Most interesting Mod you have seen on a guitar?

Jetsam1

What has been the oddest/most interesting/practical etc modification you have seen on a guitar?

Especially what is the oddest choice of pickup for a Strat you have seen or experienced?

What would a Gretsch humbucker sound in a Stratocaster?

tony99

I was looking at one yesterday that had some sort of pressure gauge built in

SteveRobinson

Steve Marriott

Jonathanthomas83

Matt Bellamy and his Fuzz Factory Probe, very cool.

tony99

SteveRobinson said:

Steve Marriott

doesn't matter what else gets said now really does it, might as well actually close the thread

Jetsam1

tony99 said:

SteveRobinson said:

Steve Marriott

doesn't matter what else gets said now really does it, might as well actually close the thread

He won.

bbill335

one of those youtube gear dudes had a jag-like with a built in mic and all sorts of effects... but i can't for the life of me track it down by googling half-remembered information! 

there's this one, too

Calum13

An ECG Travis Bean style guitar with aluminium neck and had a MXR Carbon Copy built into it!

sweepy

Korg Kaoss Pad, fantastic idea 

KKJale

hollywoodrox

I saw one in a computer magazine around 1989, think it was commodore user and it had a small television screen in it, I think it was someone called Terence Trent derby

Roland

Practical: Strap locks and hard alloy frets
Interesting: Neodymium magnets to hold cavity covers, and Tapped single coil pickups 
Oddest: photoflame finish

maltingsaudio

Nigel Tuffnals musicman https://images.app.goo.gl/JuyYr2dqEsGqwRhy8

mrkb

Roland said:

Interesting: Neodymium magnets to hold cavity covers

Paul Gilbert uses one to hold his slide on the lower bout of his pick guard to allow quick access.

Funkfingers

KKJale said:

Like the dedicated pickup for the length of strings between the tailpiece and bridge.

KKJale

Funkfingers said:

Like the dedicated pickup for the length of strings between the tailpiece and bridge.

Wild, isn’t it. I could have uploaded a vid but, er, decided not to!

springhead

What about Rossi's Tele?  Loads of mods, I particularly like the hole right through it for the guitar lead!

horse

Jetsam1 said:

What has been the oddest/most interesting/practical etc modification you have seen on a guitar?

Especially what is the oddest choice of pickup for a Strat you have seen or experienced?

What would a Gretsch humbucker sound in a Stratocaster?

If you've not seen it, Ry Cooder's cooder caster is worth googling

octatonic

Anderson A Wedgie neck is the most incredible innovation and most people just don't know about it.

tony99

maltingsaudio said:

Nigel Tuffnals musicman https://images.app.goo.gl/JuyYr2dqEsGqwRhy8

haha what are the inlays?

Shark_Eyes

Noveller's heavily modded bilt with fuzz, delay and other stuff:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.guitarworld.com/amp/gear/this-mind-bending-offset-features-a-built-in-fuzz-pitch-shifter-delay-and-reverb-noveller-explains-how-she-uses-it