Recent content by Dru Edwards

Hi all. Does anyone know what the wood body for my BC Rich Warlock might be? I bought it new in 1989. It's a Platinum Series. Maple neck, rosewood fretboard. Floyd Rose. I'm guessing that because it's a Platinum Series that it isn't agathis, but who knows. Anyone know what BC Rich used in those...

Hey all. I want to try an A5 magnet in my Custom Custom, which is stock with an A2. I find the bass a little too open. I've never done a magnet swap so I figure I should try it and change it so a Custom. I have a few Epi pup's and Duncan Designed pup's sitting around. Would the magnet in those...

Hi All. Has anyone ever used any isolation headphones for band practice? I always use ear plugs (foam/like the Heros) for practice/gigs and they seem to be fine. We just got a new drummer who's really loud and I'm thinking about headphones in practice to reduce the db's. No speakers in the...

Hey. I have a guitar I bought on ebay last year (ltd M-250) that has non-stock EMG 81/85 and a single coil in the middle. The single has 'EMG' written in gold on the front and on the back is a sticker which says "IG" as well as the solder-free "quick connect" connection. Any ideas? Is this a...

From MusiciansFriend, specially the AC25/SR Plus acoustic/electric. It's a concert series with solid spruce top, solid rosewood back, and laminate rosewood sides. Korean made. I've played one 4 or the past 5 nights so I know that's what I want. I would have found something else if they weren't...

Hey. Generally speaking and all things being equal, if one dreadnaught acoustic guitar has a cutaway and the other does not, will the non-cutaway be louder or have more depth? I tend to think it would add a little but I'm not sure. Again, this is a generalization. I'm looking at the...

Hey. I install a new Hotrails in my friend's Strat last month. Before it was installed the pickup would simply fall out of the cover (exposing the wiring) and wouldn't stay put. Before installing, we used a little electical tape at the base of the PU to keep it on but it looks like it came...

Hey - does anyone know the allen/hex key size for a Floyd Rose? It's the key for the lock nuts at the nut and the fine tuning keys at the bridge. All my keys are at home, I'm working on the road and I have a guitar that needs maintaining here. Thanks!

Does anyone have a Schecter C1-Classic? Or a neck-thru-body with maple neck / rosewood fretboard and mahogany body? The Classic comes stock with a JB/Jazz. I've never really liked the JB with gold cover in this guitar (although I love it in my EC-1000). It sounds a little 'shrilly' I guess...

Hey, I've got a MiA Fender Strat (rosewood fretboard) and I've installed Hotrails in the bridge and neck. The volume is a 500k but the tone nobs are 250k. I love the bridge pu but the neck is muddy. I've also played the pickguard on a MiM strat (maple fretboard) and the same sound. Would...

Hey. I understand coil splitting and push-pulls/DPDT switches. I just want to confirm the AUTO SPLIT term. The SD wiring diagram for Strat has the "1 humbucker, 2 singles, 1 volume, 2 tones, 5 way, AUTO SPLIT" option. Is this simply that when the switch is in Pos 2 the traditional...

Hey there. I'm thinking about upgrading the stock pickups in my Epiphone G-1275 double neck, specifically the bridge pu for the 12-string. The key thing I'm looking for is great cleans. I won't be replacing the neck pickup due to cost considerations and I don't care if they're matched or not...

Hey. I'm wiring up a new pickguard. My previous thread today asked about the wiring diagram (thanks for the help Artie). My question is what kind of wire do I use to wire the selector switch / pots? Does the gauge matter? Thanks.

Hey. I'm assembling my new pickguard for my parts-o-caster project and I've looked at lots of wiring diagrams but nothing that seems to fit this exactly. I'd rather not guess. Here's what I'm looking at: H-S-H (CC - Texas Special - PG) Standard Fender 5 way selector switch 2 volume (both...

I just got a Texas Special neck pickup from eBay. I won't be able to install it until next week-end. Other than a multimeter or hearing it, is there anyway to identify the pu? For example, this one has no markings at all and the wires are black and white. I have no reason to question the...