Through a post on the bass Forum, I was curious as to how much response a thread like this would bring.

Yeah, although it was quite a simple mod. This is what I did:



I wonder how many other people have modded their guitars?

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Very nice.

I was curious about modifications because of a post in another Fender Forum. While there are many players satisfied with the performance of their Fenders, a lot use them as a platform to create a unique instrument.

Technically, once the original strings have been changed, the guitar has been modified.

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You dig?

All but one of my Statocasters has been modified. With Martian's viewpoint all of them have.

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2007 Fender Highway 1
2012 American Deluxe
2015 MIM Dave Murray HHH
2010 Fender Blacktop
1987 Fender Avalon Acoustic
2012 Marshall DSL 15 watt head

Only mod I've made is to my Classic Player Jazzmaster - swapped the Adjustomatic bridge for a roller Tune-O-Matic. Made a huge difference.

I don't really feel like something belongs to me until I personalize it in some way. So I mod all my guitars and amps. Some just get minor reversible cosmetic mods, others get significant permanent mods, but they all get some little tweak.

Most of my guitars have had some sort of mod done to them.

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I didn't Lose my mind, I traded it for this guitar.

Never felt the need.

This was just an "opinion" poll. everyone's opinion is the right one, as long as they're happy with it.

I have bought all my guitars for their original sound. If I mod them I lose that. If I need something else I buy a guitar that fulfills that new need. Saying that I will not buy a guitar if the mechanicals are not right. The only mod I am considering is locking tuners. I have them on my AM deluxe and love them. I am fortunate that I do not have to consider $$

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Steve

i have 4 fenders now , one my 94 Usa strat std is stock , the other 2 strats are mij an 89 and an 85 , the 89 has had a steel trem block fitted and Usa pups fitted , (the ones with the screw on the underside of the bridge pup , the 85 57 reis has a ssl5 in the bridge and texas specials in the mid and neck , both also have pio caps and cts pots , the 57reis will be getting a steel block very soon .
the tele i just picked up has only had a pio cap fitted , hth
cheers
Alan

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All of them!

I've never once actually played a Fender which sounded exactly the way I wanted it when completely standard.

They're closer than anything else though, so that's what I've mostly stuck with over the years. Not to mention sheer ease of modding! Just takes a few little tweaks here and there, and I'm happy.

I have a large cupboard full of random bits of Strats I've collected over the years. A couple of years ago, I was rummaging through for some pickups, and thought "Wait, I've probably got enough in here to build a complete partscaster!", so I did. Got two whole guitars out of my spares stock in the end!

Mentioning things we've done to our guitars and basses sometimes inspire others to try something they never thought possible. Then they end up with a whole bunch of spare parts that they can't get rid of

Vulpinity, you've opened a whole ne way of thinking for some of those here. It will be interesting to see what you've started.