My first humbucker!

[Powdered Toast Man]

Well, been playing for 13 years and I finally have a guitar with a humbucker in it. This Tele has been with me as my #1 for probably 11 years now, but I just added the HB - an Alnico II Pro. It''s actually a bridge pickup which I purchased because it was mislabeled by the store (got it on clearance in non-original packaging). Sounds good to me - although I have nothing to compare it against.

For those who are wondering, the guitar started its life as a plain old '96 MIM Standard. It has the following mods (which have been done over the years either for tone, function, repair, or cosmetics):

-3 saddle vintage style bridge with brass compensated saddles
-SD Alnico 2 Pro bridge pickup and humbucker
-Copper shielding in the cavities
-Just replaced the input jack with Switchcraft (the old one wasn't working properly anymore)
-Allparts BWB pickguard
-Knurled 50's style knobs

[SabbathFan0220]

Re: My first humbucker!

Well it looks awesome. Black pickguard on sunburst is the way to go.

...but it took you 13 years to own a guitar with a humbucker? Blueman isn't going to like that one bit.

[Powdered Toast Man]

Re: My first humbucker!

Well it looks awesome. Black pickguard on sunburst is the way to go.

...but it took you 13 years to own a guitar with a humbucker? Blueman isn't going to like that one bit.

I've got lots of single coils! Could be partly because I'm a Fender man and a Tele man, neither of which are known for stock HB's.

And yeah, the blackguard on SB is the best change I ever made. I used to have one on there when I had the SC pickup in, but kept the theme when I got the HB sized guard.