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    What's up with Blackmachine?

    I remember in 2007ish they were THE shred guitar to go, then Doug had an accident IIRC and took a break, Feline finished some of his in-progress guitars, but I never heard of them again. Beside of new headless guitar, their website seems to be the same pics from 20 years ago Does anyone knows...
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    Aging ABS humbucker bobbins

    Hello! I'm trying to order a set of single-sized humbuckers in ivory/light cream bobbins but couldn't find any bobbins this color, just the dark cream ones. So I bought the white ones and I've tryed to tan it a bit on the sun, but had no success on it. Any ideia/experience on aging ABS bobbins...
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    Is there any difference in wax?

    Hello! Is there any difference in the type lf wax and how do you do it on the sound of the pickup? I've a BKP Crawler that I want to send to a Brazilian pickup builder to open the tape and cover to copy the scatterwind.and etc, because it sounds so fcking good, but not sure if after he puts the...
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    Mixing active pickups brands (SD + EMG)

    Hello there! I bought a Mick Thomson bridge humbucker for a guitar that I'm building and am looking for a low output neck pickup, because I mostly use the neck p.u. for clean tones and low drive things, but all the SD active seems to be high gain (even the single coil) So, I'm thinking in of...
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    Change A5 for A6

    Hello, I have a P90 and a 59 humbucker that I want to change the alnico 5 for alnico 6. My understanding of the A6 is that it has the warmth of A2, with power and definition on low strings more alike the A5. Is that correct? What change would I expect?
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    Brush a nickel cover

    Hello! I bought these polished nickel covers that I want to look like raw nickel. Does anybody has an idea how to do it? Thanks
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    Invader Magnet Swap - Any try?

    Just heard of the Alnico 6 and I'm very excited about it - the guy who told me said like it's a bit warmer and midrange, yet stronger than A5... Anyone have experience? Didn't find anything? Well, said that, I thought on putting a A5 or A6 on a Invader, has anyone tried it? How does that sound...
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    Humbucker for grunge/alt rock

    Hello! I'm building a guitar for a friend that likes grunge like Nirvana and Pearl Jam and alt rock like Queens of Stone Age, The Smiths... I know nothing about these bands... the few songs I've heard I think had a really thick tones (the one with humbucker, I can split coils to simulate the...
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    Alnico IV on Pearly Gates

    Hello guys! I'm building a LP and have already bought a PG neck pickup for it, but still undecided on the bridge pickup. AII sounds cool except for the low E string, then I found it munchy... I'm thinking in buy a used PG and install a alnico 4 magnet on it, has anyone tried it before? Do you...
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    Camo Cover

    Hello guys! I've searched this on the forum, but didn't find it... Does anybody knows how to make covers like these from Bare Knuckle??? Exchanging to brazilian currency, they cost almost as much as an airplane, so would like to put the covers on my SD. Thanks!
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    Changing pole screws on Invader

    Hello guys!! I've remembered a old SH-8 Invader that was on my brother's guitar (he stop playing long ago) and I stole it to try some things on it... I remember I liked it but felt it was a little bit dark/muddy and was planning changing the screws for the normal ones, though could help on the...
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    CS Stack P Bass singlecoil

    Hello! I've been thinking in a custom built '51 P bass style and have had a hard time thinking on the pickups... When I finally "chose" the SCPB-2 Hot for SC P Bass, I saw that Fender is lauching a signature serie of Dusty Hill with a "custom designed Seymour Duncan pickup"... I've thought, if...
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    Change magnet on APH-2 to AV

    Hello people! I'm new here, so cheers everybody! :beerchug: I searched for a post like this and couldn't find, so I decide to make a new thread... I've my neck-thru LP being re-topped now with a more figured maple and will change also the pickups... My first thought was APH-2 Slash on bridge...
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