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I've fallen in love with my Les Paul again. I've had such an ambivalent relationship with this guitar, having tried so many different types of pickups in the hopes of getting a powerful, mids-present (throaty) sound that would also sound good clean, with the right balance of highs and lows...

WEBER "MASS LITE" POWER ATTENUATOR FOR SALE Used once. Mint condition. I don't need it. This is the 50 watt version with footswitch bypass (cost $25 extra, including the footswitch), which lets you toggle between attenuated and unattenuated volumes with your foot. For more info...

WEBER MASS LITE ATTENUATOR FOR SALE!!! Used once. Mint condition. I don't need it. This is the 50 watt version with footswitch bypass (cost $25 extra, including the footswitch), which lets you toggle between attenuated and unattenuated volumes with the hit of a switch. For more info...

Selling the following pickups (all have been previously installed and are in perfect working order): SEYMOUR DUNCAN JB (TB-4), black, trembucker spacing, some minor wear on the top of the bobbins, $40 firm + shipping SEYMOUR DUNCAN 59/CUSTOM HYBRID (TB-16), white, trembucker spacing, excellent...

Replaced my Dmz Virtual Solo with a Chopper. My goal was to get a bit more output and fullness out of my Strat's bridge position without losing the trebly bite, and without making it sound like a full blown humbucker. Goal achieved!!! You should also know that I kept my 250k volume pot (no tone...

I wired up my HSS Strat so that position 2 combines the middle single-coil in parallel with the bridge humbucker's north (slug) coil. The humbucker is a 59/Custom hybrid (TB-16). Before wiring this up, I placed the top of the middle single-coil on the top of the humbucker's north coil and both...

I've noticed that putting a humbucker in the bridge slot of my Strat (alder body, maple neck with rosewood fretboard) sounds warmer/looser than when I put that very same humbucker in the bridge slot of my Les Paul Standard (where it sounds tighter and more present). Is this the typical...

As the title says. PM me if you want to sell one.

All I can say is "blech!!!" I don't know if P90s are supposed to sound like this, but compared to the 57 Classics that were in there before, the Mean 90s sound small and constricted. I lost all my sizzle and fullness. It just sounds anemic. Don't get me wrong, I can love single coils. These are...

Seymour Duncan JB with trembucker spacing (TB-4) SOLD Gibson Burstbucker Pro Nickel cover Excellent condition Several inches of wire left (more than enough to go from neck position to control cavity) Calibrated for neck position Alnico V, wax potted Measures 7.6k on my multimeter $70 shipped...

I like the HFH's low output, brightness, and tight bass. However, I want to put a pickup with a traditional nickel cover in my guitar, and the HFH doesn't come that way. Which nickel-covered pickup would you suggest that would give me characteristics similar to the HFH?

Two pickups for sale: Duncan JB (TB-4), double-black bobbins, very good condition (minor surface scratches on the bobbins), works perfectly. Asking $60 shipped and PayPaled to anywhere in Canada and the CONUS. DiMarzio Bluesbucker, regular spacing, nickel cover, excellent condition. Installed...

I'm hoping to see some interesting trends.

Didn't like how smooth and wooly the 57 Classic was in the neck of my SG. It's great in the bridge though. I'm hoping the Bluesbucker will significantly tighten and brighten things up. Steve Blucher at DiMarzio recommended that I put it in backwards (screw poles facing bridge). I'm also going to...

I have a 61 reissue SG that came stock with 57 classics. I find the neck pickup overly smooth and fat (although it cleans up nicely when the volume is rolled back). I'm considering a new neck pickup that would be tighter and more biting. The Burstbucker 1 and Pro (neck) are said to offer that...