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Donner Hush X—has anyone here removed the control panel? [SOLVED] (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Puttaneska@lemmy.world to c/guitars@lemmy.world

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I have a Donner Hush X and wanted to replace the pick-up selector switch.

I've unscrewed the control panel but it doesn't seem to lift off the guitar body. It might just be a bit stiff and need a little more heft; but I'm wondering if it's soldered to a PCB board and so can'e be opened up with out damaging things.

Has anyone inspected inside or found any YT videos or internal diagrams? I can't find any.

TIA 👍

PS Here’s a Dropbox link to a video of me gingerly pulling the control plate around (which wouldn’t upload to Lemmy, in the OP). https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/v7n74q9m252hxrc17f7eb/IMG_0808.mp4?rlkey=qau7d4zum0qswswwngkivenvc&dl=0

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[–] entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Looks like the strings' ends are pressing it up to the body. Maybe try taking off the strings?

[–] Puttaneska@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Thanks for the suggestion. The bit with the strings in is separate.

Here's a Dropbox link to a video of me gingerly pulling the control plate around (which wouldn't upload to Lemmy, in the OP). https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/v7n74q9m252hxrc17f7eb/IMG_0808.mp4?rlkey=qau7d4zum0qswswwngkivenvc&dl=0

[–] entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Does it maybe pull out sideways? Like if you turn the guitar so you're looking at the side and then pull it out like a book from a shelf?

Edit: Also what does the front look like? Are the pickups screwed into the same piece of plastic? Maybe the pickup screws go through the plastic into the body?

[–] Puttaneska@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

It’s all good now, thanks.

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