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DiMarzio PAF® 59 Neck (DP274) in the UK? Was really interested in these pickups, after watching Tracii Guns preaching about them in a recent video. I think they've been around for a few years? I love the Jimmy Page quality they are reported to have, and which Tracii demonstrates well...

Bought two used SSL-1 pickups from eBay, from diff sellers. The first one had a Seymour Duncan printed pickup cover. I put it in the neck position of my guitar, as I understand all SSL1 pickups are the same spec and are not positional. The second pickup arrived yesterday. It does not have a...

Hi all. I've been researching an HSS Strat homebuild guitar used by a hero of mine, Audley Freed. If you don't know that name then you simply have to buy the album "Brother" by Cry of Love. There has been a suggestion from someone that the guitar might've had a JB in the Bridge with an Alnico...

Anyone got a copy of this please? I understand that it is a very effective way of having Single Coil pickups 'see' 250k and Humbuckers 'see' 500k for HSS guitars. It requires a Super Switch. Anyone? Thanks

I have two Fender Custom Shop Texas Special pickups that I wired into my Squier Strat with a Humbucker in the Bridge (SD '59). They are the correct pickups for the positions they are in (neck and middle). Something I noticed when I wired it up, was that I had to reverse the Black and Yellow on...

Hi All, I just won an eBay bid for the scratchplate and electronics of a 1993 USA Fender Floyd Rose Classic Stratocaster. I bought it mainly for the Dimarzio PAF Pro in the bridge but am interested in the single coils which are included. I'm mainly a Les Paul user so I'm familiar with the...

Hi All, Need a low-output humbucker for an HSS Strat parts guitar. Must be WHITE. Would consider a Dimarzio PAF Pro. Price will be more determining factor than the pickup model as this is a project guitar I am trying to keep within a low budget. Guitar is a bright and snappy sounding Ash...

Hi All I've got an Oak-style 5-way Strat switch in my Strat which I bought from somewhere like WD Music or Allparts (can't quite remember). It was in a project guitar for a while but is now in a Squier CV. It seems to be quite noisy. Not in a crackly way, but in the way that you can hear a...

Hi all Just quickie. Was wiring my Squier CV Strat last night to HSS with a split humbucker and noticed that my Allparts Audio taper 250K push/pull volume pot seems to have died. It now acts like a tone control rather than cuts the volume (although it does still split the humbucker on...

Hi guys, This is a hashup of the way I intend to wire my Strat. The Humbucker is a SD 59, the single coils are Fender Custom Shop Texas Specials. The diagram is my graphical interpretation of a wiring idea by ArtieToo but not sure if I've done this correctly. The purpose of the wiring is to...

New project on the go. I'm butchering a new Squier Classic Vibe Strat. Very light, Alder body, maple neck. I'm going to replace the pickups with two Texas Specials and a SD'59. I want to give some thought to the switching and pot values and would appreciate some advice. The last HSS guitar I...

This must come up every 5 mins but I'm still a little confused as to the most suitable pickup for a DLR-era Van Halen sound. I understand Ed used a PAF, so am confused that many people go for a "PAF but slightly hotter" pickup like the Pearly Gates, JB or Custom Custom. Surely, the closest sound...

I've got a 57 Classic in the bridge of an all- Mahoghany Les Paul Custom. Wasn't this pickup designed to be a PAF clone? It's just not working for me. The 70's rock crunch that I'm looking for just isn't there. No articulation to big chords and just no HUGENESS ala Malcolm Young or Pete...

Hi All, I tried to search this, but I don't want to plough through a dozen posts about the Jimmy Page Les Paul signature model A friend of mine recently bought a Les Paul Standard. We are both fascinated by those two switches he had under the Scratchplate on his #2 Les Paul. And we both love...

What might you expect the tonal difference to be between these bridge pickups, in a Les Paul? Any preferences?