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Epiphone Embassy Pro Upgrades
- Thread starter Kev1955
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Two upgrades planned for this Bass, Thumb rest and tuners.
1. Thumbrest, made one until I find a better solution
2. Tuners ordered some Hipshot Ultralites will post when I install them
1. Thumbrest, made one until I find a better solution
2. Tuners ordered some Hipshot Ultralites will post when I install them
Thumbrest, made my own, looks ugly but works, till I can get something better. No new holes in bass so that was good, used pickup ring screws to mount.
Tuners, used Hipshot Licensed version HB6-Y 3/8, Dropped in. the locating screws went in at an angle, but they did on the original tuners to.
Tone Capacitor, Coated Strings. Used GR Black Beauties, will play them awhile and see how I like them. Put a .047 PIO tone cap in, huge difference.
Props for reusing the holes.
I'd suggest flathead screws so that they're flush.
Yep good Idea, will look for some that size, just used some screws I had around that fit the original holes
I'm actually going to be modding mine with some passive EMGs with a special twist. Will have a video on that coming 
I look forward to the resultsI'm actually going to be modding mine with some passive EMGs with a special twist. Will have a video on that coming
I am curious what you do, did a little research, the EMG Thunderbird pickups spec out a little bigger than the Embassy pickups. The EMG 35HZ pickups are the same size, playing with that ideaI'm actually going to be modding mine with some passive EMGs with a special twist. Will have a video on that coming
Finished sounds and plays great!
Mods: Hipshot Tuners, Shielded Cavities, rewired to VVT controls, added PIO tone Cap, used CTS Pots. Using Nickle Round wounds.
Mods: Hipshot Tuners, Shielded Cavities, rewired to VVT controls, added PIO tone Cap, used CTS Pots. Using Nickle Round wounds.
Clever! A man on horseback galloping by at 20' will never notice. It's the sound not the appearance that counts!
I have a Gibson T-Bird, so it's easy to get hooked on 'that' tone. I have the new Embassy and aspired to mimic the T-Bird. I tried series pickup wiring but didn't care for the tone. The Blend pot went partially bad (one half of the rotation stopped working) - it was a cheap component. I opted for a 3 way toggle switch, mounted in the Blend pot position and I installed a set of D'Addario tape wound strings.
I'm happy with the tuning stability. It will never be a T-Bird, so I'm done with any other mods (even PUPs) in a quest to make sound like a 'Bird. Oh, and people love the red colour.
I'm happy with the tuning stability. It will never be a T-Bird, so I'm done with any other mods (even PUPs) in a quest to make sound like a 'Bird. Oh, and people love the red colour.
Dressed it up a bit. Painted the Thumbrest in spray on plastic, added Block Fretboard inlays. and put on Ernie Ball Cobalt flats.
I put Hipshot Ultralites on mine just because the D string tuner was pretty stiff to turn. No other mods needed for me personally.
