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I need some suggestions. I want to put some covered pickups on my Gibson SG Special. It came with uncovered Gibson 490s. Music to be played is hard rock'n'roll to metal (it's an SG). Thanks. FP

Will a standard humbucker pickup ring fit a Trembucker with a nickel cover on it?

My Yamaha AES620 is a VERY BRIGHT guitar, so the Seymour Duncan SH-4 JB that came loaded stock on this guitar was removed quickly. I put a set of Duncan Invaders on and they tamed the brightness, but they are very "one dimensional". This guitar also has wide string spacing at the bridge, so a...

How does the Duncan SH-59 bridge and neck differ from the Gibson Classic 57 and Classic 57 plus? I have both of these and would like a little more info before I decide which set to install. Thank you for your help and suggestions. FP

Here she is. A solid mahogany body Les Paul Classic. Rosewood fretboard. Mahogany neck. 57 Classic neck/57 Classic+ bridge. I want Duncan pickups only. What music do I play? It doesn't matter. What I want this guitar to sound like is... A Les Paul :usa2: What do you suggest??? Thank...

Did Seymour Duncan make a SH-5 Custom and SH-11 Custom Custom for the NECK position? I just won an auction for them. The seller says that's what the sticker says on the back of the pickups. The Seymour Duncan "Tone Chart" doesn't list them. Did I get ripped off? Thanks, FP

I put a pair of Invaders in my Yamaha AES620. At the same time I put in new 500k audio taper CTS pots, 0.047uF 1000V Hovland MusiCap capacitor, Switchcraft switch and jack and braided wire. It's a humbucker/humbucker-2 volume-1 tone-3 way switch guitar. I wired it up like the wiring diagram on...

I just got my new Yamaha AES620 in translucent dark red last week. It came with a Seymour Duncan SH-4 JB on the bridge. I decided to upgrade the stock Alnico neck pickup with a Seymour Duncan SH-2N Jazz Model. Now here's the funny part...I'm 48 years old and this is my first new electric guitar...