Recent content by guitarhero1983

Hi All, I want to install pickups on my old Daion electric guitar. It was my first guitar and I want to bring it back to life. It's only a cheap guitar, so what's the deal with cheaper brands like Bill Lawrence? Are they comparable to SD's?. What else is worth a look at? Due to availablity...

Has anybody ever put strat single coil pickups in a mahogany schecter or les paul guitar? Was thinking about trying this as an experiment as I have the mouinting rings for it. Can anybody share their experiences with this? I dont like my phat cats in the schecter with 500k pots. The les paul...

Hi All. Is there any of knowing how much output a pickup has before I purchase it? Dimarzio have an output rating on their website for each pickup, does SD home smoethintg similar I can look up? Also, regarding output level, I have the Dimarzio Twang King tele set. I think their output rating...

Hello everyone. Does anybody have the wiring diagram to install my 4 conductor neck humbucker and have it split using the outer coil? I dont want any extra switches or push/pulls, just want the pickup split all the time. Guitar is a Schecter C1 with 1 tone, 1 volume, 3 way switch. Thanks!

On a SD humbucker, what is the easiest way to coil split the humbucker without a switch? It's ok that it will split all the time. Is there a wire I can cut or something like that? Pickup is 4 conductor.

I have a basswood Schecter with a Phatcat in the bridge with 250k vol/tone pots. The pickup sounds closer to a single coil. I have a mahogany Schecter with a Phatcat in the bridge with 500k vol/tone pots. The pickup sounds closer to a humbucker. My prefered sound is the basswood schecter for...

I have a fender jazzmaster that needs it's output jack replaced twice a year. It crackles and cuts out and the cable often needs to be held in place by my picking hand (as you can imaging that makes playing impossible). The wire to my schecters output jack came off on its own last last night...

I have a MIJ Charvel Texas Custom (produced between '92 and '96). It sounds terrible, its not much better sounding than a beginner guitar. It sounds really dull, thin and can sound like im plugging direct into my soundcard at times. I'm going to have to sell it unless someone can suggest a...

For use with my setup, am I able to use a patchbay to with my amp's footswtich? I have a few cables I would like to tidy up. Signal chain Footswitch -> Cable -> Patchbay -> Cable -> Amp's channel switch input.