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I'm trying to figure out how to wire two mini humbuckers (which are single hot/ground conductor) with a master volume and master tone. With push pull mods for series/parallel (of one pickup to the other in the middle position) and for phase switching (of one pickup to the other, in the middle...

I am changing the pickups in a new HH tele. If I take out the bar magnet from the old pickups, is there a way of determining which type it is? Thank you

The tele has a stainless steel "strat type" fixed bridge - as opposed to brass saddles. Maple neck and fretboard and an ash body. I am looking for something with low/medium output. I am leaning towards Alnico II because of the "mid boost" and reduced highs. Then again, I know that I can easily...

Re: Value HH tele? Found a tele made from parts on Gumtree. Specs were sweet, the price was great, the guy was friendly. So I went for it. I hope the bridge were better, but it might prove not to be a problem at all. I'll put in some SD pups as well. 230 USD shipped. I hope it's not a...

Hey guys, I am looking for a double humbucker tele. I've been having good luck with Japnanese guitars so far ('78 Greco and '81 Ibanez) but I couldn't find a HH telecaster. I am really happy with the Ibanez Blazer I found for 300 USD, and I was wondering if I could find a similar deal. Do you...

Anyone ever play one, own one? How can they offer all solid woods for such low prices? They must be cutting quality from somewhere... Is it worth buying the nice wood and upgrading the bridge and tuners? I've contact them, and their gold top model seems to be the best right now. Solid maple...

Anyone ever attempt this? I'm thinking whether it would be too complex or bulky to make an active one. Cut the guitar signal going to the guitar amp, put the guitar through the active talkbox, and then use a high impedance mic to get the sound from the tube back to the guitar amp. How much...

I was looking for a 9 volt dc power supply to run my pedals on. I went to the local electronics shop and got one with enough current to power all the pedals at once. It's also "Regulated". I also got a splitter for 8, and I was all set. It's so noisy! When the amp is at low levels, you can't...

A few years ago I had problems with the humbuckers of a 1978 Greco creating loud feedback. It wasn't even in pitch, it was just annoying. They were acting like a microphone. All pickups will do that to some extent, but these ones were near unplayable at above-bedroom volume. The tip I got from...

I need to replace the pots in my Greco LP, they went stratchy and rusty. Maybe I can get away with contact spray, but I might as well change them. I have four new push/pull pots laying around. The pickups are the old 2-conductor type. What type of wiring can I do to utilise one or two of the...

My UK setup is now complete! - only took me 2 years... 1980 Ibanez Blazer, which I found out through this forum, and a brand new VHT Special 6 (not the Ultra). Came all the way from Germany to the UK in 2 days. Well done DHL. Do you guys have any links for mods or tube swaps? I'll post pics...

Heys guys, I am looking for cheap hardtail strats. I know I can lock the tremolo, but I prefer a proper hardtail. There are some made by Fender but I was wondering if you 've seen any others. I have a 1978 Japanese LP copy that I am happy with. I 've seen some Japanese hardtail strats but...

I came across this youtube video on valves and I thought I'd share it. It's a bit geeky but I am sure there are people out there who will appreciate the inventors and the physics behind a vacuum tube. I am a huge physics and engineering geek myself... Enjoy 7NCs7YiFRBU&feature=channel_video_title

Hey guys, I am getting four push/pulls to use on a LP copy. It has two conductor pups. Can I do the JP wiring or something similar which is also versatile? Any schematics for 2 conductor pups? Thanks a lot

When I was in the market for a LP clone I ended up with a hollow Greco - which doesn't have THE LP sound IMO but it really sings. I ll be putting p-rails in that probably. The original plan was to put phat cats, but the p-rails came out... Now I am looking for a second hollow LP at a budget...