A FUN UPGRADE PROJECT

[brentrocks]

So I picked up this Epiphone 1958 V RI this week. Got a really good deal on it and it even came with a hard case.




The guitar itself, was in pretty minty condition. But as we all know, these guitars come stock with sub-par pots, pickups, tuners and caps.




So, I dug deep into the parts drawer! First off, adding CTS 500k pots and a Russian .015 paper in oil capacitor. Then went through my pickup box and realized i had a set of gold Wolftone Dr Vintage pickups!!! Perfect!!! Next, was a set of locking gold Kluson Revolution tuners. I decided to keep the stock bridge...it didn't seem to be to terrible, as far as quality and i didn't have a gold TONEPROS bridge in my parts drawer. To top off the vintage look, I added a 58 style logo, gold tophats and truss rod cover.




Then it was time for strings....The neck (a medium beefy 50s carve) just needed a slight truss rod adjustment. The fretwork was very good! It sets up great! The Wolftones sound great in this guitar. Very aggressive and punchy tone.




These Epiphone Vs are very light and surprisingly well built! Because they have a maple neck, they do neck dive a little though. Overall, a wonderful playing guitar! A great stage guitar! A really great value axe that gives off the vibe of a guitar that costs 10X more.







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IMG_5130 by brent HENDERSON, on Flickr




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[Aceman]

I guess you'll be selling it for $5000 as a real Gibson?

[Mr. 80's]

Happy NGD, very nice. That would make a really nice Robbin Crosby tribute guitar. Would like to make one myself someday.

[Wattage]

nice

Love those Kluson tuners, they're excellent

[formula73]

I guess you'll be selling it for $5000 as a real Gibson?

He might not but somebody will. The Gibson logo is dishonest, at best, same as it was when he did it to my old Bacchus.

[Aceman]

He might not but somebody will. The Gibson logo is dishonest, at best, same as it was when he did it to my old Bacchus.

The Non-Gibson serial is a giveaway...but yeah.

[formula73]

The Non-Gibson serial is a giveaway...but yeah.

A giveaway to guys like us, yeah. Not everybody knows their stuff that well. Ed Roman made a living off of this kinda stuff.