Recent content by HoneyBearWombat

In a previous post, you nice people convinced me to go with a Deluxe Reverb over the Princeton. Now, I may have the possibility of acquiring the hand-wired '64 Custom Deluxe Reverb. I am looking to get a Deluxe which stays with me in the long-term so I don't mind paying extra for quality. Could...

It is the age-old question. But I am thinking of one or the other for home/studio use. I want excellent clean blues tone at low volume. I realise I won't be able to overdrive them without a pedal, but that's not an issue. Which one do you recommend for beautiful clear tones with a Strat? Does...

So I have consistently heard great things about the Surfers in a Strat. I was wondering how do they compare with other boutique '60s pickups in recreating that vintage tone? What about compared to the original '62 pickups?

I decided to go with a set of SD Surfers for my MIA Standard Strat. I am changing the pots to 250K CTS 450Gs and putting in an Orange Drop .022uf cap at 200V. Please tell me the cap value is good. I have seen some posts about whether I should go with the .047uf cap, but the .022uf cap seems more...

Hello everyone, Long-time lurker and this is my first post here. I am interested in getting either an Ant II or SSL-1 in the neck for a pairing with a SSL-1 RW/RP as the middle pickup. This would be for a maple neck MIA Standard Stratocaster running through a Vox AC15. I am looking for those...