Recent content by David Garner

I have a Super D and 36th Anniversary set in this guitar that kicked a JB/59 set out. It was just better in this guitar. Not by a mile, but by enough.

I have the 36th Anniversary PAF neck paired with a Super Distortion in the bridge of this one and I love it. I had a JB/59 before and that was also a great set. In this particular guitar I have a slight preference for the DiMarzios. Both sound great for anything from Allman Brothers to modern...

So I built a nice Superstrat, body is swamp ash, neck is maple with a rosewood board. I have a JB in there now along with the Classic Stacks in the neck and middle. The JB is solid, I LOVE the split tone, but it's simultaneously a little harsh and a little weak sounding in this particular...

Hello all. I have used the following diagram to wire up an HSS Strat pickguard with a TB-4 in the bridge and STK-s4s in the middle and neck. The middle STK-s4 is a proper middle pickup, reverse wind, reverse polarity, and cancels hum properly in the neck/middle position. Here is the diagram...

I’m building a Superstrat and I’d like a TB-4 and a STK-s4 neck and middle in parchment with no logo. I’d buy them with a logo on Reverb or whatever but I can’t find the TB-4 in parchment. Thanks in advance.

Obviously, the full size Screamin Demon bridge is an option. Custom? Distortion? I have a JB in my LP, so I'd prefer to get something else in this one. Mahogany/rosewood if it helps.

Don't hesitate. I got the Cutthroat Audio Down Brownie, and it is so much more than just a clone. Incredible master volume -- best I've ever used. Marshall channel. 3-way negative feedback switch. Tube or solid state rectifier switch. You can pull the volume on the Brit channel and jumper...

So I already have a Pearly Gates set, unpotted, in one LP. I love them. I’ve considered just getting a second set for my other LP, which currently has a great JB/59 set, because it pales in comparison. I’m intrigued by the Queenbucker set though. I’m a little worried about the A3 bridge, but...

No, I ordered them from a vendor, JMI Music. You'd have to ask them what they did to get them that way. They look great though, covers on or off:

Re: What Neck Pickup?

Re: What Neck Pickup? Honeybursts look fantastic with black bobbin pickups, but I agree they look better with double cremes, which is why I also have them in mine.

Re: What Neck Pickup? Funny -- I love that look on your guitar. I hated it on mine and it's the same finish. The Antiquities I used to have in my other LP also didn't sound good in that particular 93 Standard, so I put the stock pickups back in and just last week swapped in a JB/59 set. But...

Re: What Neck Pickup? None at all. I have it set high on both sides too -- about 6/64 (3/32) from the strings with the E string depressed at the highest fret. If anything it has more bite than the A2 pickups I'm used to, and more even than the UOA5 490r I replaced with it. My preference is...

Re: Need opinion- is this legit SD pearly gates Agree. I’m no expert, but I have a JB from that “winder’s initials” era and it has the logo on the baseplate. This is mine:

I’ve been wanting to try one. Figured I’d buy used and lessen the cost if I don’t like it. This is going into a 93 Les Paul Standard. Replacing the 498t. I may keep the 490r, which I love with a UOA5 magnet. If I decide to replace it, though, what would y’all suggest? Thinking of a 59, Jazz...