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I've got a cream colored HSS Fender pickguard that I bought along with a Pearly Gates trembucker. I assumed that the pickguard would be tremspaced in the humbucker slot, but the PG doesn't fit. I was wondering if it was possible to maybe shave or sand down along the inside of the HB slot to make...

I've got a JB Jr. in the bridge of my Strat that I've had for years and I'm finally changing all three pickups (DiMarzio Area 61' in the neck, Area 58', and Pearly Gates in the bridge). On paper, they don't seem like they are at all similar, except for the fact that they are both considered...

I'm thinking about the Pearly Gates in the bridge of my Strat, but worried about the brightness that so many people seem to complain about. Would I be better off with the 250k, or would 500k work best with any humbucking pickup?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqHUYIzsFCw&feature=related I'm not much of a metal player, but I stumbled upon this and thought this was a fair and quality comparison of the JB and Duncan Distortion in more distorted, heavy settings. Apparently, it is a mahogany guitar straight into a Peavey...

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After throwing around some humbuckers that I may want to put in the bridge of my Strat, I think I have decided to go with the Blues Saraceno, but I think I have read that this particular pickup only comes in black. Is there any way I can get it in another color? Another question about the...

I've been thinking about the pickups I want to put in my HSS Fender Strat. Essentially, what I want is an overwound PAF type, and these two pickups seem to be the frontrunners for me right now. What I'm looking for is a a bridge humbucker that has an open, sweet, PAF quality, but also has a...

I'm generally looking for a med to high output bridge humbucker with a warm PAF vibe to it. Any suggestions?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngAE4ikF1Ng I just recently discovered Andy Timmons and I really dig his style and tone, but I always thought that he used his own custom DiMarzio in the bridge, in fact I don't recall ever reading about him using Duncans. However, in this video he says himself...

I've been having some problems with delay that I need some help with. I can't get a good sound out of it. I'm using a DD-3 for delay, but I don't think its the pedal itself that is the problem, I think I just might be using the effect wrong somehow. The delay isn't as "clean" as I would like...

I've read several different things on these boards and I'm not quite so sure how correct they are. I've read that a Holdsworth model humbucker is just a JB with an alnico 2 magnet (with the 12 adjustable pole pieces). I've read that Duncan Distortion is a JB with a ceramic magnet, that Seymour...

When talking about superstrats, I never really hear too many people talk about bypassing the tone knobs. But in the 80's, it seemed like almost everyone and their mother used to do this. It must have been a fairly big part of the overall sound of rock guitar at the time, and I admit a like a lot...

I understand the general rules of thumb about pots. 250k for single coils and 500k for humbuckers. However, there are a few things that I don't understand. Bear with me... Can a guitar work without a tone pot? Does a No-Load tone pot work? Where can I buy pots? Are there pots, like a no load...

Hey guys, haven't been on here in awhile. Anyway, I'm having a very tough time deciding what bridge pickup to put in my Strat. I've got a JB Jr in there now that I've had for a few years but it just isn't doing it for me anymore. It sounds "fake" to me. It isn't the most horrible sounding...

I've had a JB Jr in the bridge of my Strat for a few years now, and while its not a bad pickup, I feel that I need a change. The JB Jr has very little bass response at all, and I want something that sounds a little more round and full in the bottom end. I've been trying to decide between...