Hi!

I got this Epiphone junior as a gift. I have other nicer and “better” guitars so I want to mess a little with this one.

I want to change the bridge, tunning knobs, pick guard and pickups. Looking into it I found that there is a possibility to include a switch like on les Paul’s.

For the bridge and tunning knobs I want to go golden, but don’t know any good brands.

The pickguard is the lesser of the issues. I’d like to have a white creamish look.

My biggest concern is with the guts. Pickups and the possibility of the switch. Do you recommend humbuckers or know about how to do the switch thing? I’d like them to be golden too.

Have to add that i don’t want top of the line parts. The guitar doesn’t really deserve a ton of money poured into it, it’s more like a little project/experiment.

Any advice and recommendations are welcome.

Oh and suggestions for the volume and tone knobs! I guess white but I’m open to anything.

Sorry for the crappy english.

Edit: don’t know why the photo is on its side.

Edit 2: For some reason my replys on desktop didn’t come through. Thanks a lot to everyone, it’s been really helpful. Once I’m done with it I’ll update with photos.

Edit 3: It’s done! Has a warmer, bassier sound now. After changing the nut and fixing all fret issues plays much better and holds tunning a lot better. Also the bridge gave more sustain. Shame the golden knobs got lost in shipping.

Thanks everyone who chipped in. I have a more enyojable guitar now.

  • blackstrat@lemmy.fwgx.ukEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I’m not sure a new bridge would give you much.

    For other hardware I highly recommend Wilkinson. Their tuners and pickups are excellent. I put a set of their EZ LOK tuners on my epi and really like them.

    The 2 biggest improvements you can do are to get it set up by a professional and to gently sand the gloss neck down to a matt finish.

    • panchzila@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      The professional setup for the frets was a great advice, but the bridge and nut improved the guitar’s sustain and tone by a great margin. Thanks for chiming in.