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Would a Quarter Pounder in the neck work well with a Custom Stack in the middle and a 57/Custom hybrid in the Bridge? I’d like to brighten up the mud in a very dark sounding Strat with an S-1 Switch. Your opinions please. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hello! I have a HSS Strat that has a JB in the Bridge position. I have a 59/Custom Hybrid on the shelf also for the same guitar. What would the group suggest for single coils in the middle and neck position for the JB? Or the 59/Custom? I'm open to all suggestions. BD

I need to rewire my Sheraton that has '57 Classics in it. What brand of pot would you use? How about a capacitor and value? Thanks! BD

I have a new, 2013 Am. Dlx. Strat in a HSS configuration. I love it, with the passing lane and S1 switch. I don't want to change the N3 single coils, but the bridge humbucker needs to scream a little more for my liking. On this one with the complex switching, which SD humbucker would work well?

With a little guidance and a lot of patience I figured out how to adjust the intonation and truss rod on my Sheraton ll. With a lite luck I may try cutti g and shaping a new nut for a Gibson.

I've been hearing a lot of disrespect towards the Fender samarium cobalt pick ups. Seems they are either loved or hated, and I can't figure out why. Whats the gripe against them?

When the tech who installs your pickup tells you that you now have a loud, bright guitar after switching to this p/u, l love it. But you should double check his installation. Strings 1-3 (high E through g) sound great , strings 4-6 (d - low E) sound muddy and undefined. Thin. Why??? I'll...

I'm wanting more presence, volume, and complexity from my Les Paul. I have in mind a modern wiring schematic with Luxe PIO caps, and if that doesn't work, a 50's schematic will be used. Before I heat up my soldering iron and rework a perfectly good 2010 Traditional, is there really a...

Looking for the capacitor values, I took the pick guard off my '08 Am. Dlx. HSS Strat this morning. This is a guitar I have tonally fought since I received it as a warranty replacement. It is the darkest, muddiest Strat I have ever heard and has prompted a tone quest that has lasted for years...

I am looking for a modern wiring with independent volumes. If you could help, what I don't understand about this diagram is the placement of the capacitors to ground. Why? It seems to be counter-productive. http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/wiring-diagrams/schematics.php?schematic=2h_2v_2t_3w

I'm not sure if this is being posted in the right place, but this seems somewhat logical. What effect does a volume pot have on your tone? How does it work to your advantage or disadvantage? Specifically, I have a LP with 300k volume pots, stock. How are those 300k pots affecting my tone, in...

I have a LP Traditional Plus that needs help. The stock '57 Classics just don't have the oomph that I'm wanting. The new hybrid '59/Custom hybrid sounds like it might be the ticket for the bridge. What should it be paired with though in the neck? I'm between a Pearly Gates or a Jazz. Any...

How do you know when to mod a guitar? I have an Ibanez RG350dx that seems to have potential, but the stock p/u's are missing something. When do you know that an inexpensive hunk of basswood and maple has that potential to put as much money in pickups as the original guitar cost?

I have a Strat with SCN single coils in the neck and middle, and a Fender installed clone of the SD Pearly Gates. How does this compare to the ceramic magnet Hot Rails? I'm thinking of Dave Murray's two tone Strat in Iron Maiden.

Last week I posted my thoughts and impressions after trying a Gibson Explorer out at Guitar Center. It's a guitar that I really don't have a lot of experience with at all, but have always been drawn towards. I mean, previous purchases were a choice between say a Am. Std. Strat or an Explorer...