New Fallout fan :)

[ilbelva]

Hi guys,
Introducing myself to the forum. I'm an happy Tribute Fallout owner since one year and a half ago. I wanted an alternative guitar, but not too much alternative and with a P90 sound, I found the Fallout and I loved it first sight
https://photos.app.goo.gl/HLx96aofRUZYIbDg2

I re-built the circuit with some mods:

1. New alpha log pots
2. "Bright" switch on P90 (high pass filter)
3. Series/parallel switch on the Humbucker (I don't like push/pull)
4. Black pot covers

I run the guitar into a Vox AC15 CC1X, an Ibanez TSA15 or a Laney CUB10 and it does sound very good in all those amps!
Now I'm planning another couple of mods, but I'll post about them in the proper forum section!

bye,

[WitSok]

Welcome ibelva! Some sweet mods you've done. Especially think the bright switch on the P90 is a great idea. I originally was in the market for a Fallout when they came out, but ended up with an LE-2 (MFD loaded Fallout type). The SC/Fallout/LE-2 is still my favorite shape in the G&L stable.

Love to here your impressions of the before and after mods.

Cheers,
Dan

[ilbelva]

Hi WitSok,
I can't tello you the impressions before the mods, because I only kept the guitar "mint" for a few days, then I modded it and a year and a half passed since. I couldn't really stand that loose tone pot!
Anyway the "bright" switch works like a charm, I use it when I connect to a "dark" amp or for rhythm with overdrives, it really helps to "demud" the sound.
The rest of the mods I think are more a matter of personal taste than anything else, I really prefer black pot covers on this guitar (next time I'll open it I think I'll also swap the dpdt chrome switches with black ones).
Anyway I posted about the next mods I'm willing to do on hte Fallout here: http://guitarsbyleo.com/FORUM/viewtopic ... 36&t=15327

bye,

[JagInTheBag]

Tell us more about the Alpha pots...you mentioned in another post that they are 'harder to move'. What advantages over the stock pots do you find?

[ilbelva]

Hi,
soundwise there is no difference to me with the classic CTS. I used the Alpha ones on the Fallout because they are smaller (easier to work with the 2 extra dpdt switches I added) and because they are a bit harder to move and, with a numbered pot cap, it's easier for me to dial the sounds.
A little explanation: sometimes I like to set the sound (a crunchy or overdriven one) with the volume at 7/8 and the use the "full power" as a boost. I play this way mainly when I'm with friends or at home, when I'm using no pedals.

bye,