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    Alternative to an Alternative 8

    I recently picked up a 2013 Kramer Assault Plus. An LP style guitar but with a 25.5" scale. It came stock with Duncan pups. A '59 neck and an Alternative 8 in the bridge. These pups are wildly mismatched. The A8 being very loud that no amount of adjusting can balance it with the '59. I do...
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    3 Humbuckers 5-way mega switch

    I am having trouble finding a schematic for 3 Humbuckers and a 5-way mega switch wiring. All three pickups will be the same and have the same north and south orientation . Pos. 1- bridge humbucker Pos. 2- bridge N coil + middle S coil (in series) Pos. 3- middle humbucker Pos. 4- middle N coil +...
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    DiMarzio question

    Try as I might ,I cannot register on the DiMarzio forum so please forgive me for asking my question here. I just wanted input on a 3 humbucker strat build. I am thinking of ToneZone bridge Norton middle Air Norton neck Or ToneZone bridge Air Norton middle Air classic neck Their...
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    Pickup choices for HSH configuration

    I recently purchased a 94 Ibanez RX170. Has maple body,maple neck with maple fret board. HSH config but the stock Powersound pups have to go. I have SD pearly gates bridge pup, and a SD 59 bridge pup so one can go in the bridge and I will have to buy a neck humbucker . I also have a Dimarzio...
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    Thoughts on multi effects

    I have always enjoyed messing with multi effects but I never found them gig friendly for all the usual reasons. Too shrill, way too much gain, drastic volume differences between patches. Most multi effects are designed CD quality hi-fidelity where guitar amps are basically low fi. My GT-8 has a...
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    HSH CONFIG QUESTION

    Hey All, I am setting a guitar up with an HSH configuration. 2 Seth Lover humbuckers and possibly a 1/4 pounder staggarded in the middle. Does the middle need to be reverse wound? The seth lovers arent splittable so in switch pos. 2 and 4 it would be a humbucker and the single coil...
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    which single to go between two Seth Lovers

    I'm installing pups in a HSH configuration using two Seth Lovers ,I am leaning towards the Five-Two Custom bridge as the middle pup. Like the SL's it has alnico II magnets, is medium output,the resistance is 6.9k to the SL bridge 8.1k, neck 7.6k. the resonant peak is right between the two...
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    pickup suggestions for epiphone korina explorer

    My explorer needs new pups, the stock pups are a little lackluster.I'd love to hear what people think.my style of playing was influenced by Neil Young,Robin Trower,Billy Gibbons to name a few.thanks to all
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