Recent content by herbychimp

Hi Finally got the bridge pickup sound I wanted in my Bare Knuckle Holydiver. Essentially it is voiced quite like a JB but, I think, is more organic sounding and has great articulation and note separation. Anyway, the problem is what to put with it. The guitar is an alder-bodied hard-tailed...

Hi, Contemplating changing the neck pick-up in my hard-tailed BC strat and I really want a true s/c sound. I like the sound of the original dimarzio s/c super d (not the s/c sized hum) although I had heard that the Duncan equivalent was the QP. As I had one of these in the neck of an old...

I am looking to fit a full sized medium-high output humbucker in the bridge of my Billy Corgan hard-tail strat. My experience with a JB is limited to the JBjr and was not a positive one! Interested in any views on a full-size humbucker to fill this void. Very interested in Bare Knuckle's Holy...

Greetings I have been wanting to make some changes to my Corgan strat for a while. These changes involve replacing the bridge pickup and altering the neck by having it shaved down a bit. I have since had a re-think on the beck front as I wonder if it might not be better to use a replacement...

Recently purchased a Billy Corgan strat (I dont really care for Corgan but just wanted a reasonably priced hard tailed strat with some high gain options) and I have a pickup dilema. I have grown to like the neck pickup (BC1 based on air norton?) and the Chopper is the middle is useful, although...

Hi Can anybody suggest a good marriage for SSL-3s in neck and middle? I finally ended uo with a Custom Custom (I love this pick up) but wonder if it's output gets slightly lost with the SSL-3s.. I imagine that altering the humbucker height closer to the string should give me a bit more oomph...

Hi Pulling my hair out over oickup combinations. having removed the JBjr from bridge of my Charvel MIJ strat, I am about to replace it with a Custom Custom (My favourite SD pup) in the mid I currently have a SSL-1 which is great but in the neck there currently resides a SSL-4 Quarter Pounder...

Hi I posted some previous threads on the comninations for a Charvel MIJ strat pick-up upgrade. In the end I decided on a JBjr (bridge) SSL-1 (mid) QP (neck) The only ine I am unsure about is the JBjr. It seems a little too harsh and screetchy - Also, with the volume control backed off to 8 it...

Slightly different thread here as I am thinking along different lines.. In my mij charvel I have decided that I need to go H/S/S with a JBjr in the bridge (thanks to youtube) I know that SD's 'Everything axe.. set' sort of covers the ground here but having heard lots of audio I really dont want...

Hi Any one ever tried this combo? Would the JBjr be a suitable match for the SDS - 1 (not the s/c hum version) in neck and middle? The relative outputs seem o.k? How about cleans with the SDS -1? How would this compare with the 'Everything axe' SD set?

Just bought a cream MIJ Charvel strat in excellent condition and need to upgrade the pups. Stock pups are lifeless. I am torn between 3 x sc with something slightly beefier in the bridge or going the whole hog with hum-cancelling sc sized humbuckers. So far I have considered 3 x quarter pounders...

Looking for some advice on a potential purchase and pickup upgrade. Considering purchasing a late 80's MIJ Charvel strat (part of the series with the strat head) and from my research I understand that these were decent guitars that gave Fender's own Japanese models a few worries. Feedback on...

I am struggling to get the kind of cruch tone I really want with fairly basic gear and would appreciate some advice / help. I am running a Tokai LP with a CC in the bridge / PG in the neck into a Marshall valvestate 50. I had been using a POD at the front end but the tones are so processed that...

Looking for advice regarding the original hot-rod brand which is Charvel! I am looking to purchase a Charvel but have a dilema which people might be able to help me with. There are quite a few early - late eighties Charvels available on ebay-uk right now for anywhere between £250 -500. I have my...

I would be interested in peoples opinions on how to increase the beef on a standard USA tele. I don't mind the stock pick-ups and I am not totally sure that I do want a humbucker in the bridge as it will drastically alter the character of the guitar.. but I can resist experiementing. I am...