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by pudelko » Sat Nov 06, 2010 1:18 pm

I recently bought this 335 copy guitar off craigslist. The only marking on it is a logo that says "Emperador". Google doesnt find too much info, except that it is from around 1966-1968

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It is in good shape overall, but missing a few parts. The parts Im most looking for are pickups, Ive got the rest of the electronics from a les paul, but the pickups in this guitar are a different size. The dimensions are about 8-10mm wider than ones off an Epiphone Les Paul. Can anyone suggest what I could search for to find similar pickups? I tried japan pickups and emperador on ebay but nothing interesting comes up. Are there any other brands / models that use wider pickups?

Also, what kind of whammy bar and spring should I be looking for?

Can anyone provide a rough value on this guitar when its in complete condition?

Thanks!
Last edited by pudelko on Thu Nov 11, 2010 5:09 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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by Electraglide » Sun Nov 07, 2010 1:14 am

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Your Emprador looks very similar to my Kent. Hopefully the pic comes thru. Bolt on neck? The pickups are wider, longer and thicker than ones on my Peavey and my Saga II. Not too sure if similar ones would work on your guitar but they measure aprox. 38mmx73mmx12mm. Fromthe body to the top of the last fret on the Kent is aprox. 12mm. As close as I can find out,my Kent is from '64. The spring from a Bigsby type trem should work....might need to be modified a little, same with the handle. And the ground-wire on mine goes to the strap pin at the Bigsby. Hopefully this helps a little bit.
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by Electraglide » Sun Nov 07, 2010 1:20 am

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There, that works.
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