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New P90 Replacement Goldtop Day

Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2020 6:07 am
by Tonray's Ghost
Took guitar with broken headstock to local vendor who made good on his promise of a replacement. Outside of some rusty strings (why do guitar shops do this !) a perfectly good replacement was offered without any fuss.

Eventually will swap pickups out for vintage Wilkinson's and some CTS POTS. But other than that, guitar plays great and no major flaws observable. Not too bad for $165 bucks..a good modding platform.



Correction....CTS POTS might not fit import...have to remove and measure shaft length and diameter. I am hoping to use one of those ubiquitous Epiphone wiring harnesses sold just about everywhere...if they fit then all I need do is solder in the new pickups and good to go.

Re: New P90 Replacement Goldtop Day

Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2020 8:33 am
by uwmcscott
Glad they made good on the swap, and that the new one indeed was acceptable. That’s a great looking GT.

Re: New P90 Replacement Goldtop Day

Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2020 8:39 am
by Chocol8
Congrats. The neck looks stable.

Re: New P90 Replacement Goldtop Day

Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2020 10:27 am
by ILuvTeles
Great deal for $165! Congrats!

Re: New P90 Replacement Goldtop Day

Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2020 9:07 pm
by Tonray's Ghost
Forgot to mention...in all my excitement at getting a good guitar replacement...failed to notice it has a full, well done set of fret nibs..so no sharp edges to worry about...nice feature on a budget model.

Re: New P90 Replacement Goldtop Day

Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2020 10:57 pm
by Tonray's Ghost
Ordered new Epihone Wiring Harness (POTS and Switch), a set of Wilkinson P90 pickups (black) and black pickguard, TopHat Knobs, and Poker Chip. The Makeover commences. With the new parts, the guitar comes to about $240 bucks which was the original price before the online discount.

Re: New P90 Replacement Goldtop Day

Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2020 7:23 am
by AnotherJim
Congrats. She’s a beauty and I will be interested in seeing your mods

Re: New P90 Replacement Goldtop Day

Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2020 3:44 pm
by thepezident
:noseg:

Re: New P90 Replacement Goldtop Day

Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2020 12:16 am
by Jaymo
Very nice.
Not as authentic as the previous one, ut nice indeed.