Recent content by matt239

What's the secret of the Bare Knuckle Stormy Monday? Why does it sound so amazing? It's like a vintage PAF, but also a bit less mid-pushed, more scooped and extremely chimey and bell like. Very pretty clean and semi-clean sounds. I feel like the Lollar Imperial comes quite close. But the...

How hot is the P-rails neck? If I was to use a regular humbucker in the bridge, what would match well? Would a 498t keep up? Or would a SH14 Custom5 work better? What would be a good noiseless middle pickup? Stk-S4? S7? S6? S9? Stk-s2? Other? If I understand correctly the neck P-rails is RWRP...

Anybody have experience using the Duncan/Benedetto A6 in the bridge for rock music? (Rock, surf, country, blues, jazz, Hendrix, Paige, everything..) Would it be something like a hot PAF? like we often speak of here? - Seems not too far off from the Bro-Bucker.. I'm looking for something a...

Can you get a DOUBLE SCREW COIL humbucker, with METAL COVER, (with 12 holes.. ) without going full custom? I'm aware of the AH1, but if you want a standard wind, like a '59, or a Custom5, could you get it with two screw coils, and the metal cover, without ordering an AH1? Would that be a...

What determines if humbucker mounting legs come with THREE HOLES, vs. ONE hole? Can you get different ones without going full custom shop? I like to use TWO SCREWS per side so I can tilt a little if necessary. :)

Will a BASEPLATE work under a STACK p/u, such as STK-S4 ?? - Also, will they work under bar-magnet p/ups - like humbuckers, & single-coil-sized-humbuckers? (Lil '59, Lil JB, Lil Demon, Duckbuckers..) Or does the "magnetic circuit" not work that way?

Good Neck, & Middle P/Us to go with SH-14, CUSTOM 5 in HSH Strat ?? I'm building an HSH Strat type guitar with trem bridge. Alder body, maple neck, ebony or rosewood fingerboard. - I'm leaning toward SH-14 Custom 5 in the bridge. I'm afraid a '59n may sound a bit quiet/wimpy and not blend well...

WHOLE LOTTA HUMBUCKER TONE VS. '59 TONE ?? The tone chart still has 0-0-0 for the WLH..

Can the SH-14, CUSTOM 5 make a CLEAN sound, through a clean amp? Say into a Fender Pro-Reverb, or a Twin? How is it for cleans? - I realize a lot of the point of it is for heavy distortion, but I was thinking it might make for some nice fat cleans too. Anybody tried it?

Is the SH-14, CUSTOM 5, noticeably darker than the SH-1, '59B ? The tone chart has them both as "6-3-8" But the Custom 5 has a lot more windings, and the chart shows a lower resonant peak. Can you hear a difference? I would guess it's a bit less bright? There aren't many clips or videos out...

Will a Dmz. Area 61 middle work well with SH14 Custom5 (bridge) & '59b (neck)?? HSH Will a Dimarzio Area 61 middle work well with SH14 Custom5 (bridge) & '59b (neck)? HSH Will the levels match reasonably well? etc. (Strat type, Alder body, Maple neck, Ebony fretboard.) -Yes, I know '59b is a...

Best neck pickup to match SH14 Custom 5 bridge p/u? For an alder body strat. HSH. I need to pick a middle p/u also, preferably humbucking/noiseless "single" Suggestions?

Custom Shop; "Single-Coil-Sized Humbuckers, with Alnico magnet" Reviews, Samples? Has anybody tried, (or better yet recorded some samples...) Either of these custom shop pickups?; "Single-Coil-Sized Humbucker for Strat, with Alnico magnet" ? "Pearly Gates Single-Coil-Sized Humbucker for...

What's the best way to wire a Li'l '59 to play nice between 2 Carvin humbuckers?

On a single-coil-sized "Little" Humbucker; Can you series link Black & Green? & use white & red as hot & ground? Would this make any difference? It would still be series-humbucking right?