Recent content by daniels dad

Hi all. It has been a while since I visited the forum. Brian May's Red Special had 3 pups and is said to have been wired in series. Would this have the effect of one big honkin' pickup with resistance 3x a single one? What would be the benefit of this? I think that the increased resistance would...

Just wanted to thank all who looked in on me and posted comments. I am convinced that what I have is not SD but the original pup that was in the axe. SD APS1 RW/RP are 6.4k with cloth insulators. What I have is 5.5k with plastic insulators. The pups that I have in the Gibson Melodymaker are...

Found a pair of these pups among my toys. I thought they were Dimarzios but have found out they aren't. got them back in the 70's and they were mounted in a Mansefield Tele copy. (not the original pups) sounded real mean when played through a Marshall amp. Gold color with "26428" ink stamped on...

First posting. Newby. Pls be gentle. "inherited" a box of goodies which included an SD APS-1 (middle). At least that's what the case says . no serial number. Looks like the picture of APS-1 shown on line. How can I tell if it is genuine? Here's my plan. I have a '64 Gibson Melody Maker which...