can one ''Vintage out'' a 330?

suedehead71 · Post by **suedehead71** » Wed Aug 31, 2011 4:13 pm

i have a newly acquired lefty 330 in a great firelgo. has toaster tops and trapeze tailpiece. SO...was wondering in your esteemed opinions, is switching out the stock schaller tuners for vintage-style rick tuners a good idea? will they even work in the slots made for schallers? i know a second screw would be required, so there would be drilling. i dunno, figured i'd ask before i did anything, but yeah, black knobs and vintage tuners would be the next step for me...

collin · Post by **collin** » Wed Aug 31, 2011 6:16 pm

You can put vintage tuners on the headstock, but the holes are larger on the schallers, so you would have to use conversion bushings (available at allparts). Yes, you'd have to drill the headstock.

You can "vintage" them out a bit....but, really....you can't change the 24 frets, so what's the point? I'd throw some black knobs on and call it a day.

8mileshigher · Post by **8mileshigher** » Wed Aug 31, 2011 6:21 pm

Colin, post pictures of your newbie !!

Are they just Toaster "tops" on High Gains or are they Toaster pickups with alnico magnets ?

winston · Post by **winston** » Wed Aug 31, 2011 6:33 pm

What's the point Collin?

I kind of like mine the way it looks now.........it came with vintage tuners, the smaller vintage looking headstock, white plastic, stock knobs and HB-1's.

I added gold plastic, oven knobs and toaster covers.

suedehead71 · Post by **suedehead71** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 2:00 pm

winston wrote:What's the point Collin?

I kind of like mine the way it looks now.........it came with vintage tuners, the smaller vintage looking headstock, white plastic, stock knobs and HB-1's.

I added gold plastic, oven knobs and toaster covers.

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oh man, that's beautiful!! i would love doing that to mine if i found lefty gold pick guards and truss cover!!

suedehead71 · Post by **suedehead71** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 2:02 pm

8mileshigher wrote:Colin, post pictures of your newbie !!

Are they just Toaster "tops" on High Gains or are they Toaster pickups with alnico magnets ?

naw, they're the real deal toaster tops...i will post pics eventually!

suedehead71 · Post by **suedehead71** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 2:03 pm

collin wrote:You can put vintage tuners on the headstock, but the holes are larger on the schallers, so you would have to use conversion bushings (available at allparts). Yes, you'd have to drill the headstock.

You can "vintage" them out a bit....but, really....you can't change the 24 frets, so what's the point? I'd throw some black knobs on and call it a day.

iiipopes · Post by **iiipopes** » Sun Sep 04, 2011 8:16 am

collin wrote:You can put vintage tuners on the headstock, but the holes are larger on the schallers, so you would have to use conversion bushings (available at allparts). Yes, you'd have to drill the headstock.

You can "vintage" them out a bit....but, really....you can't change the 24 frets, so what's the point? I'd throw some black knobs on and call it a day.

TonePros makes a Kluson-style direct retrofit.

suedehead71 · Post by **suedehead71** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 10:07 am

Whoops. My reply to coLLin blanked out....it said, " true true, I may well stop at black knobs.."

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