pimphat
Active member
Posted this on the MLP Forum and thought i should share it here as well.
Well today i will be spending some time with my Tokai LS-85Q and i'm going to upgrade a few things. First off, let me say that the stock parts i'm replacing arent bad at all. In fact i am quite impressed with the Tokai pickups. I'm just use to certain things that suit my style as well as my needs. Being in a cover band, i like to have versatility and my style has more of hard rock-kinda edge. I have done a similar set-up to a Greco i owned and it was great.
Here she is as of now...
So here are the upgrades i will begin today...
Bill Lawrence L-500XL in the bridge
GFS Crunchy Pat in the neck
CTS pots with Sprague Orange Drops
Push pull pot for coil cut (both pickups)
Grover Rotomatics (i will have to ream the tuner holes a bit)
I also plan to get a Faber bridge and tail kit eventually but i am going to start without it. I know it will look killer with the zebra pups and as far as sound...i love the Bill Lawrence L-500's. I couldnt have picked a better day too...it's raining and ****** outside so i think i'll grab my Ipod & headphones and head down to the workbench! I will of course show pics when done. Wish me luck!
Well today i will be spending some time with my Tokai LS-85Q and i'm going to upgrade a few things. First off, let me say that the stock parts i'm replacing arent bad at all. In fact i am quite impressed with the Tokai pickups. I'm just use to certain things that suit my style as well as my needs. Being in a cover band, i like to have versatility and my style has more of hard rock-kinda edge. I have done a similar set-up to a Greco i owned and it was great.
Here she is as of now...
So here are the upgrades i will begin today...
Bill Lawrence L-500XL in the bridge
GFS Crunchy Pat in the neck
CTS pots with Sprague Orange Drops
Push pull pot for coil cut (both pickups)
Grover Rotomatics (i will have to ream the tuner holes a bit)
I also plan to get a Faber bridge and tail kit eventually but i am going to start without it. I know it will look killer with the zebra pups and as far as sound...i love the Bill Lawrence L-500's. I couldnt have picked a better day too...it's raining and ****** outside so i think i'll grab my Ipod & headphones and head down to the workbench! I will of course show pics when done. Wish me luck!