Recent content by Bill Dennis

Looking at Jazzmaster pickups... who has experience with Duncan's offerings

Can aged covers be gotten on models other than the Ants etc ? I would like a 59 aged for a Les Paul and something for the neck

I use this setup The HX is 4 cable. The switch on the right selects up/down through the HX presets. Lots of amp/gain options and lead boost from the Iridium. A wide variety of effects from the HX both in front of and after the Iridium as needed. Tap tempo for both DD-8 and HX if needed. The...

Is the slug coil still the north coil in Duncan production pickups? I need to tame the top end on an ash Ibanez. I think converting the Custom into a Custom Custom is the best approach but I need to make sure I get the polarity right so I don't have to tear it apart 2 times

Thats what I posted above . This is the actual schematic. ​

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I have not played a JB in a very long time. I built an alder bodied homage to the 5150 Kramer and put a JB in it. I expected it to be pretty bright, especially since it had a 500k pot and no tone control. Turns out its really not. At least not in this one... Time for plan B...

On sale for $99. Had to buy it. I am an amp guy first, but this provides a lot of amp tones I don't own and a lot of flexibility

Fender just had a huge sale on the Squiers. I grabbed a 50's classic vibe in sunburst. Pondering what I could do with it. EJ clone. Lipstick pickups. Gold foils? Just brainstorming here..Watcha got?

I got a jazz neck in a multi item swap. Didn't need it and sold it. The buyer asked to return because it sounded broken. I took it back and put in a guitar. Its light in output and thinner, but not out of phase thin. I know that sound. I can only think either coil damage or something with the...

I want to squeeze a JB into a Player Strat. It does not have the deeper routes for the legs/mounting screw. I want to find shorter screws to install it with and squeeze it in there. What thread does Duncan use on their humbucker mounts?? I will just cut them off if I have to but if a Lowes run...

Would it make sense for Seymour and others that worked with him to talk about / document the work they did for him in the early days? Sort of like how Dimarzio has done with the articles on developing the MM EVH pickups etc or Sunset Studio is doing on the groups that worked there? There is...

I have tried a Custom and a 59 now in the bridge slot of my Ibanez RG421 ash hardtail. The treble cap setup didn't work for me. Highs were very spikey. Removing that helped a great deal but the ash / maple is rather bright combo. Ordered some sand cast A2's from rewind pickups. I think that will...

How about having both? I rotated the neck pickup 180 but no mag flipping was required. The schematic is not mine. Found it online. Possibly even here. I don't remember. The guitar and wiring work are mine however. Its the circuit from a Charvel DK24 Pro Mod HH 2pt. I loved it so much in that...

I just picked up my first 7 string. A Jackson JS32-7. https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/JS327ASW--jackson-js-series-dinky-js32-7-snow-white-with-amaranth-fingerboard The woods used were decent. The extended scale is a big plus when going lower than the traditional low "E". The design is...