Recent content by DonP

Does anyone still use the spin a split? I’m thinking of using one for the SSL-5T I picked up. Also think of using a global? Fender TBX for the single tone. Do the SSLs need a tone that will add more ‘glass’, or maybe 500k pots? Good idea or should I just stick to vintage wiring? Is this...

I am a hard rock / metal head, so I should like the Duncan Distortion, Custom, Gibson 500T, but I just can seem to jive with these. I love the X2N, Super Distortion, 498T, JB usually. I get along great with lower output pickups like BB1&2, BB Pros. I have the Distortion Mayhem set in a...

I see a lot of strats with a hot humbucker and vintage singles, like a hot rails just swapped in the bridge with not other changes. What are the thoughts of having singles vs. something noiseless when having a humbucking pickup in the bridge? What are the thought of having vintage N & M but...

I just got one off of ebay and it comes with two holes for controls and a 5 way. I have regular volume pots and push/pull DPDT pots. The control holes look to be out of the way of the whammy bar if a push pull is used, but you never know. I have standard tone pots and a new in the bag TBX...

I bought a MIJ Charvel SoCal hat came with a X2N in the bridge, and I've found out I really like it! But which neck to pair with it? I'd love to get a neck pickup that looks just like it. Maybe another X2N wired in parallel? BTW mine is all black - bobbins and rails. Thanks!

I have quite a few Jacksons and Charvels, and with this comes quite a few TB-4's. I really like the JB and won't be getting rid of all of them. The best sounding ones I'll leave alone. I have magnets and pole pieces on the way, but I'm curious as to the results others have got. I have a JB2 in...

Plenty of TB-4's laying around. Anyone convert one to a TB-8 invader using SH-8 parts?

I think I'm looking between the MXR Phase 95, and a Boss PH-2. I don't know the first thing about phasers, so any help is appreciated. I just know it is the last pedal I don't have. I like the MXR because of it's history, popular reviews, and multiple mode. I don't care for the small form...

Classic old AC/DC. I have 2 SG's a 1998 and a 2012. I love the 490R/498T combo, but I want something different in one SG. I have a 2009 CR8, and the Burstbuckers 1&2 in that nails the tone I am looking for. I really don't wan't to pull them for the SG. I've seen a recent video where they go...

Sorry, not pictures yet, but in mint shape with long leads. $40 shipped and paypal'ed. I'll post pictures tonight.

This was pulled from my new DK2 back in 2005 because I swapped to gold hardware. With trem bar. Very minty shape. $50 + $6 shipping.

Not sure what these are but they came in a Charvel 275 with the neck routed for a humbucker. They sound good and have a very strat-like split. I have a set of 36th's that are going into this axe in cream or else I would have kept them. $40 + $6 shipping each, or $85 shipped for the pair. The...

Older one wound by MJ. Lead is short but I didn't have an issue using it in my 750XL. I replaced it with another FS that had a logo because the neck FS had a logo and it bugged me. Shallow, I know. This one likely sounded better. It weighs in at 13.44K ohms on my DDM. $65 + $6 shipping.

Just curious as to which pickups would be recommended for a harder rock type of sound. I mostly use a Marshall DSL100 1/2 stack. Don't care if it's SD or Fender or other. Strat tones that I like (at least I think they are): Alex Lifeson (What did he use for Limelight or Spirit of the Radio?)...

And it wasn't from a pickup swap! My 1998 SG Standard sounded awesome for 14 years because I never changed a thing! Not even the strings! It was starting to look ratty with that pickguard clear plastic cover coming off so I decided remove it and to do 4 changes: 1. Strings replaced with GHS...