Pickups - I like the Probuckers on the 335 and the Les Paul 57 Classics are perfect. The stock Epiphone varitone has something wrong with it, the last position is almost inaudible. I won't be touching the 335, but I've been thinking of changing out the kill switch button (noisy), and the varitone on the Wilshore for a 'Big D'.

Would prefer to source a pre-wired kit rather than trying to assemble my own. Pots / switches / wiring / input jack - Would like to do a pretty serious upgrade on the Les Paul (stock parts are uber-cheap). Tailpiece - it's a hunk of metal - can't imagine it would change the tone, but I could be mistaken.Ĥ. Bridge - definitely want to look at a reasonably priced upgrade here.

Not sure if this is where I'll get the most bang for the buck.Ģ. The Les Paul has Grovers, the other two Kluson style green keys. So for anyone who's been down this road a few questions:ġ. Not looking for the 'best' solution, just reasonable upgrades to the stock hardware. The Goldtop bridge needs a little more adjustment room to get the intonation just right, and I thought if I'm going to do some hardware upgrades I might look at doing all three guitars. I have three Epiphone guitars that I plan to keep - a Les Paul Classic Goldtop (with open Gibson 57 classics installed), a 335-Pro and a Frank Iero Wilshire Phantomatic.

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