Recent content by ibis

The cover of my Whole Lotta Love bridge humbucker got tarnished, so I sanded it to get a brushed look and, to my horror, it looks like the metal under the nickel plating is brass coloured, not at all like the raw German silver I would have expected. What does SD use as a cover material? Is it as...

Here's a story for ya... Back in the day (very early 90s) I bought a Custom Custom. It never sounded right and I always wondered if the magnet was fully charged. I sent it to Kent Armstrong, who put a new magnet in it, and it has sounded fantastic ever since in various guitars through the ages...

Hi guys, I'm scratching my head here wondering if this can be done? I want to wire an Explorer, which will have three push/pull pots. In my dreams: The first (Neck Vol) is a phase switch for when both pickups are on. The second (Bridge Vol) is a Series/Parallel switch that switches both...

Hi, has anyone put P-Rails in a 24 fret neck axe? I'm asking if the 'Strat Quack' setting sounds ok with the pickups being a little closer than on a 21/22 fret neck. Would turning the neck P-Rail through 180° be better or worse? I'm wondering about buying an Indie IPR set neck guitar (a lot...

Hi everybody I'm new here so please forgive a little ignorance! I have a lovely Hamer Studio Custom that I hope to install P-Rails into. I have quite a few questions to ask: 1. Is there a wiring diagram for the Hamer 2 Vol, 1 Tone set up using 500k Push/Pull pots? Also, is there an optional...