Recent content by cheezemaster

Does anybody know if anyone makes a smaller, more form-fitting hard case for a Gibson Explorer? I've searched online and have only found gig bags...I'd like a little more protection than that. I love my Explorer but find myself not taking it to gigs much since it's hard to fit it in my little...

I recently obtained a used reissue Ampeg Dan Armstrong Plexiglass guitar..very cool axe, but also very untraditional and odd. And most-importantly it looks cool!! Unfortunately it only came with one pickup - the single coil (new they come with a double-coil as well.. the pickups just slide in...

been a long time since I've been on the forum. here's an odball one.. I just picked up a used Dan Armstrong plexi guitar (reissue) on the cheap. The thing looks awesome and plays great. Unfortunately, since I got it used, it only came with one pickup, the single coil one..don't know what the...

I have no idea what to call it.. but it's missing... haha It's the little ring/nut that holds a Gibson toggle switch in place. In this case it's for an Explorer, but I think it's the same for all Gibsons. I've only seen this piece available for purchase with the complete toggle switch...

Any one notice that the pole piece ends (slotted screw) on Gibson humbuckers are slightly bigger in diameter.. and the head is deeper than Duncan pole pieces? Why is this? Does the difference effect tone in any way?

I recently put a Custom in my Les Paul (b) and finally had a chance to rock out with the full band last night through my JCM 900 half stack. This sucka smokes! I love it. It retains the PAF vibe, but it's got lots more punch and guts. Barre chords are chunky, open chords still ring out...

So - just threw a Duncan Custom SH-5 in my LP and am loving it! Total balls-out rocknroll tone! PAF on steroids is definitely an accurate description. It's funny though you look at the "users" of this on the pickup page- it's all guys from nu metal and modern metal bands that I've never...

Hey all, I recently picked up an old Seymourizer II humbucker for dirt cheap. I hooked it up and.. uh it's not really working.. really low output and lots of ground hum. I've peeled back the tape a bit and the wires seem to be a total mess.. and some even look re-soldered (?). On Dr. Ads...

SOLD! TO FUSION1 Ok - so I sold my mini hums. Next up on the auction block from my box of unused pups: Seymour Duncan Lil '59 for Strat, white about 9" of lead wire left YOURS for $35 This is the "old" version with the tape.. not the plastic cover. note: you may need to mofify your...

SOLD: TO ELSCORCHO Time to do some house cleaning - stuff is gathering dust, might as well be rocked by some forum bros: First entry: Matched set Seymour Duncan "Seymourized" mini humbuckers - from the Custom Shop - adjustable poles Les Paul Deluxe Style. No "S" logo on cover - wound my MJ...

I just stopped by a local used music gear place and puchaced an old beat up humbucker with a sticker on the baseplate that says "Seymourizer II" for $30. I have no idea what this thing is, I know that this is not a current Duncan production model. What can you tell me about this pickup? -...

Hey all - you've been helpful with this kind of thing in the past. I've been playing around with adjusting/raising the height of the 57+ in my Les Paul (bridge pos) to give it more punch/output. I've got it so the low 3 (wound) strings sound killer - nice and fat and punchy and growly, but...

Anyone know a good place to get a pickguard for a USA Gibson Explorer? Mine is white, but I'd prefer a black one. An actual Gibson one would be ideal but any aftermarket one that fits would be fine. I Googled it and came up with not much in the way of results.. lots of Les Paul and Strat...

I was just reading through the FAQ section and it says when adjusting a pickup height, to start at 3/32 of an inch from the strings. Is it just me, or does that seem REALLY close?

I was just playing around with an Explorer, rockin' out on the bridge pickup - which is the Gibson 500T. I dig how it sounds - definitely hot, but also full and articulate. As mentioned in my earlier post, I'm condidering a Duncan Custom for my Les Paul. How does the Custom compare...