Custom Plate VSBL

PerpetualBurn · #1 11-15-2002, 01:46 PM

I just finished customising my VSBL, so now i have a VSBL with PAF pros, and a Jem single (i always wanted an alder body jem with PAFs!!) and this funky, but subtle Custom guard. I wanted to post a pic, but, i dont know how...

and i have no webspace of my own to place it and link it to.
Im sure there is a space on jemsite for photo uploads...but i dunno where!

Rob

**cerealk** · #2 11-15-2002, 02:03 PM

email me a pic and I'll put it on the web for you

Cheers

Simon

PerpetualBurn · #3 11-15-2002, 04:55 PM

thanx dude, check ur mail

Rob

**cerealk** · #4 11-16-2002, 07:22 AM

here you go:

Cheers

Simon

Two hands31 · #5 11-16-2002, 10:48 AM

That's really cool! Definitely better than the standard pickguard.

**cerealk** · #6 11-16-2002, 01:01 PM

here is a close up of the pickguard

Cheers

Simon

Ving · #7 11-17-2002, 10:40 AM

Hey Rob, looks nice dude !

How do the PAFs sound in there as compared to the Evos ?

Dave Goodland · #8 11-17-2002, 12:22 PM

Yeah holy moly, I really dig that, it makes the guitar look twice as good. I have never played with PAF pro's and had the perception that they were 'a cheaper model'. Was I wrong?

darren wilson · #9 11-17-2002, 12:36 PM

If i were putting new pickups in a VSBL, i would have put blue ones in.

But that's just me.

PAF Pros aren't "cheaper"... they're just a bit more traditional-sounding. I quite like the more vintage-sounding humbuckers. Their lower output makes them a bit more mellow and much more versatile.

PerpetualBurn · #10 11-17-2002, 01:05 PM

Glad everyone approves!

The blue colour pickups didnt really go with the sparkle blue finish. its quite a 'greeny' blue in a wierd way, and the pickups were very 'indigo' and it didnt look right, so i went with white PAFs, they look ok once you take away the white guard! I didnt want a pearloid guard cause thats already stock on the 7VWH, so i went for this cool swirled white / pale sparkle blue colour and i love it!
The PAFs are less 'harsh' than the EVOs, the alder body complements them quite well, i can get some cool strat tones, especially that YJM kinda sound. It sounds awsome clean, and gives me a little more variety, see with the EVOs, i was finding that the output was a little too much, and if i used EQ to tone it down a bit, i started to lose alot of the guitars overtones etc etc. with the PAFs, i can get the more subtle tones, and if i need too, i can always boost them with a MT2 or OD1 and get that extra punch the EVOs had.

Rob