In a post back in 2010 I wrote about my worries that something might break on this one and that's exactly the reason why I had to do some upgrades to make it playable again.
A picture that shows the original condition:
Over time the tuners startet to slip and get wobbly, so I had to change them.
Then the bridge started to ratlle and the bushings came loose, so I exchanged it with a Schaller STM bridge and tialpiece.
While I was at it, I replaced the stock pickups with a set of "Berserker" humbuckers by Viking Pickups.
Actually advertised as Thrash Metal pickups, these two sport Alnico V magnets with alleged 8,6k and 16,6k DC resistance. Doesn't really matter much, all this means is that they're pretty hot but I don't turn them up all the way and they sound quite decent.
Recent models of this guitar are sold as Johnson JS - 500 "Grooveyard" and are now made in China, with a maple top and back over the centerblock and a maple neck.
But Johnson Guitars is a rather elusive brand and solid information is hard to come by, so I'm not sure about the actual specs of my guitar.
That said, the instrument itself plays nicely and holds up well over the years and now the hardware is up to snuff too.
It has the "appropriate" scale length of 628 mm (24,75") and I put 10 - 46 strings on.
Tuning is E - standard.
