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I have an HSS routed Ibanez AZ. Now it has a Duncan Custom/59 Hybrid. I like it but it's pretty dark, even for the Injector neck that I have in it. I think I'd rather turn it into an HSH. I like Iron Maiden's neck solo tones. Would the hot rails neck pair well with the hybrid? THanks!

I live in Japan and cannot find any 12 screw-hole HB covers - they would need to be ordered from overseas. ​​​​​​There's a Dimarzio Rainmaker on sale that has my eye but it's uncovered. Could I just keep the screws down and put it in a regular 6-hole cover? Will screws touching the cover mess...

So I have a LP with a gold Custom and an Ibanez AZ that I am thinking of putting the custom (but mag swapping to A2) in, with a nickel cover and nickel screws. My idea is to buy a nickel covered AP2 pup for my LP and swap covers and polepiece screws with that of the custom. I have never...

Sorry I was too lazy to record an A/B but I will write my impressions. Running with a Dreamcatcher in the bridge of my J.Custom 8820 through a Kemper JCM900 profile (Cannot find a Mesa profile that sounds as good as this one). I got the AN because I wanted an alnico neck Petrucci pickup and...

Hi guys, I’m planning to switch out my n4s with a SSL-6 and CS 69s. I’d like to use the same pots and switch if possible. The only thing I think I want the s1 to do is to combine neck and bridge for a tele tone. So far I have the following n4 diagram and presume I don’t use green wires...

Re: Pickups for Ibanez J.Custom - for instrumental rock :) EDIT: Just hoping people see my previous post about the mounting holes. Help, please!

I have an amazing J.Custom that came with Fishman Fluences. For a while I thought they were pretty good, but A/Bing the guitar with my LP with a Custom/Pearly Gates or my AZ that has the Hyperions, I notice the fishmans are just not as alive, especially the neck. The neck's highs are really...

I've been back and forth with pickups on my Ibanez AZ hss. Got a set of 69's which are pretty good, but I can't find the right bridge bucker. I really don't like the Hyperion bridge as it is super flat and generic sounding to me. I had a Doug Aldrich in there for a bit before I bought an...

Hey guys, I have the Fender cs 69 non-rwrps and at the moment a SD Hyperion that I am seriously considering swapping, probably to a Custom Hybrid. That's also a SD so I want to get this issue figured out before installing that. The pups were out of phase. I flipped the magnet on the hyperion...

I have an Ibanez AZ hss. I put some Fender CS 69s in the single slots. The pots are the stock 500k ones. I'm hoping to have the humbucker use 500k pots, and then do the resistor trick (like in the below wiring diagram) to have the singles "see" only 250k. I just can't wrap my head around how...

I have an Ibanez AZ hss and a true velvet middle. It's "ok". I liked the fat 50 on my strat better. I'm wondering if the neck is good, so I can pair it - or if I should just get a fender neck pup. I'm looking for smooth overdriven stratty leads for rock and blues, but able to clean up too...

I'm considering an Ibanez that comes with these. I mostly want to play instrumental music like Petrucci and Vai. Are these going to be too one-trick chugga for that? YouTube is full of chug chug chug videos for these but not really any lead vids. The guitar is a gorgeous green and has ss...

I live in Japan where prices and availability are different than elsewhere. I'm looking for a shredder guitar with a trem. I hope to use this guitar for Petrucci, Vai type sounds. I have an Ibanez AZ hss and a LP to handle other styles. Now, I initially wanted a Majesty but I have read so many...

So I'm changing my HSH to HHH. I have a Schaller Megaswitch S and 1 dpdt. I'm sticking with that. Right now it's set up to split only the neck and bridge with the dpdt. It is also set up to split the neck, bridge in the notch positions. I could just put the new middle humbucker in with the...

I have an Ibanez AZ HSS that I am slowly turning into HHH. I have an aldrich bridge and satch track that work well together. One small gripe with the satch track is its ceramicness is apparent - which makes me want to avoid the same for the middle. I have a True Velvet sc in the middle now...