My Epi EB3 Mod

Whats up all,
I recently finished this mod with decent results. Here is a list of crap I did.
1. replaced neck PU with Dimarzio
2. routed and installed middle pick up
3. replaced pots and switch with Dimarzio stuff
4. added push pull pot for neck and brdg PU (phase sw)
5. installed and wired three way toggle for neck and brdge PU (series, parallel, single coil)
6. snagged some fake carbon fiber tape from pops for body and headstock.
7. I ordered the EB0 pickguard in purple knowing that the only difference is that it extends a lot lower than the EB3, I did this so I could cut the excess off and fashion a truss rod cover out of it.
8. The pickup selector still functions the same: bdg,nck+bdg,neck. The middle PU is always on, you just blend it with the volume pot, and the the tone pot is a master tone control.
9. replaced bridge and knobs

It sounds pretty darn good, better than I expected. I get a huge range of different, pleasant sounding tones. If I crank the the brdge PU and switch the phase and blend a little of the middle PU I can hear a subtle phase effect that sounds awesome. The coil tap switches changes the sound much more dramatically than I expected. While doing this mod I noticed that the factory installed the neck PU crooked...doh! Also, I stuck the carbon fiber tape between the middle PU and the neck PU with the pattern going the other way...doh! (I have extra Ill just fix it some day). I played it at a gig for the first time the other day and it sounded great. Also, the added weight from the heavy duty bridge, knobs, and extra electronics perfectly balanced the bass...no neck dive at all (which never bothered me anyway). However this mod was a little pricey, and I considered what basses I could have purchased instead of doing this, but I like personalizing stuff and I needed something to keep me busy for a while so I have no regrets. It was a good learning experience.









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Burlington said:

The carbon fiber looks really great! How did you cut it so nicely on the headstock?
You should upload some sound clips.

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It was difficult because i couldn't remove the tuner bushings to give me a nice flat surface to work with. I traced the headstock on drawing paper, drew the pattern i wanted within that template, cut it out, then traced that pattern template on the tape. then i cut the pieces from the tape and then laid it over the headstock and presses with my finger where the bushings were to give me an idea where the holes were.