Gonna Mod my Black 1527

[Nick1]

Last month I got a black 1527 with a D-Sonic and a Tone Zone and the wiring was done VERY VERY POORLY So I was going to rewire it and be done with it but I decided since I havent had a 7 in a long time and this is a pretty nice one Im gonna go ALL out with it! And as much as I LOVE Dimarzio, And medium-lower output pickups Ive had an EMG 81-7 and 707 sitting in a box since EMG released them So I decided Im gonna go with EMGs in the 1527 (And yes I know their will be routing ) Then Im going to have the mad scientist do the following........

Black Schaller Locking Tuners

EMG 81-7 in the bridge and EMG 707 in the neck

Run the EMGs on 18V instead of 9V for added headroom

Replace the 5 way blade toggle with a 3 way blade toggle OR maybe a 3 way just like the EBMM JP's even though their will be wood working involved

Dye the fret board jet fuckin black and maybe the dot inlays on the fret board too except the ones on the top, if thats possible to dye them.

Tremol-No

Take out the tone knob and fill the hole so its just 1 volume and a 3 way toggle.

Refininsh the few dings

Locking Stud Mod for the Edge Pro Trem

Set up with D'addario 10-60 in standard tuning

Heavily Knarled black knob for volume

Black Dimarzio Clip-Lock Strap

So what do you guys think?

 

[angusyoungwanabe]

pretty metal if you ask me. i wish EMGs came in other colors or there was a good looking sticker to cover it up. other than that, sounds killer. any chance on selling the pickups? layta

 

[Mark. A]

Love everything except the EMG's, it's gonna be siiiick!

 

[Nick1]

Im not so much an EMG guy either. But for the low B its nice to have them. And all my other guitars are medium-low output Dimarzios/Tom Andersons so this is a decent contrast I guess

 

[Ryan]

10-60's in standard??

 

[B Lopez]

10-60's in standard??

11-74 is the way to go

 

[OzzyC]

10-60's in standard??

just because you use limp spaghetti noodles on your guitar doesnt mean everyone else does

 

[Ryan]

I use these techniques called "bends" and "vibrato" when i play guitar. You guys should check it out

 

[B Lopez]

we're just tough guys

 

[Nick1]

I use 10-46 on all my 6ers so if 10-60 seems fine for a 7 for me anyways.

 

[Mark. A]

9-46's FTW + 56 or 60 on low B

 

[Ken]

All I can say is that you'd better keep that guitar forever or be prepared to give it away if you ever want/need to sell it...

I too like it all except for the EMGs. I've only had them once, and I hated them. To each their own.

 

[Stitch]

Sounds sweet - everything in it sounds great. Not sure about your added headroom theory for your EMG's however - common argument dictates that it won't make any difference.
What do you mean by extra headroom, anyway?
Other than that, sounds hot though. Good luck!

 

[Carrion]

I use .12 for standard tuning on me 6er.

 

[Nik]

And as much as I LOVE Dimarzio, And medium-lower output pickups Ive had an EMG 81-7 and 707 sitting in a box since EMG released them So I decided Im gonna go with EMGs in the 1527 (And yes I know their will be routing ) Then Im going to have the mad scientist do the following........


EMG 81-7 in the bridge and EMG 707 in the neck

Ive lost all interest in high output pickups.

Im not sure why but EMGs dont sound all that great to me anymore. Nor does any high output pickup. I think Im gonna go all single coils and medium and low output humbuckers from now on. They just sound SO much better to my ears.

Id have a new strat......

Good luck though

 

[guitar_player4_2_0]

That should be awesome. The 81-7 in my 7620 sounds great. With all those mods you should have yourself one badass guitar.

 

[Seedawakener]

9 - 68 for A-standard... I used to use a .10 for the high E but I found the .9 to feel a lot better. And its even downtuned one note.

 

[Ryan]

 

[B Lopez]

Ill take a roll please.



also, Im not sure about the 18v mod, but then I dont really know what it does...

 

[Metal Ken]

you stole my b string : (