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[QUOTE="Niccolai:288350"]Learned from a guy of the ESP board. This isn't exactly what I would call cool, alot of you won't even like the effect at all, but it's a simple eye catching mod you can do to your guitar for 5$ [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/MetLpInc/green1.jpg[/img] This is a fairly simple process and can be done with less then 5 bucks. The tutorial is pertaining to active guitars, with no on/off switch. Don't ask me how to add one because it's a pain in the ass: what you'll need: -3mm led's of your color choice: 5mm is a little too big. I recommend getting a batch off of ebay or another led supplier online. I initially used led's from radio shack but they were only about 500mcd (level of brightness) and didn't get the job done so I ordered twenty off of ebay which are 5000mcd which work much better. -wire -9 volt battery -battery harness -soldering iron and solder (nickel solder is toxic... don't eat it) -resistors: this can be a little bit tricky to explain if you don't have a basic knowledge of electronics. When you buy led's there is a recommended voltage as well as recommended mA (miliamps). and because I was going to run these off of a 9 volt battery i had to get resistors that had the correct ohm resistance to make sure i didn't fry the leds. If you have no idea what i'm talking about look it up online you're sure to find something. (here is the basic calculator to find out what rsistors you need ourworld.compuserve.com/h...en/led.htm type in the number you get with the led's to choose the resistor. For example the Led's that i've used are recommended to run around 3.3 volts and around 20mA, so with a 9 volt battery i can run a series of 2 led's using a 120ohm resistor, and again if you don't get what i'm saying do some research) [u][b]Here we go:[/b][/u] -First off you need to rip apart the guitar...carefully of course This guitar had EMGs so I just slipped the pickups off of the quick-connect plugs after unscrewing the rings. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/MetLpInc/md1.jpg[/IMG] -Now you need to create two series of led's and then wire them together to make a complete set for each pickup. Pretty self explanitory. This is the basic design you're going for. The wires are going to run through the body and into the battery or control cavity. [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/MetLpInc/md2.jpg[/img] -They will fit in the pickup sockets like so: [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/MetLpInc/md3.jpg[/img] -Once you get all four wires into the control cavity you are going to wire it to a second battery separate from the pickup. I was worried about having a switch to turn them on but instead i just wired the led lights' battery the same way the pickup battery is wired, meaning they will turn on when the guitar is plugged in, so basically just copy the way that battery is wired. and then you have light: [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/MetLpInc/green1.jpg[/img] They won't effect your pickups at all, the only wiring they share is the ground, so don't worry about retarding everything up. [IMG]http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a216/nostradamus30/LED2.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a216/nostradamus30/LED1.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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