The ones that came on mine were far too hot and muddy for my taste. I only bought this color because it had the stiffest neck in the store.Īccording to the Epi site, the standard has “P90 Classic” and the worn “P90 Pro” pickups. Not because I worship John I just never really liked the sunburst on the Casinos with the hard black outline. Lately I’ve been considering going back and doing a full Lennon on it. The ES-335 (or similar semi hollow bodied models) such as the Casino, ES-330 etc. I was going to replace the 8mm pot metal bushings with 12mm hardened steel Faber bushings anyway. How to wire an ES-335 - Our in depth video and photo step-by-step guide to wiring an ES-335 Welcome to our in depth guide on wiring an ES-335. I removed everything - including the bridge bushings - before doing any of this. When I was finished I used micro mesh up to 8000 to give it a semi-gloss. I had intended to oil the neck, but that filler wasn’t going to go anywhere and it felt fine, so I left it. The black on the back of the neck was also very thick. I completely removed the finish on the back of the neck, down to the rock-hard filler.
So I worked slowly and patiently, drying the wood often and checking what it looked like. As soon as it starts to take on color, you are through the clear coat and are now removing colored lacquer (or poly, whatever). As long as it is milky white, you are removing the thick poly clear coat. To be more complete, when you wet sand, you will produce a milky white sludge.
