Recent content by Chad

I’ve noticed that on guitars with a toggle-style pickup selector switch, the switch itself often gets grounded. But I’m wiring a guitar with a 3-way blade switch and I’ve noticed most diagrams don’t show that style of switch getting grounded? Why is that? By the way, this guitar doesn’t have a...

Hello. I’m wiring a guitar for a friend. It’s a USA G&L Legacy with a bridge humbucker. He put a Duckbucker in the middle position, wired in parallel. Anyway, are G&L pickups, by default, out of phase with Duncans? B+M is definitely out of phase. What are my options to get the two pickups back...

Re: Whats the wire color code to tap the oposite coil on a Duncan from normal? I almost always prefer splitting to the bridge slug coil (gives more meat being closer to the neck) and the neck screw coil (for a more authentic Strat-like neck sound). I use the attached diagram. This setup is...

Re: Multimeter shows pots resistance instead of pickup resistance when connected to j

I have an HB101B with a nickel cover and want to remove the logo to match the no-logo neck pickup’s cover. Best method? Thanks!

I am running a Fluence Modern Ceramic in the bridge of an ESP Eclipse. Great pickup, but seems rather hot. I just hooked the gain switch option to a push/pull and played around with it. I'm thinking I like the -6db setting. Who else is running that setting? Wonder how these compare in...

I'm getting a set of Fluence Moderns, but have a few questions: 1. I assume the Alnico and Ceramic are swappable between neck and bridge (no string spacing issues or anything)? 2. Can somebody clarify what the two Voices for the Alnico and Ceramic are based on? 3. I'm looking for output...

When splitting the bridge HB on a HSS guitar, which coil does it make the most sense to split to for the most authentic quack sound with B+M? On this guitar, I have tried the inner (neck side) coil. Also, have tried parallel. Definitely prefer split over parallel and getting ready to...

Can't say how many threads I've seen over the years where a person asks about trem vs standard spacing and most members respond that it's pretty much just visual and doesn't really matter. It DOES matter with some setups. Example: 2007 ESP GL-56 strat. It has a traditional, bent saddle...

Duncan 59 neck with factory installed gold cover. 4 conductor with long legs. Lead is 12"~. Comes with a pair of gold, flat-head screws. No springs. Pickup works great and hasn't been used all that much. Probably 50 hours of play time. There are some flaws in the gold cover from play...

Re: Can someone explain this phenomenon?

Custom 8s were all the rage a few years back. But it doesn't seem that they get mentioned all that much anymore. Just curious if many folks out there are still using them?

Re: Strings Hitting Tonepros Bridge Following the prevailing logic of this thread, is this a terrible bridge design?

I have an ESP Eclipse II (Les Paul style) that is on the bright side. Mahogany body and neck, maple top, & ebony fingerboard. It came with a JB in the bridge, which I didn't like. The upper mid spike was too strident even playing around with pots. Plus, I wanted more lower mids. I put in an...

Haven't bought any push-pull pots for awhile and am wondering who currently makes the best quality? Used to be the consensus that Alpha were good stuff, but I see that CTS and Bourns are also making them now.