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NAVIGATION
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Brian May Burns Conversion
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An interesting project.....loadsa room under scratchplate to fit 300 motherboard AND retain the pups! Here I have done a trial markout.
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Hatched area shows wood that needs to be routed away.
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Yay......everything fits!
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Bridge mod.........Intonation set & saddles marked.
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Holes will now be drilled for Piezo wires. Dots mark the spot!
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Bridge mod completed. Note recessed pivot plate. Took 3 drills to cut thru this.....extra hard steel! Also, piezo wires had to be extended.
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here the cavity has been finished with conductive paint. All Vax components in situ.
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Here we are connecting the pups. 300 switch has unused pole like the 500, so will double up for pups. Vol/Tone controlled by stacked pot. Toggle switch chooses between Vax & pups. Toggle also switches power off to Vax when pups used.
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Switching power off to Vax saves on batteries & eliminates digital whine pups are sensitive to when in close proximity to motherboard. |
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Here we have a battery pack. Saves cutting a huge hole in the back of the guitar. This connects thru the jack socket. Box contains output jack to amp (yellow lead) or wireless.
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Battery box attaches to guitar strap & is unobtrusive. Could conceivable use bigger battery pack with this system.
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Finished guitar. Original scratchplate r etained & control section made from mirror backed acrylic.
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