Recent content by Aaron Cheney

I just did this for the Warmoth YouTube channel, and figured I would post it here in case anyone finds it useful:

Just tried a YJM Fury set and like everything about them except the crazy-high staggered pole pieces. The STK range have flat pole pieces. Which combo of STK Strat pickups would get me closest to the YJM set? (I know you can custom order YJM's with flat pole pieces....but please humor me.)

I'm having a hum problem with a bridge position JB. Before that I had the same problem with a DiMarzio Breed. Same guitar, same wiring, just different pickups. It is not a grounding problem...at least not one I've encountered before. Here is what happens: The pickup behaves normally. Normal...

I've got a ESP Eclipse with the JB/Jazz combination. It's a bright guitar, and I'm finding the overall sound a little harsh. I want to replace both pickups for more bass and smoother top end. More beef, less sizzle. I'm aiming for hard rock sounds, ranging from ACDC to Slash-land. I dont' want...

The JD I have in my tele is hyper-microphonic...so much so that I could probably sing through it. If I have any gain going on, I can't get my amp past bedroom volumes without my guitar feeding back just like a microphone pointed straight at a PA speaker. Any finger noise anywhere on the guitar...

My JD is so microphonic I could record vocals through it...can I dip it in paraphin wax or something myself? suggestions? Thanks, A

Just installed a JD in my American Series tele. Had a few problems. Here's the chain of events: I knew going in that it wouldn't match with the Fender neck p/u, so before I even installed it I switched the ground wire on the backplate from the black wire to the yellow. I had a hard time getting...

I replaced the volume pot on my strat today. I just removed everything and re-soldered it right back were it was. Now that everything is back together I find that when I touch the pole-pieces on the neck single-coil it hums like mad! If I touch the bridge and ground it out the hum is quieter but...

Hey guys, I just rewired a strat with a 59 in the bridge and two SSL-1's in the mid and neck. My dilemna is the 59, which I have wired to a push/pull tone pot to split. I have the green and bare to ground, the black as hot on 5 way switch, and the red and white together on the push pull. When I...