Recent content by MikeM

Hey folks Has anyone opened up a GFS Power or Crunchy rails? Any idea if the magnets are replaceable in them? Want to test a few things before ordering a good set of pups and I'd rather find out before spending some $. Thanks

Hey folks I saw this on Throbak's site. General Alnico properties.: A2 long / Scooped mids, chimey highs, warm sweet tones, loose feel. A2 short / Scooped mids, spankier tone than long A2. A3 long / Very weak, nice clarity for use in P-90's but very low output for P.A.F.'s. A4...

Hey folks So I have one spare switch on my strat.. Besides for bridge and neck, what are your favourite alternative strat wiring setups? I have quite a bit at my disposal, specifically one position on a 3p4t rotary. Thanks all!

Hey guys Finally got myself a P90 LP Special style guitar. Not totally happy with the tone at the moment, think the thing has Epi pups in at the moment, seems like that's what the marking was on the otherside of the base. I'm struggling to get a decent tone out of the neck, quite dark, a bit...

Hey guys Looking to buy a Flashback Delay and a set of P90, preferably around 8k neck and 9k bridge. Perhaps asking a lot, but first prize would be a set of black antiquities! Shipping would be to SA, please let me know if you have something :) Thanks! Mike

Hey guys I'm trying to decide on what to do with my strat pickups.. I've mentioned my current set before. Basically A5 all round. 6.2K neck, 5.8K mid with awg43 wound on top till 7.5k, and 7k bridge. Now I am looking at smoothing out and sweetening up the neck pickup.. At first I was looking...

So I got this baby today - R3000 which is around $375. Sounds great so far, but the transformers are not original. Does anyone know of where I can get a drop in set of transformers that has a 240v tap on the PT? Or able to get MM transformers at their discounted price? Thanks folks Mike

Yea I had to make it rhyme :D I had a read here.. http://terrydownsmusic.com/technotes/guitarcables/guitarcables.htm Very very interesting. Now I'd really like to put this into some control and find out exactly what the difference in tone it. What exactly does capacitance in a cable do? Is it...

Hey guys So I've been wanting a very specific kinda strat for a long time. I wanted to wait until the build was complete, but after getting the final pic of the body, I need to share some of this before my brain explodes!! So I contacted Marc Rutters (well a bunch of other guys as well, but...

Hey guys I am trying to figure out if this is possible with a regular switch. My strat is going to have a 6.6k mid pickup, with a tap @ 5.8k. So in pos 2 and 4 I want to use the low output tap, and in pos 3 I want to use the 6.6k tap. However I am struggling to figure out how I can do this. I...

Hey guys.. Going to do the noob thing today! I'm considering buying some new strat pups, but would like to hear people's opinions about magnet staggering and RWRP. The staggering thing is not that much of an issue for me, but I hear people complain about it often, if there are some balance...

Hey guys 8 months since my last post - yow!! Anycase, I assume here would be the best place to post this. Trying to identify the magnets used in these pups.. LSBmqU4lTAs Loooove that tone. They are spec'd at "7.68k and 7.96k", so half the battle is done, but for the life of me I just can't...

Hey guys Has anyone ever tried an invader bridge in the neck slot wired in parallel? I am dead keen to try this - just to see how it'd sound.. Mike

Hey guys So I had a stack of A3s, uoA5s and A8s that were put together while I was in hospital. I've ordered some of those repair magnets from Stew Mac. Anyone tried these? Any other way of doing this? Any tips? Thanks fellars

Hey guys My 21st birthday is in February. But I had a friend coming from the US to South Africa, so organised myself a present now, which will soon be locked away until then :'( 2007 Gibson 1958 Reissue VOS. Pretty much stock at the moment. Very little wear, slightly faded but I was going to...