Are the old pickups and harness available with the preamp? My Fusion Pro had one and with a Bill Lawerence L500XL at the bridge it had a very nice distortion tone. My Charvel 475 deluxe has one to and it's definetly a heavy distortion tone at the bridge and can replicate Meshuggah's tone on "Marrow" using a single coil neck at the beginning to the bridge. For a stock setup in 1989 it was better than anything on the market and why I seek them out today.
Just so you know. I live vicariously through you. I have such back problems that I can’t stand or sit upright for more than 10-15 minutes at a time without serious pain. So projects like that take way to long for me to start. Love your channel.
Robert, thanks for watching glad that the projects are offering some relief, or at least some distraction. Sorry to hear of your back issues. I empathize and can relate on a much smaller scale. I've had occasional bouts of low-back and also neck pain that had brought me me to a halt, so I honestly offer best wishes to you. I'll keep chippin' away at projects, and hope they help you in some way. Best wishes and take care!
Hey Tim, thanks for watching! I too had done that to a strat-clone. Fit the hole perfectly, and I really liked the sound. Ended up selling that guitar a few years back during one of my relocations. Hope all is well, take care!
The Texas Tonewood specialist strikes again. Oooooohhhh I hope you got a pocket full of money for this one. Wonderful job there ole buddy. Howdy Laura 😄
Hey Mike, thanks for watching! Yep, I did alright on this one, and honestly the fellow I did the work for was realistic in knowing what things cost and the work involved. He's happy with the results and has stated he'll be bringing his other my way. He has 3 more of this guitar, different colors, but otherwise pretty much the same. Sounds like re-fretting for all, and stainless going forward. I'll let Laura know you say "Howdy". Thanks again Mike, take care my friend!
Hello John, nice to finally see a video from you again. Emphasis on “finally”. You've left us underserved with "tnP" for far too long. Stay safe, my friend Jens
Jens, good to hear from you and thanks for waiting, and watching! I've been busy doing non-guitar stuff, trying to get organized, installing a kitchen sink, fixing a toilet, odd and ends. I do have a re-mod project starting soon, a Harley Benton TE-20. Nothing wrong with it, but I'm going to give it a makeover, then sell it off. Too many toys in the closet. Hope you are doing well, take care my friend!
@@theNextProject Trying to get organized? This is a battle I lost years ago. Other than that I'm fine. And you? I am looking forward to that TE-20 re-mod project. We almost bought one. My son and I have been to Thomann last year. He fell in love with one of the approx. 10 TE-20s in the show room. We asked whether we could buy exactly the one in his hands. No chance. Do You already have a customer for that guitar? Unfortunately shipping from Florida to Germany is pretty expensive, otherwise....
LOL, it is a battle for sure. Every time I figure out where something goes, I then forget the new location and still look for it in the old spot. I don't have anyone lined up for the TE yet, maybe we can figure out something for shipping, but like you said, it is probably pretty expensive. I could remove the neck and get it all in a smaller box. We'll discuss this a bit later, if you're interested. Everything is good here, busy at work, busy at home, busy on the weekends. Like I'm in a race, maybe 2 or 3 races. Take care, talk soon!
Great job, man. Looks like I got to rewatch your wiring later, as I didn't fully understand it. Too tired at 10:37 in the morning. Schmutz, didn't know Americans use this word. My latest project was replacing PUPs and pots in a PJ-bass. I ordered Bourns logarithmic pots for volume and Göldo linear taper for tone-control. The Bourns pot were a pain in the butt to solder, I destroyed one, or it was bad in the first place, don't know. So I ordered a TAD American Alpha pot to replace it. Now I have three different pot in the cavity. I usually don't measure through my pots before I put them into place, this might have been a mistake. And, by the way, J-PUPs can be hard to put in place, if they don't deliver proper screws and springs with the pups. I did all this quite spontaneously. I think I told you I put the F-spaced Tonerider Generator in place without any fancy wiring, just a volume and a tone control. Many people don't even install a tone control, when they install a bridge humbucker only. I guess then, you can hard-wire the pup to the output, if you need volume control, you can still use a volume pedal.
Achim, thanks for watching my friend! The wiring is/was/may be a moving target for this guitar. The owner said he doesn't know why Jackson put 2 tones on this guitar back in the day, adding he never uses the tone anyway, keeping it on 10... So, we opted for 2 vol, and a tone to fill the third hole (tone still stuck on 10). I offered not putting a tone in, and just adding a dummy post with a knob on it... nope. Anyway, we had a neck vol, bridge vol, and mstr tone layout for controls initially when I handed the guitar back to him. I suggested he take it home and play it for a week, get use to the new frets, heavier strings, Eb tuning.... So he took it to a gig that night - that's not what I suggested. The next day he tells me it plays great, stayed in tune all night...and about the gig. I nearly shit myself when he said he took it out gigging. He then said, he wanted the neck and bridge vol pots location flipped, so it would be bridge vol, neck vol, then mstr tone at the rear. I understood he uses the bridge pup 90% of the time, so he wants that vol pot easy to reach...okay. I suggested we go back to the single mstr vol, and a mstr tone, and a dummy for the third hole. Not now. So the control arrangement is a bit odd (to me) at the moment, but everyone has their own thing. He's trying it out for a few gigs, then we may tweak the wiring a bit more. At any rate, he's happy, so I'm happy. Fun project.
Schmutz, LOL. I forgot I said that. Hope I used it in the correct context. I say a lot of things that may not be proper use of the term. Sometimes you'll have to guess at what I'm attempting to say. Hehehe
Dude, I am consistently amazed/amused/astounded/inspired by your persistent and dogged pursuit of patience and “getting it right”!!! And I am definitely going to try that actual speed fret crowning! 😆 9:41 … Pearl Jam, The Fixer!! “If something’s old I want to put a bit of shine on it!” 14:11 Geez, the wiring… that’s all Alchemy and Black Magic!
Well hello there, and thanks for watching! Thanks for noticing that I'm trying to get it right. Not sure why I do that most of the time, but it's kinda become part of my process and when things workout it seems worth it. LOL, yes the "actual speed" snippets I thought might add some clarity to my videos. Everything is running at 100X speed, so it's hard to gauge reality of the time things take. Then contrast actual speed, and even I can't see how I ever get anything done - ha. The wiring had me stumped initially, using a 3 way blade switch with a "kill" in the center position seemed easy, but I really had a hard time getting my brain to figure it out. Then, additional changes may happen to fine-tune to the players liking. Wiring is not really a strong suit for me, but a good experience. At least the pot rotation was correct this time around, so I did learn something along the way, lol. Hope all is well, be safe and take care!
Hans, thanks for watching! I greatly appreciate that. This was a fun and somewhat surprising project. Interesting finding strange issues when taking things apart. The owner is thrilled with the results, so I'm happy too. Be safe and take care!
Hey Santo, yes a Jackson - right up your alley! I was surprised by a few things with this guitar. Over all it is built rock solid (no pun intended), and it's in great shape for its age and that it has been a working guitar all those years. Strangely, it got out of the factory with the tuners not being long enough to really fit properly, the strange drill holes in the bottom of the neck pickups - what was going on in that factory? Ha, still a great guitar. The owner, Dave, really wanted stainless frets, but had never used them. I suggested that he talk with is other gear friends and get their feedback. Well, they talked him out of stainless. When the job was all done, I handed Dave his guitar, he loved it. We talked a bit more about stainless frets, then I handed him my big Orange Gretsch style build, which has stainless. He was in shocked and said he should have gone with stainless on this Jackson. Funny, he doesn't like the big-body guitars, but he had fun jamming on it, commented a number of times how well it play - that made me feel good. He was also glad I took care of the other issues, the case, the tuners, the various bridge/post issues. He said I have 3 more of his guitars coming my way now. Time will tell. Hope you are doing well, be safe and take care my friend!
@@theNextProject everything's fine, hope the same for you! Those drill holes are a mystery, so weird! You did an amazing job, I'm not surprised more of his guitar are coming your way! 😆
Bass, thanks for watching! Glad you are enjoying the projects. We never know what will be next, I guess that makes it fun. Hope all is well, take care!
Bob, thanks for watching! Looks like you've been busy here. Yep, this was a good project, and sound like it will lead to more work from the same fellow and his numerous musician friends. Hope all is well, take care!
Rob, thanks for watching. Yes, this was a bit rushed at times. I wasn't sure if I should break the project up, or not. I could have focused more on the fretwork, and maybe the new electronics, but I just wasn't sure. Overall, I just want to open the door for others to see some of the steps in what was to be a "simple" project. And note a couple surprises along the way. Thanks again for watching, take care!
Great work! To me a bit strange decision to sacrifice blend mod. It could be better to have a push/pull pot or a switch etc. There is always a volume pot as well. Not to question just wondering... 🙏👌
Hey Marty, thanks for watching! This project is kind of a test bed for the player. He's currently in 4 different bands, and works a full-time job. This guitar had been shelved for a bit due to the excess fret wear. If I recall, this had a single vol and 2 tones, the owner wanted to try 2 separate volumes and said he never touches the tone knob. I suggested we remove the tone... but no, a new single tone went in (which he said he hasn't used). Then we swapped the vol knob positions... I really expect there will be one more mod taking this guitar closer to its original control layout. I do as I'm asked if I can. The owner is thrilled having this guitar back in rotation, he'd got other projects lined up for me as soon as he has a break in his schedule (which may never happen). Fun stuff. Hope all is well, take care!
@@theNextProject Yes, it's fun 👌I usually remove the second tone on straits as well. It's useless most if the time. Like Steve Vai, he only has one for all. It's cool to have it especially on Telecasters. It can be used as Tremolo going back and forth. Cool effect. Yeah, I understand. The customer is experimenting. Thank you for your comment 🙇♂️
I have the cheaper soloist made in Indonesia and I swapped out the pick ups for something else and noticed the screws that hold the trem springs have gone right through into the pick up cavity, it didn't touch the pick up but any idea if this will affect the pickup sound or longevity? Thanks
sqwop, thanks for watching! As long as the screws aren't contacting the pickup coil, wires, or keeping you from being able to adjust the pickup height, you will be fine and there should not be any issue with sound or longevity. If the screws are hitting the pickup, they could cause some damage or wear, but how much I can't say without seeing the instrument. If you feel they are in the way of the pickup, you could potentially remove and shorten the screw by the amount that it projects into the pickup cavity. Just a thought. Enjoy your guitar, take care!
@@theNextProjectDefinitely not touching, I made sure of that. Now I just have to work up the courage to replace the frets, I'm gonna wing it somehow but not before I watch a few vids. 😁Take care, cheers.
i have a 1992 jackson exactly like this, but its made in japan professional series, exactly same colour metallic black, HSS, same jt590 german schaller jackson branded floyd, same neck heel cutaway, it seems the japaneese copy it nice.
AimiliosM, thanks for watching! Sounds like you have a great guitar. To me, it doesn't matter where it was made, just how it was made. Sounds like you have a keeper! Happy shredding, take care!
Are the old pickups and harness available with the preamp? My Fusion Pro had one and with a Bill Lawerence L500XL at the bridge it had a very nice distortion tone. My Charvel 475 deluxe has one to and it's definetly a heavy distortion tone at the bridge and can replicate Meshuggah's tone on "Marrow" using a single coil neck at the beginning to the bridge. For a stock setup in 1989 it was better than anything on the market and why I seek them out today.
I just spoke with the guitar owner, he's going to check to see where he put the parts. I'll reply again as I learn more.
I just got the pickups and wiring back from the owner.
If you are interested, please send me a message at:
thenextproject.info@gmail.com
Thanks!
@@theNextProject thanks message sent
Just replied, thanks!
Just so you know. I live vicariously through you. I have such back problems that I can’t stand or sit upright for more than 10-15 minutes at a time without serious pain. So projects like that take way to long for me to start. Love your channel.
Robert, thanks for watching glad that the projects are offering some relief, or at least some distraction.
Sorry to hear of your back issues. I empathize and can relate on a much smaller scale. I've had occasional bouts of low-back and also neck pain that had brought me me to a halt, so I honestly offer best wishes to you.
I'll keep chippin' away at projects, and hope they help you in some way.
Best wishes and take care!
Great work!
I put a Hot Rails in the bridge in my Strat in 2000, and never had a need to replace it.
Hey Tim, thanks for watching!
I too had done that to a strat-clone. Fit the hole perfectly, and I really liked the sound. Ended up selling that guitar a few years back during one of my relocations.
Hope all is well, take care!
The Texas Tonewood specialist strikes again. Oooooohhhh I hope you got a pocket full of money for this one. Wonderful job there ole buddy. Howdy Laura 😄
Hey Mike, thanks for watching!
Yep, I did alright on this one, and honestly the fellow I did the work for was realistic in knowing what things cost and the work involved. He's happy with the results and has stated he'll be bringing his other my way. He has 3 more of this guitar, different colors, but otherwise pretty much the same. Sounds like re-fretting for all, and stainless going forward.
I'll let Laura know you say "Howdy".
Thanks again Mike, take care my friend!
Hello John,
nice to finally see a video from you again. Emphasis on “finally”.
You've left us underserved with "tnP" for far too long.
Stay safe, my friend
Jens
Jens, good to hear from you and thanks for waiting, and watching!
I've been busy doing non-guitar stuff, trying to get organized, installing a kitchen sink, fixing a toilet, odd and ends.
I do have a re-mod project starting soon, a Harley Benton TE-20. Nothing wrong with it, but I'm going to give it a makeover, then sell it off. Too many toys in the closet.
Hope you are doing well, take care my friend!
@@theNextProject Trying to get organized? This is a battle I lost years ago. Other than that I'm fine. And you?
I am looking forward to that TE-20 re-mod project. We almost bought one. My son and I have been to Thomann last year. He fell in love with one of the approx. 10 TE-20s in the show room. We asked whether we could buy exactly the one in his hands. No chance.
Do You already have a customer for that guitar? Unfortunately shipping from Florida to Germany is pretty expensive, otherwise....
LOL, it is a battle for sure. Every time I figure out where something goes, I then forget the new location and still look for it in the old spot.
I don't have anyone lined up for the TE yet, maybe we can figure out something for shipping, but like you said, it is probably pretty expensive. I could remove the neck and get it all in a smaller box.
We'll discuss this a bit later, if you're interested.
Everything is good here, busy at work, busy at home, busy on the weekends. Like I'm in a race, maybe 2 or 3 races.
Take care, talk soon!
Thanks man...👍 I've been watching for a new video...✌️
Thanks for watching!
More projects on the list, not sure what's coming next.
Take care!
Great job, man. Looks like I got to rewatch your wiring later, as I didn't fully understand it. Too tired at 10:37 in the morning.
Schmutz, didn't know Americans use this word.
My latest project was replacing PUPs and pots in a PJ-bass. I ordered Bourns logarithmic pots for volume and Göldo linear taper for tone-control. The Bourns pot were a pain in the butt to solder, I destroyed one, or it was bad in the first place, don't know. So I ordered a TAD American Alpha pot to replace it. Now I have three different pot in the cavity. I usually don't measure through my pots before I put them into place, this might have been a mistake. And, by the way, J-PUPs can be hard to put in place, if they don't deliver proper screws and springs with the pups.
I did all this quite spontaneously.
I think I told you I put the F-spaced Tonerider Generator in place without any fancy wiring, just a volume and a tone control. Many people don't even install a tone control, when they install a bridge humbucker only. I guess then, you can hard-wire the pup to the output, if you need volume control, you can still use a volume pedal.
Achim, thanks for watching my friend!
The wiring is/was/may be a moving target for this guitar.
The owner said he doesn't know why Jackson put 2 tones on this guitar back in the day, adding he never uses the tone anyway, keeping it on 10...
So, we opted for 2 vol, and a tone to fill the third hole (tone still stuck on 10).
I offered not putting a tone in, and just adding a dummy post with a knob on it... nope.
Anyway, we had a neck vol, bridge vol, and mstr tone layout for controls initially when I handed the guitar back to him. I suggested he take it home and play it for a week, get use to the new frets, heavier strings, Eb tuning.... So he took it to a gig that night - that's not what I suggested.
The next day he tells me it plays great, stayed in tune all night...and about the gig. I nearly shit myself when he said he took it out gigging.
He then said, he wanted the neck and bridge vol pots location flipped, so it would be bridge vol, neck vol, then mstr tone at the rear. I understood he uses the bridge pup 90% of the time, so he wants that vol pot easy to reach...okay.
I suggested we go back to the single mstr vol, and a mstr tone, and a dummy for the third hole. Not now.
So the control arrangement is a bit odd (to me) at the moment, but everyone has their own thing. He's trying it out for a few gigs, then we may tweak the wiring a bit more.
At any rate, he's happy, so I'm happy.
Fun project.
Schmutz, LOL. I forgot I said that. Hope I used it in the correct context. I say a lot of things that may not be proper use of the term. Sometimes you'll have to guess at what I'm attempting to say.
Hehehe
Simply the German word for dirt, only that it's pronounced with a short 'oo' like in American new @@theNextProject
Dude, I am consistently amazed/amused/astounded/inspired by your persistent and dogged pursuit of patience and “getting it right”!!! And I am definitely going to try that actual speed fret crowning! 😆
9:41 … Pearl Jam, The Fixer!! “If something’s old I want to put a bit of shine on it!”
14:11 Geez, the wiring… that’s all Alchemy and Black Magic!
Well hello there, and thanks for watching!
Thanks for noticing that I'm trying to get it right. Not sure why I do that most of the time, but it's kinda become part of my process and when things workout it seems worth it.
LOL, yes the "actual speed" snippets I thought might add some clarity to my videos. Everything is running at 100X speed, so it's hard to gauge reality of the time things take.
Then contrast actual speed, and even I can't see how I ever get anything done - ha.
The wiring had me stumped initially, using a 3 way blade switch with a "kill" in the center position seemed easy, but I really had a hard time getting my brain to figure it out.
Then, additional changes may happen to fine-tune to the players liking.
Wiring is not really a strong suit for me, but a good experience.
At least the pot rotation was correct this time around, so I did learn something along the way, lol.
Hope all is well, be safe and take care!
Thank you for another great piece of work.
Hans, thanks for watching!
I greatly appreciate that. This was a fun and somewhat surprising project.
Interesting finding strange issues when taking things apart.
The owner is thrilled with the results, so I'm happy too.
Be safe and take care!
WHAAAAAT? This is gonna be awesome! 🔥
who needs a middle pickup anyway, right?!? Well, it's been awesome watching this project, indeed!
Hey Santo, yes a Jackson - right up your alley!
I was surprised by a few things with this guitar.
Over all it is built rock solid (no pun intended), and it's in great shape for its age and that it has been a working guitar all those years.
Strangely, it got out of the factory with the tuners not being long enough to really fit properly, the strange drill holes in the bottom of the neck pickups - what was going on in that factory? Ha, still a great guitar.
The owner, Dave, really wanted stainless frets, but had never used them. I suggested that he talk with is other gear friends and get their feedback. Well, they talked him out of stainless. When the job was all done, I handed Dave his guitar, he loved it. We talked a bit more about stainless frets, then I handed him my big Orange Gretsch style build, which has stainless. He was in shocked and said he should have gone with stainless on this Jackson. Funny, he doesn't like the big-body guitars, but he had fun jamming on it, commented a number of times how well it play - that made me feel good.
He was also glad I took care of the other issues, the case, the tuners, the various bridge/post issues.
He said I have 3 more of his guitars coming my way now. Time will tell.
Hope you are doing well, be safe and take care my friend!
@@theNextProject everything's fine, hope the same for you! Those drill holes are a mystery, so weird! You did an amazing job, I'm not surprised more of his guitar are coming your way! 😆
Many thanks for the usual great content.🙂
Bass, thanks for watching!
Glad you are enjoying the projects.
We never know what will be next, I guess that makes it fun.
Hope all is well, take care!
nice repair !
Bob, thanks for watching!
Looks like you've been busy here.
Yep, this was a good project, and sound like it will lead to more work from the same fellow and his numerous musician friends.
Hope all is well, take care!
wow a new mod project !! Very fast this time
Rob, thanks for watching.
Yes, this was a bit rushed at times. I wasn't sure if I should break the project up, or not.
I could have focused more on the fretwork, and maybe the new electronics, but I just wasn't sure.
Overall, I just want to open the door for others to see some of the steps in what was to be a "simple" project. And note a couple surprises along the way.
Thanks again for watching, take care!
Good stuff as always
Mike, good to hear from you and thanks for watching!
Hope all is well, take care!
Great work! To me a bit strange decision to sacrifice blend mod. It could be better to have a push/pull pot or a switch etc. There is always a volume pot as well. Not to question just wondering... 🙏👌
Hey Marty, thanks for watching!
This project is kind of a test bed for the player. He's currently in 4 different bands, and works a full-time job. This guitar had been shelved for a bit due to the excess fret wear.
If I recall, this had a single vol and 2 tones, the owner wanted to try 2 separate volumes and said he never touches the tone knob. I suggested we remove the tone... but no, a new single tone went in (which he said he hasn't used). Then we swapped the vol knob positions... I really expect there will be one more mod taking this guitar closer to its original control layout. I do as I'm asked if I can.
The owner is thrilled having this guitar back in rotation, he'd got other projects lined up for me as soon as he has a break in his schedule (which may never happen).
Fun stuff.
Hope all is well, take care!
@@theNextProject Yes, it's fun 👌I usually remove the second tone on straits as well. It's useless most if the time. Like Steve Vai, he only has one for all. It's cool to have it especially on Telecasters. It can be used as Tremolo going back and forth. Cool effect. Yeah, I understand. The customer is experimenting. Thank you for your comment 🙇♂️
I have the cheaper soloist made in Indonesia and I swapped out the pick ups for something else and noticed the screws that hold the trem springs have gone right through into the pick up cavity, it didn't touch the pick up but any idea if this will affect the pickup sound or longevity? Thanks
sqwop, thanks for watching!
As long as the screws aren't contacting the pickup coil, wires, or keeping you from being able to adjust the pickup height, you will be fine and there should not be any issue with sound or longevity.
If the screws are hitting the pickup, they could cause some damage or wear, but how much I can't say without seeing the instrument.
If you feel they are in the way of the pickup, you could potentially remove and shorten the screw by the amount that it projects into the pickup cavity. Just a thought.
Enjoy your guitar, take care!
@@theNextProjectDefinitely not touching, I made sure of that. Now I just have to work up the courage to replace the frets, I'm gonna wing it somehow but not before I watch a few vids. 😁Take care, cheers.
i have a 1992 jackson exactly like this, but its made in japan professional series, exactly same colour metallic black, HSS, same jt590 german schaller jackson branded floyd, same neck heel cutaway, it seems the japaneese copy it nice.
AimiliosM, thanks for watching!
Sounds like you have a great guitar. To me, it doesn't matter where it was made, just how it was made. Sounds like you have a keeper!
Happy shredding, take care!
Japanese Pro series Jacksons from 90's are par to made in USA ones, sometimes even better!
You need more caffeine to speed up your crowning.
LOL, caffeine is my friend!