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    Question about loading pickups with resistors

    Good question. Tempted to do the same on one of my Ibbys to tame it a bit, with the Distortion in the bridge it feels too shrill, but maybe it's just in my head?
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    Same pickup, completely different results

    Couldn't have said it better myself. The last RG550 I bought sounds great with the stock pickups, couldn't believe how good it sounds. I have a blackened Black Winter set and a Distortion/Jazz ready for it, just don't feel like swapping the existing ones out yet, they're perfect in this guitar.
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    Same pickup, completely different results

    Thanks, appreciate it! I did a quick knock test on my guitars - all double locking floating tremolo - and it seems that: - The one that sounds flat dead is the one I could only revive somehow with a Black Winter set. An old Korean Jackson PS-4, great player though, fantastic neck and the perfect...
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    Same pickup, completely different results

    This got me interested, can you expand on it, time permitting?
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    Wax potting at home

    Problem is, it'll still sound like a JB.
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    Wax potting at home

    Good to know, thanks.
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    Wax potting at home

    Have a JB that went microphonic at some point after fiddling with various magnets and pole pieces. I potted it with some white odourless candle paraffin and the problem went away. Still sounds great, but I'm keen to learn more on this subject nevertheless.
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    Wax potting at home

    Why?
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    Wax potting at home

    How I did it: had the wax in a 400ml beer jug sitting on 2 wooden blocks in a larger bowl filled with water. On electric on 6 or thereabouts, with a meat thermometer, making sure the temperature hovers between 62-65 Celsius. Bought the paraffin - actually white non scented candles - from a craft...
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    Looking for a pair of complimentary humbuckers for hard rock/heavy metal

    The Black Winter set might sound too modern for the tones @PFDarkside has in mind. JB with RCA5 in the bridge has been my favourite recently, with a 59 in neck it's a pretty good combo. From the Dimarzio camp, Gravity storm neck is an absolutely killer pickup, works great for creamy leads.
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    NGD, finally a reactive attenuator

    I have the Core version, which allows me to crank the SC20 and the Mesa without peeling the paint off the walls, both amps sound much better with power tubes distortion. Have fun!
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    Need bridge pickup advice...

    You'll want a 60W soldering iron at least, preferably with a chiselled tip and desoldering wick, or a suction pump, to take the cover off quickly without overheating the baseplate.
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    NGD incoming! Mod platform - Ideas?

    I don't actually know! Ground control calling major @Artie ? 😀
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    Incoming NGD x2

    Sharp, to various degrees, all had to be filed. I don't think they are doing the Prestige fret ends treatment on the Genesis. If they do, that's pretty rubbish 😀
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    NGD incoming! Mod platform - Ideas?

    No, just the bridge humbucker you have. What I meant was: 1. Neck side single coil on 2. Bridge side single coil on Wasn't quite clear indeed.
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