Recent content by Odie251

I have some 59's I would like to put covers on. Some say solder others say a little wax melted on the top of the pickup is sufficient to hold them in place. I route and wire guitars all the time so this should be simple. I just need good instructions.

I have an Ash American Standard Telecaster. It's really not bad out of the box being one of the few I have kept stock. I am really tempted by what I have read about the BG1400. Does it do both clean and overdrive well? How does it compare to a Pearly Gates for Tele or Lil 59 for Tele? I'd...

Anyone tried the Pearly Gates for Telecaster? I'm a big ZZ Top fan and saw Billy Gibbons using a Tele that i think has this pickup in it. I know a lot of tone is in the fingers, but I'd like to hear anyone's experience with the pickup.

Myself included, what is it about a Strat that seems to make it so hard for each of us to find a humbucker we like in a Strat? Is it the pot issue 500k vs 250? The wood(Ash and Alder)? The Scale length? I just noticed it's a common topic. It seems to be debated a lot and at least apears that...

Every guitar is different, but about where are most of you setting bridge humbuckers on Strat type guitars. I have be using about 5/64, but I guess I'm gonna have to just sit and adjust it while playing for the best tone I am looking for. But for fun, I wanted to see if there was a magic spot...

I was bored messing around with wiring and hooked my Pearly Gates up with 1 volume, no tone. At least in this guitar(ash strat and maple fretboard) I thought it sounded better than going through the tone controls. Was it just my ears, or is there a noticeable difference when eliminating the...

I need help finding a full size humbucker that sounds good running with 250k pots. Right now I have Texas Specials in the neck and middle. I have a JB trembucker in the bridge, but it sounds a bit fizzy to my ears. I want to keep that traditional Strat neck and middle and have some type of...

Hello all. First time poster, long time reader. I just built a Strat with an ash body and maple neck? I put a set of APS-1's in it and they aren't bad, but I am looking for more from the neck/middle combo. Eventhough it's a bright guitar the APS-1's seem to be missing something. I'm looking...