Buddha's mod projects

[Buddha Pickups]

I wish I could say that too.

What number did yall get last time you counted?

Which count, the ones we sold we wish we still had?

For me, 3 guitars, 1 bass.

Your total number of guitars you currently own.

[Buddha Pickups]

I wish they had phone cameras back then too as I don't have pics of any of them but it's quite a list. I might forget a few but this is the rondo ones I can remember.

Agile 3000 p90 tobacco burst
Agile 3000 hsbf
Agile 3100 rootbeer
Agile 3100 spalted
Agile 3100 tribal green
Agile 2800 silverburst
Agile 2000 silverburst
Agile dauntless silverburst x 2
Agile 2500 blue flame 12 string
Agile 2000 black flame
Agile septor blue
Agile harm 3 black
Agile ep1 acoustic
SX gg1
SX ltd2
SX sjm ash
SX jazz bass
SX Ash thinline tele
SX stl sunburst
SX ky1 brown
Douglas hawker natural
Douglas hawker green
Douglas p90 thinline
Douglas halo white

Most of those rarely show themselves in the used market...

The only one I'd really love to have back is the natural Hawker. I've searched for them a few times and they've never popped up.
Some others I wouldn't mind but are probably redundant with my current stash

[dabbler]

What number did yall get last time you counted?

Which count, the ones we sold we wish we still had?

For me, 3 guitars, 1 bass.

Your total number of guitars you currently own.

Oh, 100 guitars and 85 basses.

[Buddha Pickups]

Squier Thinline Tele

Mods include
Shielded cavities
Treble bleed
.022 pio cap
500k bourns pots
Master volume splits humbuckers with 6.8k resistor
5 way wiring with US 5 way
Switchcraft jack
Rewound pickups 4500x2 5000x2 42.5awg a5 bar magnets and a5 rod magnets replacing the upside down screw poles under the cover

[peskypesky1]

Oh, 100 guitars and 85 basses.

huh?

[tonebender]

The only guitar I regret selling is a Gretsch 3140. I need my head examined for letting that slip away.

[Buddha Pickups]

Tario spalted LP

These can be had on ebay for under 150 shipped. They have a clownburst one too. Feels similar in weight and feel to some AL2ks I've had in the past. Body is listed as Okoume. Fretboard is ebony ish. Not much spalt going on buy otherwise I can't complain.

Mods include
Treble bleeds
Shielded cavities
Switchcraft jack
US style 3 way
Graph tech bridge - thanks Kurt
Bourns 500k pots
Neck tone push pull does inseries out of phase
Bridge tone push pull does splits with 6.8k resistor
Neck 5000 x 2 42awg a5
Bridge 6000 x2 42.5awg a5 with ceramic flanker
Waxed

[nomadh]

Which count, the ones we sold we wish we still had?

For me, 3 guitars, 1 bass.

Your total number of guitars you currently own.

Oh, 100 guitars and 85 basses.

Holy crapoly.

[nomadh]

It seems a Gotoh bridge is a popular upgrade for you. Are you buying them in bulk?

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I'm pretty much doing this thread for me and you at this point
Notice the custom poker chip from our very own awesome Ryan...not sure if he has posted recently or not though

It probably feels that way sometime but I'm enjoying the stroll down memory lane. It's great to see all these guitars I remember sorting through to buy the few I did get. Many were bought as future projects with minor issues but here I am2years retired and still not touched any projects. As my drive to do projects wanes my appreciation grows. Thanks for the memories.

[Buddha Pickups]

Chibson Les Paul natural custom

Got this 10ish years ago from AliExpress. I always lusted over the Agile AL4k with a natural flame top but could never get the $600 to get one back then so i opted for this later at a much cheaper price. It was 220 shipped. They sanded through the flame veneer in a few spots next to the binding on the top but otherwise it's a pretty good guitar for the price. 1 piece neck, mahogany body, ebony fretboard. I went back and forth on using black plastics or cream but ultimately decided on cream.

Mods include
Shielded cavities
Treble bleeds
Bourns 500k push pull pots
Switchcraft 3 way
Gotoh Nashville Tom
Lightweight aluminum stoptail
Grover tuners
Switchcraft jack
Volume push pull splits humbuckers with 6.8k resistor
Neck tone does in series out of phase
Pickup specs i can't remember. The neck was wound with 42awg and the bridge 42.5awg but don't remember the turns or what mags I used as I made them a few weeks ago (benefits of getting older i guess). I used some maple veneer for the tops of the humbucker then put a beauty ring around it.

[tonebender]

Tim, you have to the member with the most guitars? Maybe Toby John has that many.

[Buddha Pickups]

Tim, you have to the member with the most guitars? Maybe Toby John has that many.

@dabbler and @tobijohn have me beat.
I'm in the 140s including acoustics. There's only a few guitars I'd like to have left but good deals always come up. Once I check off my remaining electric boxes (firebird, semi hollow JM), I might grab a few more acoustics.

I have about 40 guitars left to mod then I'll move on to cleaning up my amps, checking the tubes and whatnot (most of my gear was in storage for 10+ years until about 2 years ago).
I have 3 drum sets as well!

[Buddha Pickups]

Chibson Jimmy Page #2

Got this from the same seller as my natural custom for 220 shipped around 10 years ago. Fretboard is supposed to be ebony but not sure.

Mods include
Gotoh Nashville tune o matic bridge nickel
Aluminum stoptail nickel
Grover tuners
US style 3 way
Switchcraft jack
Bourns 500k pots
.01 pio caps
Volumes push pull splits humbuckers with 6.8k resistor
Neck tone does in series out of phase
Shielded cavities
Treble bleeds
Brushed nickel neck hum cover
Neck humbucker a5 4700 4750 42awg waxed
Bridge humbucker a5 5050 5100 42awg waxed

[Buddha Pickups]

Agile AL2k Birdseye natural

I dont think Kurt did many runs of these. I think this might be one of the Agiles I paid full price for but this was back when they were 199.

Mods include
Shielded cavities
Treble bleeds
Gotoh Nashville chrome bridge
Lightweight aluminum stoptail
Clear poker chip
US style 3 way
Switchcraft jack
.015 pio neck .047 pio bridge
500k bourns push pull pots
Volumes split humbuckers with 6.8k resistor
Neck tone does in series out of phase
A5 neck hum 4500x2 41awg (~5k)
A5 bridge hum 4750 41awg (~5.5k)
Waxed with black poles and black beauty rings

[Buddha Pickups]

Xaviere

Grabbed this and a p90 version shortly after they came out, both bstocks but ended up selling the p90 one when i was in the selling one to fund another era.
Sloppy routing around the pickups and a few other cosmetic flaws but I like the natural quilt top.
Rewiring semi hollows is not my favorite, especially with wiring mods. There's just no easy way to do it that doesn't involve an extra foot of wire in there I'd normally not have.

Mods include
Treble bleeds
Gotoh Nashville tune o matic
Aluminum stoptail
500k push pull pots
Volumes split humbuckers with 6.8k resistor
Bridge tone switches from .01 to .05 pio cap
Neck tone does in series out of phase. .01 pio cap.
Neck a3 4750 x2 42awg
Bridge a2 5750 x2 43awg

[Buddha Pickups]

Agile AL3K Union Jack

Got this in a trade from a local pawn shop. Traded a white Firefly double cut with p90s, a Squier Bullet Mustang, and a couple cheap Rogue pedals for it.
Don't think I'll ever get the Sheraton so this is as close as I'll get. Put minis in it with hum to mini adapters.

Mods include
Shielded cavities
Gotoh Nashville tune o matic
Stock zinc stoptail (may upgrade to aluminum later)
Treble bleeds
500k push pull tones
Bridge tone splits humbuckers with 6.8k resistor
Neck tone does in series out of phase
US style 3 way (middle position is wobbly so may swap it out eventually though. Adding a reminder to myself)
Switchcraft jack
.01 pio neck, .05 petp bridge
A5 x 2 neck mini 4500x2 43awg
A5 x2 bridge mini 5000x2 43awg