rs kit in mine. it looks way cleaner and i get a heck of a lot more control out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 17 Tubes Posted October 8, 2008 Members Share Posted October 8, 2008 Is it a new Epi? My old one is pretty standard. I changed a pup switch on a new one and omg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members goaway Posted October 8, 2008 Members Share Posted October 8, 2008 the new ones are kinda weird, old ones should be pretty normal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mudder1310 Posted October 8, 2008 Members Share Posted October 8, 2008 You should check out a unibit or step bit from Home Depot or Harbor Freight. It will make reaming those holes out really easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bluesboy Posted October 8, 2008 Author Members Share Posted October 8, 2008 You should check out a unibit or step bit from Home Depot or Harbor Freight. It will make reaming those holes out really easy. cool, thanks i'll check 'em out. to the others, the guitar is relatively new, like 2 years max. it was a jungle in there. also, the cavity is pretty deep which makes it a pain to reach things comfortably. I now have a solution to that though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mseriously30 Posted October 8, 2008 Members Share Posted October 8, 2008 Those step bits are expensive as hell though...but they do rule. I'm rewiring a guitar that had EMG's in it...having problems with ground hum now. Shat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeadManWalking Posted October 8, 2008 Members Share Posted October 8, 2008 Another recommendation for the Uni-bit. Enlarging holes in a finely finished instrument as a guitar can be a bit trickky if you are just using a larger drill bit.. Chipping more than likely would occur. THe Unibit is made for this purpose though. BUt its about $15.. Its also great for drilling holes in pedal enclosure's as well for adding switches and mods.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bluesboy Posted October 8, 2008 Author Members Share Posted October 8, 2008 Another recommendation for the Uni-bit. Enlarging holes in a finely finished instrument as a guitar can be a bit trickky if you are just using a larger drill bit.. Chipping more than likely would occur. THe Unibit is made for this purpose though. BUt its about $15.. Its also great for drilling holes in pedal enclosure's as well for adding switches and mods.. i saw a unibit on the web for like $18.. it goes up to 3/8 of an inch. do you think this will be big enough? EDIT: I just looked at home depot, and they have them that go bigger than that. N-mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CorpseTumor Posted October 8, 2008 Members Share Posted October 8, 2008 i saw a unibit on the web for like $18.. it goes up to 3/8 of an inch. do you think this will be big enough?EDIT: I just looked at home depot, and they have them that go bigger than that. N-mind yes it is.I looked for one but couldnt find it so i had to get a drillbit.the 3/8's one is exactly the one you want,unless your changing out the toggle too.get a bigger one for that i forgot the exact size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bluesboy Posted October 8, 2008 Author Members Share Posted October 8, 2008 yes it is.I looked for one but couldnt find it so i had to get a drillbit.the 3/8's one is exactly the one you want,unless your changing out the toggle too.get a bigger one for that i forgot the exact size. cool man, thanks for the info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zoomzilla Posted October 8, 2008 Members Share Posted October 8, 2008 You do not need a special bit. I don't remember the exact drill bit size I used, but just use masking tape, tape off the hole. Drill from the top and you will not have any problems. I rewired my whole epi as well. Even if you have a small screw up, the washer will cover it most likely. The knob will Definitely cover it. The top is VERY THIN, does not take much pressure at all, just use light pressure with a normal drill bit and use the tape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CorpseTumor Posted October 8, 2008 Members Share Posted October 8, 2008 well a drillbit is like 10 bucks here and the step bit was like 17 bucks lol,so i find the step drill would be better,but i couldnt find it at the time. the way i did it was i got the drill bit,stuck it in the pots hole.ream a little by hand and when it was sorta big enough to fit in their pretty snug i went with the electric drill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jenksdrummer Posted October 8, 2008 Members Share Posted October 8, 2008 The newer Epi's have a spring-loaded tailpiece and bridge that keep them ON the guitar when you go to re-string. Pretty nifty... I used an RS kit on mine, that along with some SD 59's in neck and bridge...it sounds pretty damn good... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CorpseTumor Posted October 8, 2008 Members Share Posted October 8, 2008 how do you like the 59 neck? was thinking about it but went with guitar fetish fat paf. Im rewiring my epi today too...first time i screwed up so im gonna give it another go,just waiting for the soldering iron to come in from circuit specialist. Those radiocrap ones suck soo bad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jenksdrummer Posted October 8, 2008 Members Share Posted October 8, 2008 how do you like the 59 neck?was thinking about it but went with guitar fetish fat paf.Im rewiring my epi today too...first time i screwed up so im gonna give it another go,just waiting for the soldering iron to come in from circuit specialist. Those radiocrap ones suck soo bad! I like it, that with my JVM, can get some of that glassy-good tones like what you hear on Sweet Child of Mine...if I could play it - lol... I dunno, I've not tried a tone of pickups. I like the idea of the amp doing all the work, and the '59 is a good clear sounding pup, I like it better than the Gibby 57 classics...but I didn't mind them in my 68 LP Custom Historic... I used the 59/59 combo in my Gibson LP Studio a while back, along with a RS Guitarworks kit, and it sounded great. Not that far off from what this Epi sounds like now...actually... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ripley7t Posted October 8, 2008 Members Share Posted October 8, 2008 I had the same problem on a couple of Jackson's I own. I just rolled up some sandpaper and reamed the hole for a couple of minutes and had no problem. No drills, No bits No errors, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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