Recent content by DesertRat

Re: Fender Telecaster 72 deluxe pickup change It's not pretty, but it works great. A piece of flat aluminum drilled and riveted into original holes. I currently have Phat Cats but I've tried JB, Jazz-n, 59n, sm2 minihums, Dimarzio Airzone and AirNorton.

https://soundcloud.com/chuckhawley/tele-pu-samples Telecaster pickup samples. 4-way switching. There are 3 sets of 4 samples each in this order: Bridge pickup, both pickups in parallel (normal Tele wiring), neck pickup, both pickups in SERIES (modified wiring). Bridge pickup is a Peter Florance...

Hi peeps, I've been swapping mags out on the bridge position Pearly Gates in my Les Paul studio. Did a few gigs w/the A8 and then switched to the un-oriented A5 last night. A8 boosts the output by 10-15% or so to my ear, adds lows and low mids, and smooths the top. The overall feel is pretty...

A twang boinger is born!!!

Hi peeps! What's the best parts supplier to get a fender 2 point tremolo from??

Has anyone here wax potted a Seth Lover pickup? If so, what did you think and how does it compare to a standard APH1?

Here's something I did today with Albuquerque band Saving Damsels, kind of an alt-country vibe. I'm playing the left channel guitar. It's an Ibanez AGS83 semi hollow w/ Pearly Gates pickups. http://www.reverbnation.com/play_now/song_8984225

I'm thinking about getting one but there's nowhere here to test drive one. Has anybody played one and what do you think of it?

5 different guitars, 4 different bridge pickups! Listen to the clip and decide which is which? http://soundcloud.com/chuckhawley/pickup-comparison Your choices: Gibson Les Paul w/Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates, Fender Telecaster w/Fralin Tele Blues Special, Fender Strat w/a Gibson 498t...

http://soundcloud.com/chuckhawley/sick-sick-fish Fender '72 Telecaster Thinline reissue w/Duncan Phat Cat bridge.

Here's a link to a "desert surf jazz" instrumental I'm working on: http://soundcloud.com/chuckhawley/seismowoggit Basic guitar track (R-channel):Les Paul Studio (Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro neck humbucker) recorded direct and re-amped through a Fender Champ clone. Lead guitar & slide...

I did some trading with a friend of mine last week and received a MIM Telecaster loaded with "Callaham Special Wind Fralin Tele Pickups with Hybrid magnets". Info can be found here (scroll down): http://www.callahamguitars.com/partstel.htm The first thing that struck me was the sound of the...

Does anyone have experience with the Ibanez Bob Weir models from the late '70's?? How do they sound/feel. What are they worth? Somebody is offering me one in trade and I want to get some background before I look at it.

http://chuckhawley.com/?page_id=3 The first tune there "Seismowoggit". It's an instrumental. The first bit of guitar was recorded direct on the A2P neck pu of my Les Paul studio, then re-amped through my buddies hot rodded Champ clone. Subsequent leads were done on an Ibanez AGS 83...

Put a "high nut" on my Tele. I'm going to experiment with playing it like a lap steel, heavy steel bar and all. Anyone else messed around with this?