I chromed it. It's only "inspired by" John Sykes. Customizing it is a big part of the fun and I think I installed better components than Gibson. I traded my Gibson Zakk Wylde LP (see my avatar) straight up for it. The ZW weighed more, wasn't comfortable to play, and the neck was twisting. It wouldn't stay in tune. Best trade I ever made. My black LP came with all gold hardware and looked like a guitar someone in a Holiday Inn band would play. LOL. I installed the chrome Grover locking tuners, chrome Tonepros locking tailpiece and locking bridge, mirror pickguard, chrome pickguard bracket, chrome pickup rings, chrome rhythm/treble toggle switch washer, chrome toggle switch and chrome toggle switch knob, chrome jackplate, and EMG 81/85 pickups. Took me about a week to install everything. It's a metal beast now. People always come up to me to talk about it and admire it. It's a perfect storm -- flawless finish, beautiful binding, low action, no buzz, fast neck, solid chunk of wood, sustains forever, sounds amazing acoustically, etc. With all of the locking hardware I installed, I haven't had to touch the tuners in 3 weeks. Coming soon -- black/silver reflector knobs.
