How hard is it to replace bridge/picups?

Jeff · #1 07-16-2002, 05:53 PM

I'm going to be getting a JS100 or 1000 sometime, and I was just wondering how hard it is to put a new bridge or pups in. I'm not talking routing or anything, just want to drop 'em in.

EKG · #2 07-16-2002, 06:08 PM

A little solder and a couple twists of a screw driver and you are good to go

**cerealk** · #3 07-16-2002, 07:32 PM

very easy

I always make a note of which colour wire was attached to the switch before I remove the pickups

littlegreenman · #4 07-17-2002, 06:12 AM

if you have the money, but the JS1000, don't screw with the 100. By saying you want to change the bridge, you must mean from a TRS to an Edge, buy the 1000, you get the edge, but a 100, new pickups, and an Edge, you could have bought the 1000 for a bit less.

foureyezonme · #5 07-17-2002, 06:56 AM

Changing pickups sucks. I gutted my entire guitar without making a note a where each wire went (ala cerealk)...

Did I feel like a tool afterwards or what?

Nick

Jeff · #6 07-17-2002, 06:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by littlegreenman

if you have the money, but the JS1000, don't screw with the 100. By saying you want to change the bridge, you must mean from a TRS to an Edge, buy the 1000, you get the edge, but a 100, new pickups, and an Edge, you could have bought the 1000 for a bit less.

Actually, I was thinking about putting an OFR in there. And for the pickups, I love the sound of the Axis. Just my preference though.

ASSuming. It makes an ASS out of you and me.

**jemsite** · #7 07-17-2002, 06:34 PM

unless you got the korean JS at a highly discounted price and have spare pickups and a bridge... buying and changing such components (to whatever) is an ASSanine idea to me... hehe

...glen

Jeff · #8 09-01-2002, 10:49 AM

Well, my friend has this cheap strat, and we took it apart yesterday and the wire for his single coils looked a bit odd to say the least.

First we stripped a little bit of the jacked off to see what was in there, and alls there way was a white wire, and some copper/nickel/something else? thread wire.

Would I be able to throw a dimarzio in there without having to buy new part for everything?

ripl3y · #9 09-06-2002, 03:53 PM

You could replace any pups you want with relative ease, but I think you need to decide with JS model you want first...
A JS1000 would require no mods, as you have the edge/lo-pro, world class pups and a multi-radiused neck.
If you get the 100 then swap the pups at least...if you can swap the TRS on a 100 for an edge/lo-pro then all the better, but it aint life or death.

Educate yourself with some wiring configs.

Steve