Recent content by eric22rr

I need an instructions guide on replacing individual saddles on a tune-o-matic style bridge. I keep hearing a reference to "popping them out" but I have no idea how to do it. Anyone have a link to a tutorial? Thanks!

I have a Gibson Les Paul Studio (2005) and I need to replace the stock saddles. The bridge is fine, and I don't want to replace it -- just the saddles. I want to use tone pro graphite saddles, and I found a site that sells them VERY cheap...

The saddles for my Gibson Les Paul Studio (lefty - 2005) are worn out. I need to replace them. Should I get individual ones or replace the whole bridge? Would the fact that I've got a lefty make a difference? I thought that maybe saddles were cut roughly to the width of the strings, from #1 to...

Several years ago I installed (by myself) a '59 in the neck position of my GLP Studio. Recently, it has been cutting out: Suddenly the output will be drastically reduced. You can still hear the output, but only very slightly. I have removed and checked the switch and all other wire...

I've read about pretty much every SD pup, and tons of posts on the forum about the 498T, so I have a good idea what some of you will recommend, but I thought I'd ask directly. I have a lefty Gibson LP with the original 498T in the bridge position (I had swapped out the neck for a 59 -- I love...

I don't know how much of you know about the guitar synthesizer system from the eighties, the GR-700... But I got a hold of one, along with a Standard Gibson Les Paul set up with the GR-700 pickup. If you haven't seen one of these systems before, it looks very, very strange. I'm planning on...

I don't know how much of you know about the guitar synthesizer system from the eighties, the GR-700... But I got a hold of one, along with a Standard Gibson Les Paul set up with the GR-700 pickup. If you haven't seen one of these systems before, it looks very, very strange. I'm planning on...

I just installed a '59 in the neck position of my Gibson LP Studio. The factory pickup had the cover soldered to it. Is this usual? When I install a new pickup cover, will I need to solder it to the pickup too? If not, what is the installation like? Thanks

I posted a few days ago about soldering. Well, I got around to putting the '59 (neck) into my Gibson LP Studio (a lefty, in case anyone is confused by the photos). I just wanted to open it up to comments on my soldering work. I think it's pretty sloppy, but it's holding mechanically, and...

I have a stock Gibson LP studio. I plan on switching to a Custom for the bridge pup, and a SH-1 '59 for the neck. I'm looking at the wiring diagrams and I'm a bit confused. My guitar is obviously a 2-humbucker, 2-volume and 2-tone knob guitar, but what's the difference between split and...

I am planning on installing my next set of pickups. I want to get experience soldering small cheap electronic projects before I do the pups. For the pups, what is the best kind of solder (type, as well as diameter)? I am using a 25-Watt iron.

I just got a Gibson Les Paul Studio. I took the pickguard off, and noticed a dent in the finish. On the surface of the pickguard, there's a silver screw that faces down towards the body of the guitar, which connects the small metal bracket to the pickguard. Underneath the pickguard, there's a...

I plan on getting some D'adarrio Heavy gauge strings (.012 .016 .020 .032 .042 .054) and drop-tuning to C# (standard tuning, down 1 1/2 steps) for a Gibson Les Paul. If I were to tune up to standard E every now and then, would the tension be too much? In other words, are strings of this gauge...

I have a factory-equipped Gibson Les Paul Studio. I'm looking at the schematics on the SD website. I don't know what the split information is, so I don't know which one to look at. Based on my guitar, do you know which is the right schematic for me?

I just got a Gibson LP Studio, straight from the factory. I want to save some money and set it up on my own. I just read the intonation thread in the vault, but I had some questions before I started. I haven't made ANY modifications. I plan on using D'Addario Heavy gauge strings (.012 .016...