Recent content by KingCarlRadle

A small update on the custom pickguard - I ended up getting a cognac tortoiseshell blank. I know it won’t be for everyone but I like how it’s looking so far. It was a bit more transparent than I was expecting, so the yellow of the body comes through. Anyway, still lots more work to do to get the...

I’ve made a rough template for a new pickguard. I think it looks pretty good. Just need to figure out what color/material to use - thinking some kind of tortoiseshell…

Has anyone changed out the pickguard on these yet? I’m thinking of getting/making a symmetrical one akin to the Serek basses. I’d love to see any changes or mods people have already done before I embark on it!

My advice would be to speak to Sweetwater and ask if they are fixing the neck pickup polarity issue. If not, it doesn’t matter how well they set it up, you will have the phase issue discussed above. It’s a 10 minute job with a soldering iron, but it’s not ideal after you’ve dropped half a grand...

Thanks chaps, I’m glad to be learning from your mistakes as well as my own! I really hope Epiphone sort this stuff out for the next batch…

The Serek pickguard looks great. I’d be interested to see how the Newport looks with that style pick guard. I have been working on my Newport. Hipshot tuners and bridge are on - both very easy jobs and all of the holes lined up perfectly, no modding required. Hipshot sent both sets of hardware...

Well, it arrived today from Alto Music in NY. First impressions: I love how it looks. The orange is very cool and the whole vibe is spot on. The fingerboard was SO dry! It was ridiculously pale, but a few minutes with some oil and a rag and it looked great. The strings are the worst things...

Hi everyone, longtime lurker here but first post. I have been in the market for a short scale for a while and was very excited by these when they got announced. Thank you to everyone for the information about QC issues and modification options – it is disappointing that Epiphone missed the mark...