Led electric guitar pickup mod *** Updated with schematic for blinking leds and video!

Step 7 Reassembling your newly modded guitar.

If it all works, and your happy with the position of the leds, diffusion ammount etc, put the pickups back on. (Don't forget your diffusion plates!)
** Do not tighten the screws any more once they have sunk into their spots on the pickups. If you over tighten them, they will not hold and the pickup could simply fall off.

Put the strings back on, and tune them, if your bridge is like mine and comes off, make sure you put in back on correctly.
Your all done!
Enjoy your newly modded electric guitar, and show it off to your friends making them jealous.

If you don't understand anything, or if it is unclear, please ask for help. I will be more then happy to help you out.

Comments

[Teburon]

this is a really cool mod! i want to try this right away but my only concern is the battery life. it would be a pain to open this all back up just to replace the battery so hopefully the battery lasts a while.. any idea how long it would go on 8 LEDs?

[RF567]

 Do the LED's stay on the whole time or just light up when there's a signal?

[moogbeatz99]

only when there is a signal

[compgeek_brad]

Actually, they are connected to a Magnetic "Reed Switch" - this means that they are turned on and off by the use of a magnet, when you remove the magnet they turn on, and when you put it back they turn off. Signal makes no difference to them.

[moogbeatz99]

Yes the Reed Switch turns the entire circuit off. When the circuit is on, the LED's will flash when you strum the guitar, thereby sending a signal through the op-amp