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Topic: "Secret Mod" Rory Gallagher Strat...

Anyone know about this secret mod? It's listed in the booklet for Black Rock


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Re: "Secret Mod" Rory Gallagher Strat...

Its a secret  big_smile  Now you've  got me wondering

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Re: "Secret Mod" Rory Gallagher Strat...

I'd also like to know what amps he used on Wandering Earth. Epic tone.

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Re: "Secret Mod" Rory Gallagher Strat...

maybe he wired it up like a gibson.  Fender has always wired their guitars baically the same way since the 50's and now gibson does too.  Vintage is considered 50's Gibson and modern is basically everybody now.  I bought a RS guitarworks kits this week and installed it yesterday and let me tell you I know for a fact that the sound I got wasn't all the high quality kits doing but the fact that I wired it like a Gibson.  It still sound like a fender but I think it sounds less sparkling darker for sure.  Also seems heavier sounding to me.

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Re: "Secret Mod" Rory Gallagher Strat...

is it all basically a les paul now for joe or does he still use a strat on the new cd?

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Re: "Secret Mod" Rory Gallagher Strat...

He listed a 52 Tele and a "secret mod" Rory Gallagher Strat in the Black Rock booklet.

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Re: "Secret Mod" Rory Gallagher Strat...

Joe was given a Rory Strat by Fender and I remember him saying that it was a fine guitar but they would be modifying it.

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He listed a 52 Tele and a "secret mod" Rory Gallagher Strat in the Black Rock booklet.

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Re: "Secret Mod" Rory Gallagher Strat...

I'd bet the farm its just Gibson Vintage wiring.  Huge impact on a Stratocaster.  I just did mine that way and it still sounds like a Strat, but it doesn't act like a Strat when you start turning tone knobs and volumes.  I can't describe it any better then saying its more agressive.

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Re: "Secret Mod" Rory Gallagher Strat...

like 500k pots instead of standard 250k? or is there more to the story.

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Re: "Secret Mod" Rory Gallagher Strat...

NPB_EST.1979 wrote:

like 500k pots instead of standard 250k?

I could imagine that as ear blooding trebly...  lol

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Re: "Secret Mod" Rory Gallagher Strat...

I'm not sure what it is honestly but I believe it has something to do with the leads being soldered to a different lug then normal.  It just sounds Darker to me.  I got my kit from RS Guitarworks.  If you can live with 60 cycle hum its great, if you can't then stick with the stock fender.  the pots are 250k

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