Recent content by nast2112

I know compared to the JB that the C5 has less mids, but does it have ANY? A guitar can sound hollow and not have much character/fullness without SOME mids. Can anyone tell me if there is at least some mids (lower?) that give the pickup some character? Thanks Chris

I have an Epi LP and potted the stock bridge PU (DC res 14K) but I wish it had a bassier, fatter tone. I'm after a pickup that... -Does NOT have nasally mids (JB is out) -Preferably a A5 magnet (vs ceramic) -BUT DEFINITELY a thicker bottom end (sort of like what Alex Lifeson is getting now a...

I'm sure there is at least one 'expert' out there which knows this. I have picked up an HFS that has a black, white, red, and braided ground wire. I just want to wire it into a standard les-paul like 3-way switch (no split). Is the white the 'hot' and black+shielded the 'ground?' Is so, do I...

I apologize since this has probably been asked before... Is there a known sound difference? Pros & Cons to leave it on vs. removing it? I have a JB in my Les Paul that has a nickel cover. If I'm convinced to remove the nickel cover, am I going to have a pickup covered in a wax mess?? How to...

Anyone ever do this? Sound/tone? You may laugh, but I like the tone that Curt Mitchell in the VH Methods has for Van Halen. He apparently used a Duncan Distortion but I doubt it was with a ceramic magnet; probably used an a5 or a2. This makes a little sense since I think Ed used a Dimarzio...

I made a 5150 replica (pics posted on my website - link below) with the classic one vol knob and no tone. The pickup is an F-spaced 59/custom hybrid I made (DC res about 14). Body is a Chandler/Charvel alder body and with the Floyd, it's pretty 'top end' without much fullness in the bottom...

OK, for those that are interested in hearing what a Duncan '59/Custom hybrid pickup sounds like, I have put up some brief samples at Soundclick. I picked up this pickup from Bachtorock (Peter). Very cool. http://www.soundclick.com/bands/0/chrisnastallymusic.htm This pickup is standard (not...

I bought one from Bachtorock and all I can say is that the sound is everything and beyond what I have been searching for. I can't imagine that the SD EVH can sound better than this. It measures a DC res of 11.45. It's not F-spaced but I am not getting notes dropping out with bends, etc...

Let me throw a JB into the mix here? Thoughts in a Strat? Obviously Jeff Beck seems to like what it sounds like :-) Thanks Chris

Keep in mind this is in a Strat with an original Floyd through a Marshall. To give you an idea of the tone I'm after, think of the first Van Halen album but with just a bit more hotness/bite (it does have to have some mids for at least a little sense of presence/fullness). 1. I have tried the...

Is there a place to buy A5 and A2 humbucker magnets? Do magnets come in different sizes (F Spaced, etc.,)? Also, the tape to wrap coils? I'm thinking of making my own hybrid... Thanks Chris

1. Is there a website that explains how to make this hybrid? I understand the coil with the screws is from the Custom and the slug is from the '59. Do you use the A5 or Ceramic magnet? 2. Or is there someone out there that makes these ready to buy or will make one at a reasonable price...

Anyone tried/using a Custom 5 in an alder bodied Strat-style with a Floyd Rose? Too much treble? Scooped mids? Does it clean up well when backed off? I guess I'm looking for a A5-type PAF sound, but slightly hotter (not distorted) than a regular '59. I'm looking to get the best sound close...

There has been a lot of discussion about which pickup/magnet combos to use in obtaining the earlier VH tone. A main part of this is modding a Plexi with a variac. How many people logistically can/are able to do this? I guess my question asks the question, short of modding a Plexi, what pickup...

I want to set up my 5-way switch exactly like a regular Strat EXCEPT I want NO SOUND in position 2 (i.e., eliminate the bridge/middle combo setting). Is there a simple way to do this? Thanks Chris