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I finally got sick and tired of the Burstbuckers I had in my Explorer (dull and lifeless, they need to be in a bright guitar), and put the Screamin' Demon I used to have in it back in, along with an Alnico II Pro neck that has been sitting on my shelf for a couple years. The A2Pn came out of a...

Re: Changing pickups with Gibson circuit board Also, if you want to order the connectors, here they are. https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/538-51021-0500?r=538-51021-0500 https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/538-50079-8100?r=538-50079-8100 These are what I used when I installed the...

Re: Ibanez RG421 AHM wiring question Here's the big color code chart. It's what I use.

My Google-fu failed. I'm thinking about throwing one of my Duncan Customs into my Jackson Soloist. It currently has a JB and a pair of JB Jr's in the middle and neck. For a long time, I didn't care for the Jr's, but they've grown on me and I like them now. But, the JB in the bridge is a little...

Picked up a Vintage/Modern 2466 Friday night and I've had a chance to mess around with it since then. I've wanted one for years, and liked them when I messed around with them in guitar shops, but never had the cash when I had the chance. But it worked out this time. When I tried this one out...

I've been thinking about ordering a slightly overwound Custom, with the goal of shaving off a hair bit of the high end, getting a little more growl in the mids, and maybe fattening up the bottom end a little bit. But this morning, I was looking at the lineup and see that the Trembucker version...

A few weeks ago I posted a couple questions about Fishman Fluence Modern pickups. Well, a couple weeks ago I got them wired up in my Jackson USA KV2, and, well, meh. Don't get me wrong, they do sound good, but I just don't think that they're worthy of all the hype they're getting. Will I buy...

Ok, here's the PDF for the diagrams. The first two options are pretty straightforward, but the third option is a little confusing. It merely says "inner & outer", but doesn't say exactly what that means. I have a hunch that it means both inner and outer coils in parallel in both pickups. Anybody...

I've stated in the past that Mesa Rectifier 2x12s sound bigger than they are, and I still believe that they do. For a 2x12, they sound pretty good. But I wanted to add a little more thump to a couple of mine... So I did some speaker swapping. Of course, I have plenty of V30s on hand (I have 4...

Just thought I'd pass this along to my fellow Marshall JVM owners. I just got an email stating that jvmforum.com is back up and running! This is, bar-none, the best resource for all things JVM. :)

When I first herad about the Copperback, I wasn't interested in it. But the more I look into it, the more I want to try a couple out. Supposedly, it's supposed to be in the EVM12L vein, sonically speaking. But if course, since it has a neo magnet, it's really light. For those that don't know...

Paid off the layaway for my Silverburst Les Paul yesterday and something else ended up following me home too. Guitar Center had this Variax Standard marked down to $400. So I thought for that price, I'd have a look. Well, I liked it. It sounded good (the magnetic single coils sound suprisingly...

What are some examples of bridge humbuckers that ballance well with the STK-S4 neck? ETA: I'm specifically looking at bridge humbuckers in the 8-9k neighborhood.

I ordered this a little over a week ago, but today was the first chance I've had to unbox it and give it a whirl (I was on the road). And I love this Strat! I'm not much if a Fender guy because the Strats I've played in the past just didn't do it for me. Mainly because of the necks. Well...

I've been pondering a different set of pickups for my '16 Gibson Les Paul Standard. Awhile back I swapped out the stock BB Pros for a Duncan Custom and Jazz neck. One of my very favorite pickup combos, but I've noticed that this LP is a little more open and airy when compared to my Epiphone Les...