My poor old 77Fp is in some need of repairs... All the parts are original and considering it's a 13 year old guitar it's not surprising they're wearing out!!!
1) Needs a new Trem and
locking nuts. The original edge has been worn to bits, the arm doesn't fit properly anymore and it struggles to hold tune. The locking nut has worn so much that the open strings have bugun to buzz. Should I just get a new Lo-Pro or wait for this new Edge trem? Anyone know when It's out?
2) Needs new pickups. The original PAF's are no longer on a par with each other for output and the neck P/U feeds back annoyingly above certain volumes, And not the nice kind either!!! I want to replace these pink ones with Green pickups too but I'll need to replace the Vol/Tone knobs and the P/U selector to match. I heard that DiMarzio no longer do the different coloured knobs and P/U selecor though....any help? And what P/U's could you recomend? Evo's? Breeds? Tone Zone? Fred? Humbucker from Hell? or should I just stick with the PAF's?
3) Needs new
tuning pegs. The B string peg has a snapped tooth so when you tune up it pings back every turn... It holds tune if you're nowhere near the missing tooth in the rotation but just the same, They're F***ed.
Any advice would be apprieciated, as would any help in finding U.K distributors for these parts.... I suppose I'm a little thick on that front!!!!
Have a good New Year you Crazy Cats
