16/08/2026
Weāre over halfway through the Killing Horizons tour with Parkway Drive , so I thought it would be a good time to share some of the work Iāve done, mainly getting their OG guitars back in shape for this tour.
These guitars havenāt been played since the album eras. After 10+ years in storage, following a pretty hard life before that, it took a bit of work to get them back into shape.
For Jeff: a new EMG 81/60 set, plus brand-new pickup rings and screws ā which, of course, promptly snapped off inside the body š«”. New electronics and a CRL 3-way blade switch, as well as a new Gotoh bridge and locking tuners.
Most of the work on this one was just some TLC on the fretboard, a light fret dress and a new setup. All in all, not too bad!
Lukeās guitar, on the other hand, needed a lot more work on the frets. There were flat spots on just about every fret, so it needed a full fret level and dress. (I didnāt get any photos to show unfortunately, so just take my word on how bad it was) This one also copped a new output jack, pickup rings and a new bridge. Every screw snapped off in the body due to rust, as you can see from the photo of the old output jack.
I was able to freshen up the tuners and nut, then threw in a new pot. Lukeās ESP signature guitar only has a volume control, so I just disconnected the existing tone control on the LTD to keep things simple.
Pretty happy with how these turned out overall, and itās great to see them getting played again as part of the album set.
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