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Wondering how difficult it would be to convert a pair of buckets from 2 wire to 4 wire. Or maybe I should ask how easy is it to trash the pickups ??? fwiw I have no issues swapping magnets or soldering. would like to convert a couple No longer available Rio Grandes to work with. 5 way switch...

Looking for something in the 15-20 watt range. Single channel is fine. Loop would be nice. Tone I'm looking for would have the BEST Hot-rodded Marshall / JCM800+++ tone. With all these recent mini amps that have come out in the last couple years, something should hopefully come close. I am...

I just recieved a pair of UOA5. Before I go a swappin', I have a couple questions for you. Blueman, Is the UOA5 general output similar to the regular A5 ??? You have described the UOA5 as having a similar EQ curve as the A2. With that said. How is the bottom end compared to A2, tighter/looser...

Specifically is the SH-5 Custom. Since I have tried about just all the Alnicos in it, That will be the one for me. I just discovered that there are As many grades of ceramic as alnicos. So what is the grade of the Ceramic in the Custom, SuperD, Invader, DD, etc? Are these all the same grade ????

Anyone care to part with or trade. I am looking for a ceramic for my custom wind.

Does anyone know all the different models of the traditional single coils and their coresponging Stack pickups. I am probably going to go noiseless/ish Classic plus = SL1 Custom plus = SL5/6 Vintage Hot plus = ???? I am really looking for a list of outputs, say from weak (vintage) to stupid...

The custom wind with an A5 to me sounds so hollow it appears thin, very focused. Now the A5 mag scoops mids right ? Not so fast. I have some A5 mags in pups with less resistance than my custom wind. So why does the A5 affect the custom wind so much this way ? I have another pickup in the low...

I have an AS103custom. It's my 335ish guitar. It has covered pickups called Super58's. According to the factory website these have ceramic mags. This rig sounds so warm and smooth that I am completely stupified at the thought of these being ceramics. I hosestly like the sound but it just bugs...

After trying the C8 for awhile, I wanted to try something else and slipped an A5 mag in its place. Output was close to perfect for me, no harsh high end, nice tight full low end. Sounds perfect right ? Wrong. The mids went hollow like nothing I've ever heard before, this was nothing like a...

Neck position, A2proN, 59N, JazzN. Putting the obiovious magnet differences asside, Can anyone share the differences between these and other similar neck pickups. This is assuming all the mags are equal, say A5. Are any of these pickups the same winds or close enough to be considered similar...

after bout an hour of playing and adjust I am getting alot closer to the grail. A2pro neck- A4, vastly improved, clarity, bass tightness, more clarity through the mids/upper mids. Highs are more present as well. dropped down the poles to just above flush with the plastic bobbins. Had them...

Well I'm not sure if you all remember but I have been on a tone quest of sorts/ experiment of others. I am somewhat local to John Wymore and picked up some mags from him today. A4, 2 A5, and an A8. He had some cool pics from his PIR racing days on the wall and we chatted about our past track...

Baja Tele, replaced neck with an uncovered pup, replaced bridge pup with an overwind. 4way switch & S1 phase switch. Sounds great, but.... static white noise unless the control plate is being touched, bridge makes no different. No plate on underside of bridge pup. I twisted both pups and...

How close would a A2pro neck be to a 59 neck with an A5 magnet swap ? I think Im looking for a more balanced neck tone, A2pro is very round and loose. I probably should have gone with the 59. Would it be comparable ?

Does anyone know of a list showing the Duncan line of humbuckers that indicates whether or not a pickup has equal or unequal windings ? At the moment I want to concentrate on equal winds (same on both sides) I am just not sure which ones are A2pros ? 59's PG's unequal I think Custom winds ...