I would love to have illuminated buttons, but the thought of hacking my Empeg apart like that scares the piss out of me.

I would suggest that if you're not comfortable with doing that sort of thing, then you shouldn't do it. This is for the hardcore only.

I would also suggest that Brian put that text on his page so people know this isn't for everyone.

Any chance that sometime in the future you'll consider doing button mods for people who lack the soldering expertise (or testicular fortitude) to hack it ourselves?

If Brian is smart, he will avoid offering this service. If he damages your player while doing the work, he could be held liable for it. And I'm sure he wouldn't want that.

I would also suggest that Brian put that text on his page, too, so he's not inundated with requests.