Recent content by mjarema414

Just thought I'd throw his out there. I've tried some different pups within the last six months and am finding SD's are just as solid. A lot of solid guitar players use SD's including Haynes, Trucks, and Betts. I just love the tone from these types of players. Granted there is an extremley...

I read an article in Vintage Guitar Magazine on NOS RFT tubes. I decided to grab one off Ebay to try in V2 of my Silverface Deluxe Reverb. Apparently they have a smoother early breakup and take out some of the treble spike. According to Eurotubes, they're pretty tough to find. ANyone have...

I was thinking of trying an A2 pro neck in my SG standard. I wanted to get some thoughts. I have the Jazz neck in my 61 reissue and I really like it. Believe it or not, I'm not totally sold on my WCR darkburst neck in my SG standard. I have the RS kit in both guitars and the darkburst seems...

I was just wondering if anyone uses lead free solder. I've been a sodlering freak lately and sometimes inhale a stiff dose of smoke after soldering a joint. I might have to start wearing a mask. Any thoughts? Is it dangerous to our health using 60/40 rosin core on a weekly basis?

I'm finding that the tailpiece ground is the hardest thing to solder. I recently replaced the electronics in my SG and had a hard time getting the tailpiece ground to stick to the pot. I cleaned the end with a little steel wool and used a little flux. I actually wound up soldering in with the...

Last night I had a problem with pretty bad sqealing at higher volumes. I put covers on my SH-2 neck and JB bridge. I'm assuming that it's micorphonic feedback from the covers. Will removing the covers eliminate this problem? I play through a 72 deluxe reverb pretty cranked and thought maybe...

This soldering station is variable 5-80 watts controlled but the ad says for hobbyist/stained glass. Does anyone know if this can be used for electronics as well? Thanks.

I've developed a buzz somehow on my Guild acoustic that has a fishman pup installed. I go through a radial DI that has a ground lift but the buzz does not go away completely. We play many small bars locally and this is a problem that has developed over time with this particular guitar. I'm...

I recently had to solder to the back of a pot and found it difficult to hold the wire in place while applying solder to the wire/pot. I just wanted to know the technique people in here use when grounding a pickup or if there is a better way. It took me a couple of times to get it to stick...

Well I just got finished installing WCR Darkburst/Goodwood combo. This was my first time soldering and installing new pups. I practiced for a while on some different things and it came relatively easy. The only problem I had was soldering the ground to the back of the pot onboth pickups. It...

I was shopping for an iron and solder at Ace Hardware and saw that make a 60/40 rosin core solder with flux. Should I use sodler with flux for soldering pickup wires to pots? From what I've read, it looks like it would help with regard to a more stable connection regarding the solder/wire/pot...

Well, I'm going to attempt to change the pickups and it'll be my first time soldering/wiring. I plan on practicing and did the research on soldering. I have one last question. I opened up the back of my SG and planned on just wiring the exact same way but I can't tell how exactly the pickup...

I was thinking of trying to solder because I like to try different pickups. Unfortunately, I've been taking my guitars to a tech since I am not experienced at this. I do have some tech ability with regard to live sound/wiring and tube guitar amps. What type of iron/solder is needed for the...

Well I took some of the advice of folks in this forum and had a set of Seth's put in my SG 61 reissue. I gigged with them this weekend and there is a really nice difference between the Seth's and 57 classics. In my opinion, the Seth's are way more vintage and warmer whereas the 57's have a...

Hey everyone, I was just wondering if anyone knows what I can do about a hum/buzz that developed on my acoustic. There are a couple of places we place where my guitar has a buzz. THe wierd thing is, the guy I perform with has no problems. My issue just developed about 4 months ago. I was...