Recent content by Orville

Hi all! I have my Orville Les Paul asking for new pickups. I think I'm close as far as what I will get, just wanted to ask a couple of questions. What is the difference between the APH-1 bridge and neck models? I read people using a PG in the bridge and a APH-1 in the neck, is it commonly the...

I have a set of Skinnerburst pickups in my Orville Les Paul model. When I had them put in I bought a 50's wiring harness for it. I understand what vintage PAF type humbuckers should sound like, but to me this set is a bit too bright. The 50's wiring is supposed to retain the highs as the...

I had the great honor of meeting Seymour Duncan in person in the mid 90's at a Vintage Guitar show in the Bay area- San Jose to be specific. He had a booth and was actually winding pickups while he was there. My friend that was with me talked me into asking him if he'd rewind a set of strat...

Recently grabbed up an empty Port City OS Wave 2x12 cab. I am thinking about putting a Celestion Gold and a Celestion V Type in it as I have those two on hand. Both 16 ohms. I have heard differing opinions on the Gold in a closed back, but the Port City does have the front port. Just curious...

I have a nice old Boogie MarkII B simul class combo with the matching 1x12 open back ext cab. Combo has the original EV and the cab has the original Black Shadow. I like the EV but sometimes I find it a bit sterile. I have at my disposal a V30 and a WGS G12C/s ( smooth cone) that I can use...

This is related to another thread I started and got great help with, but I thought it would be more appropriate to channel this question thru a new thread. I have Ruby el84's in my TA-30 Mesa. They are JJ's. They replaced Mesa el84's that I am 99% sure are Sovtec's. 1 Mesa went bad so my tech...

So I finished rolling some preamp tunes in my TA-30 and came back to the Mesa 12ax7's ( JJ's I am fairly sure) I want to look at my power tubes. Quick backstory. I got the amp and had a Mesa certified tech do some Mesa mods that were to help with some of the noisy nature of the amp. Other than...

I want to swap in some of the preamp tubes I have laying around to get the best ( for me) sound out of it. I have some basic questions on functions of the tubes. I am operating under the assumption that since 12ax7s have two sides, the A and B denote the sides and if the schematic says A&B that...

I have a set of Suhr Clasic T pickups that I think are high quality but just a bit too hot for me. The Suhr Woodsheds are supposed to be more vintage. I may try these but from the sound clips I might also like the Antiquity neck and bridge. Just curious to see if anyone has tried or heard first...

I just recently threw in a set of SD Alnico II Pro Tele in my G&L ASAT and I have to say they are awesome! Very vintage sounding. Very musical pickups with great touch sensitivity. Not as hot as the MFD's but that was my aim. A clean boost can make up that difference if needed. I bought a 5 way...

So I have a project I want to get to soon ( seems like I have a few!) which is to swap out pickups and electronics on a Ibanez Rg550 with the HSH pickup config. The previous owner put some pickups in there that suck ( he couldn't tell me what they are, but not the originals, and the electronics...

Re: Simple question on pickup wiring

So I have decided to become more self reliant and learn to wire up my own guitars. I have a set of SD Skinner Bursts and a set of Alnico Pro II Tele pickups that need to go to work. I have been doing my internet reading and studying wiring diagrams for both LP and Tele basic wiring - don't...

Does anyone have experience with these pickups? I have an acoustically airy, slightly warm sounding ASAT Classic that I am looking to replace the pickups in. Not a huge fan of the MFD neck, although I don't hate it by any means, and the bridge was replaced before I got it with some brand of...

I am very keen on getting a set of these. I am sure every one of the 800 sets is awesome, but is there any known differences in earlier vs later, ect that would point someone towards looking for a set number in a certain range? Stuff like different wire supplier, magnet vendor, etc that gives...