#eb3mystery complete rewire :: Modded 1970s Gibson EB-3

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The first day back from the long weekend rolls on. Jumping head first into the butchered 1970s Gibson EB-3 mess. Doing my best to get this back as close to stock as you can while dealing with an added 3rd P pickup. I also decided to relocate the previously moved rotary switch back home and add back original controls, so some drilling out of plugs was required. A Curtis Novak choke is going in (original missing), along with Emerson Custom CTS pots. What a mess!

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Epiphone Sheraton II [8.1 lbs] :: Lollar, Emerson, Bourns complete upgrade

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This circa 1990's Epiphone Sheraton II was stripped down and built back up with premium components.  The original lifeless dark-toned pickups were swapped for Lollar Imperial low-wind humbuckers.  The new wiring harness consists of Bourns 500K Premium Series sealed pots, Emerson Custom 0.022 µf paper-in-oil caps and a Switchcraft 3-way switch and output jack.  Even the tuners were replaced with 18:1 Grover Rotomatics which installed without modification.  A new unbleached bone nut and setup for DR Pure Blues 11-50 strings round out the upgrades.

Epiphone Sheraton II :: new guts courtesy of Lollar, Emerson & Bourns

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Epiphone Sheraton II :: new guts courtesy of Lollar, Emerson & Bourns.

This Sheraton is getting stripped down and refitted with a new wiring harness comprised of Bourns premium series sealed pots, Emerson Custom paper-in-oil caps and Switchcraft 3-way switch and output jack.  Lollar Imperial low-wind humbuckers top off this monster upgrade.