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exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
edited June 2006 in Musicians and Gearheads
has anyone in their travels come across aftermarket P90s with reverse wound reverse polarity and chrome dogear covers?


i can find many makers with black covers but no one with chrome.


i now own a lefty epi casino that needs some upgrades to go from good to great.
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  • who's_pearljam?who's_pearljam? Posts: 2,104
    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7413793089&category=22670

    http://www.fralinpickups.com/p90s.asp


    You could call Lindy Fralin and ask if he could reverse wind them. I'm sure they could, and they are nice people.
    I don't know if they could put a chrome cover on, though, but it wouldn't be that hard to do yourself,,, soldering man that you are! :D
    Actually, I don't even think they are even soldered on. It shouldn't be too hard to do yourself.
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  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    i figured with the dogears that the covers were bonded on but perhaps that's not the case with all of them. that vintage vibe place does bond them on.

    i only got this guitar last night so i haven't had a chance to take it apart yet, which is the best way to get to know an instrument i've found. perhaps i can salvage the stock chrome covers as long as i can find aftermarket without bonded covers.

    then there is the issue of the body curvature.

    i have to redo all the wiring anyway since it's done left-handed halfass. gibson is the only company that actually wires their left-handed guitars right-handed so the tapers are right and everything. the rest i have to redo. well, actually, i need to upgrade a couple other things.

    but, like most epi hollowbodies, it's a good foundation. it's just a little noisy in my basement.
  • who's_pearljam?who's_pearljam? Posts: 2,104
    That is a great guitar! Congratulations.

    It sure is a lot easier to rewire those semihollowbodies when you take the pickups out! Making that harness for the pots is tricky,,,,,, well, the tricky part is getting them through the f-holes and to the holes for the pots. I use fishing line and four letter words!

    Maybe Fralin or someone can make them and not put the cover on. They make everything to order anyway, so I bet they could accomodate that.
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  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    i used string when i redid the dot i used to own. still took a damn long time.

    i'll see if i can salvage the stock covers and then email fralin. he'll do the reverse wind and it appears the covers are loose.

    thanks.
  • who's_pearljam?who's_pearljam? Posts: 2,104
    Good luck, Ex!!
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  • JofZJofZ Posts: 1,276
    Call Lollar!
    I am not sure if he will do it, but he can and his P90's kill.
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  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    thanks.

    i promised myself i wasn't going to buy anymore guitars but whenever i see something somewhat unique (for lefties anyway), i have to grab it. i keep trading away my epi's but hopefully i'll hang on to this one.

    i wish they'd made the revolution casino in a few lefty copies. even the elitist doesn't come lefty. i'm told even the korean lefties may disappear soon.

    imagine it backwards.
    http://www.genu.co.jp/photos/EpiphoneCasino.jpg
  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    JofZ wrote:
    Call Lollar!
    I am not sure if he will do it, but he can and his P90's kill.


    oh good call. i forgot about him.
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