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Has anyone tried this? How would this sound? I'm guessing there might be a bit more bass and it will be a little higher output. I think I remember reading somewhere that the original PAFs were not neck/bridge calibrated, so I guess a 59b in the Neck would sound close to the original neck sound...

I am considering building a hybrid guitar (of some sort). It will be shaped like the Ovation Breadwinner and the body will be made of mahogany (I might consider a maple cap). The neck is maple with a rosewood fretboard and is a bolt on neck. It will be 25.5" scale and will have a Tune-O-Matic...

I'm slightly confused on how to wire a DPDT on/on/on (which I think is technically a DP3T even though it isn't normally called by that name). I'd like to know how to wire them as Series/Split (South)/Parallel and I would also like to know what to wire up for Series/Split (North)/Parallel as the...

What are the main differences between the duncan distortion (normal/trembucker) and the parallel axis distortion? I see that that the resonant peak is low, but the DC resistance is higher. But surprisingly in the audio samples they sound identical, so what are the differences if any?

Which would be more matched with a alnico II pro in the neck and a hot stack in the middle in terms of output. This will be in a Basswood HSH guitar with a rosewood/maple fretboard/neck. I'm looking for something that will give me a hard rock/metal sound. With the Alnico II pro giving me the...

Does the neck pickup have to be a trembucker if you have a floyd rose? Because the pickup I'm looking at (Alnico II pro) doesn't have a trembucker option. And the does the middle pickup need to be a trembucker or does the bar pole piece of the Hot Stack S2 compensate for the trembucker spacing...

I'm considering these pickups (all SD of course :) ) : Alnico II pro (neck) Hot Stack for Strat (middle) Duncan Distortion (bridge) I was considering the Invader, but it's just a bit too distorted and muddy. I also thought the Jazz didn't have as nice as sound as the Alnico (from the samples...

If I have a FR on the guitar, is it necessary to have a trembucker rather a standard humbucker? And will there be any noticeable differences in tone if the strings don't quite match up with the poles? I think I'm right in thinking that you only need a trembucker in the bridge. Is there any...

Hello, I am building my first guitar but a little confused when it comes to the floyd rose tremelos. I am considering getting a licensed FR that is single locking, also a fender roller nut and sperzel locking tuners. I'd like to know if this combination would work and whether it would hold the...