Recent content by jeffb1979

I've noticed legit sd blackouts on reverb and purchased one myself but I'm just curious why are they so cheap, like $50 when others like the bw or dist its pretty rare and are usually all around $99

That they put in Invaders and I imagine others. I looked literally all over online. Most are .20. Not sure how much of a difference it makes. Totally new at messing with the internals of pickups

Did a couple sample recordings to compare and pretty close to a distortion, but the distortion has a bit more low end. Anyone ever add a 2nd ceramic magnet?

I know pickups aren't complex, and it can get technical as I spent years in electronics, and a couple years when I was much younger winding, soldering, and repairing transformers and I'm I got the IPC soldering certifications. Pretty much I know to be gentle, and I've seen it's best to pull the...

Hey all, just picked up a one of the newish pro plus Jacksons(excellent btw) and while JB is definitely a go to rock pickup. Hands down #1. But I'm a metal guy. My favorite passive is the distortion. All around perfect for metal. I don't care for youtube comparison videos. It's not realistic...

Hey all, I just got these at a music go round. They had leads instead of the connector so I soldered them in with parts I had left over from another Jackson that came with actives that I replaced with passives. Both pots are 25K, the cap is .1, the battery is fresh. Now they work, but I'm...