Recent content by alex1fly

OK thanks!! Will do probably tonight. I think I goofed the series link between the coils, because the coils are reading well with the multimeter but with normal wiring at the pots/switch I'm only getting one coil, and when I ground red/white it gets fuller but not as full as I'd expect.

Thanks for this!! I’m getting around to this and hit what seems to be a hurdle - custom is 4 conductor but the 59 is 2 conductor. So the 59 screw coil has two black wires coming out of it, vs the customs coil which has black and white. I’ve hooked it up a couple different ways, getting some...

Considering a set of mini-hums. I've seen the conversion rings. But why wouldn't mini-hums fit in regular humbucker rings? The only dimension I see being a problem is the mounting hole width for the mini-hum is 1/8" narrower than the regular hum. Has anybody done this?

My heroes all tinkered with guitars. Seemed like a good thing to do.

Thanks! I know I'm like... why did I take those pickups out again? Lol. Might need to put them back in.

AI just regurgitates stuff it reads on the internet. The internet is already full of bad opinions. So, good not to take it too seriously.

I figured it would be too old-timey for me. I'm not beholden to vintage tones at all. Glad I tried it though. Makes me want to try more Antiquity pups. Hopefully I can stay satisfied with the Donahue in the bridge...

99% of strings are hex core, nickel, roundwound or flatwound. Start there, no need to go outside of that unless there's a specific use case. I preferred rounds until I gigged bass with a real band, selling tickets and booking regional venues and doing all that. I found that flatwounds fill the...

It's that way everywhere, bigger forums, social media, etc. Hard to get anyone to listen to your stuff no matter how much effort you put into it. The most engagement I've ever received from a music clip was when using funky hashtags and wearing a headlamp while playing the guitar with some...

Edit: added the Lari neck pickup in chrome

Alrighty. Reporting back. I tried the Lari, A2Pro, and Antiquity I in the neck. Here's a quick rundown. Stock Fender Vintage Noiseless - chimey, spanky, I like the bit of sponginess in the attack (alnico II mags), but its a bit muddy/unclear and string definition is poor. Lari - brighter than...

I would start with one of EMGs recommendations rather than mix and match. That way you have a better baseline for what’s going on. Take inspiration from their prewired HSS pickguards. I didn’t find a volume drop between the 81 or 89 in the bridge and the S in the neck/middle. You can adjust...

Tip - magnets usually arrive in a labeled bag, but you should also label your magnets with sharpie and/or masking tape. That way there’s no question which is which if a magnet ends up not making it back in the labeled bag.

Everything is sold except the single coils.

Long scale is fine but the real trick is finding the right gauge of B string. Like the .135 from your string set might be flubby but a .130 might be just right. You really have to treat the low B as a separate item. Get your 4 string set dialed, then pursue the B string separately through...