Recent content by CarlosG

Hi! I have an Ibanez RG421 HPAM and I love this guitar. However, I’ve noticed that the bridge seems to be of poor quality. I’m wondering whether such pitting on the baseplate is also found on higher-end bridges. I’m unsure if I should replace just the saddles or replace the entire bridge...

It doesn't fit every guitar and only has a 10-inch radius. Nut sauce seems like a scam, so much money for a little grease (probably PTFE). I use a lithium one like Gilmour's. I've used graphite, but it gets dirty. I also bought a PTFE one (theoretically the lowest friction), but it stinks, so I...

Hi! As always, I apologize in advance for my English, it's bad, I often use a translator, but I like this forum. I've noticed that many people have a favorite nut material, mainly based on sound. I would like to focus on friction. None of my hardtail guitars stay in tune as well as those with...

You can also use contact with shielding. So, shielding is enough. And I think it's a matter of soldering skill; I have no problem soldering plastic miniswitches. So you didn't notice the difference? Do you use the volume knob a lot? And I used the resistor as an example because I was curious...

Hi. Apparently, metal film resistors have less noise than carbon. I see that the Bourns 82 and 95 have composite traces. Does this mean they will have less noise than traditional carbon potentiometers? Has anyone compared them? Best regards!

Hi! I'd like to try Mark Knopfler's mod. The idea was that with the HSS circuit with EMG in position number 2 (bridge + middle) it was supposed to sound like a Stratocaster with a single coil on bridge. And yes, I know there is a model 89 or 81tw that allows coil splitting, but EMG itself...

I noticed that the X version comes with an active tone, while the non-X version comes with a passive tone. What's the difference? If I want to mix, for example, 89x SA SA, which one should I use?

I've ordered a few EMG 85, 89xr, S, SA, and SAX pickups. We'll see what I like. If anyone has reliable information on Mark Knopfler's mod for achieving a Strat-like sound with an 85 and SA pickup, I'd be grateful. Apparently, the EMG 85's output stage uses a resistor and capacitor in the second...

Isn't that a myth? The pdf on the EMG website states 600 hours for the 85, and 3000 hours for the 85x :)

I heaed about Mark Knopfler mod. Apparently, adding a resistor and capacitor makes it sound like a Strat in position 2. A superswitch is probably needed. Apparently, with the EMG 89, you have to using push-pull, but I suspect a super/megaswitch would allow for autosplit in the bridge + middle...

Yea, you say about 89, split mode activate coil closest to the bridge. Standard humbuckers (like SD) split activate coil closer to the neck. So I want 89R (or XR) which split activates the coil closer to the neck. Don't bother, I don't think I'll have a reference in C (lower tuning, thicker...

There is no volume drop also in the humbucker option (without split) when do you switch to singles? 89 with r has active coil closer to the neck, so in bridge should sound better. All humbuckers on bridge has active coil closer to the neck. I would like the active single coil to be closer to the...

Hi! I've been shielding my guitars for years and never gave it a second thought, just every cavity. However, recently when I shielded my bass I noticed how much the sound had become duller. Today, for fun, I tried a stainless steel pickguard (non-ferromagnetic grade) and I can also hear that...

On the other hand, I'm not sure if the 89R option wouldn't be better. It seems like the 85x sounds thin compared to the 85, and the 85 has more beef and body. Why 89R, supposedly it's an 85 and an SA in one, except that the R version has a working SA coil closer to the neck (it turns out the 89...