Recent content by chuckbat

Pickup Lounge. I need some help IDing these pickups. The guitar is a Fender FMT Tele Custom, Made in Korea, crimson red, neck through. Anyway, it has DiMarzio's in it. I'm not that familiar with that brand. They sound good but I don't know what models they are. The DiMarzio site doesn't...

I have a stock '03 HW1 Tele. It has a rosewood fretboard. I always liked the sound of Strats with maple fretboards and wished I had got one with this guitar. But, tonight I was playing and just noticed a couple notes were so warm sounding. Is the maple a harsher sound? Is that why there is...

Peavey XXL head w/multiple wattage output. 25, 50, or 100 watts, speaker dampening, FX loop, reverb, three channels w/multiple stages of gain and clean. Very good sounds. Check out the sound samples at Peavey's website. Also have a Hartke 4X12 cabinet. Celestion loaded, stereo or mono...

Some one has to have some Gibson 490R and 498T combos out of a Les Paul, SG, Epiphone, anything Gibson related. I found a pretty good '61 SG copy by a company called Davison. It's not bad, set neck, witch hat knobs. I cant tell what the body is. But its a cool cheapo. Let me know if you've...

I picked this up today off Craig's List for $175. It needs a new tone pot and a good intonation setup. The previous owner took out the original Duncans and put int these white DiMarzios. It has a chip out around the bottom where the input jack is. Doesn't have the flame maple, but is a nice...

I got a Les Paul Special today. The finish is just straight up mahogany with a light coat of black paint. It is faded in some areas. This is my first real Gibson Made in USA. I've had a couple Epiphones in the past. This guitar has sustain for days. It wasn't in the best shape, some grungy...

Does anybody know what pickups would have been in Dickey Betts guitar from the song One Way Out. I believe he has the first solo. That is like the Holy Grail of Les Paul tone to my ears.

somewhere where you could design or put together an idea of a Strat or Tele?

in my '03 Highway 1 Tele myself? What kind of skills do you need? Are the instructions clearly laid out? I have used a local factory trained tech for all my other pickup changes and setups. I was trying to save a couple bucks, but it might be worth it to have him still do the swap. I am...

I have a '03 Highway 1 Telecaster and I want to raise the neck pickup. Other than removing the pickguard which seems like a pain in the arse, how do I do this? I'm thinking this will give me some more bite. Help. Thanks.

I picked up a what seems to be a older model "SG" copy. Set neck, binding on neck that is turning a nice cream color, chrome covered humbuckers, seperate volume and tone knobs, nice cherry finish. I got it off Craig's list for under a $100. I looked up Davison on the net and could find...

Any opininons on these? I am wanting a semi-hollow body bad. Funds are limited, I don't play out, I have been playing for about 20 years, looking for a half decent box for blues, hard rock. Let me know. Thanks

I got this used last nght off Craigs List for $40. Seems cool, 4 knobs. There seems to be two types one with a couple of tape reels painted on it and one with out. Nime has the reels on it. I know it is discontinued, but I wanted to see if anyone has one or experience with one. Good or bad.

that came with a Fender Frontman's footswitch for a speaker cable to go from the external speaker jack on my H & K to my speaker jack on my Hartke 4X12? Or do I have to get a "true" speaker cable? All I know is you can't use guitar cable for speaker cable.

Does anyone know what are the stock p/u's? Other than the vague info on Fender's site I'm not sure. I love the sound, but I was thinking of dropping in something a little hotter in the bridge. Something a little thicker sounding. Suggestions? Lil '59? I'm not sure. Mostly a metal player...