Recent content by real59er

Hi folks, I just installed a 59n new out of the box into my LP and there's a problem. When I switch to that pup, I get a real weak, out of phasey kind of sound and there's noticeable 60-cycle hum. It's two conductor, hot to vol. tab and braided shield to back of pot, exactly like the previous...

Hi folks, I have read with great interest about the Joe Bonamassa custom shop pickups, and, in particular, that fact that they have alnico III (bridge) and II (neck) magnets. The Gibson CS Beanoburst "reissue" also has A3s, and so does the Kossoff model. The latter two guitars, to me, produced...

I had always understood that both these models had slightly mismatched coils, but I've read a few posts here recently that quote Evan as saying the pg has matched coils, and M.J. mentioned to someone that the 78 did as well. Could we get the official word on that? (before it starts keeping me up...

I've never bothered with split humbuckers much (maybe I should though), but one of my fave single coil sound is that of a nice p-90. I was just wondering if any of you folks know of any hb that when split takes you into p-90 territory (think Leslie West, early Bad Co, etc). Prob, not, but hey...

Thought I'd share what I consider to be the ultimate in straplocks. Grolsch beer (German import) has a bottle format that features a ceramic stopper with a clamp instead of the usual metal cap. This includes a rubber washer that is EXACTLY the right size to securely hold a strap to a button...

It seems duncan zebras have the screw coil in creme, where I was always under the impression the rest of the world (at least my world) thought of zebras as having the black screw coil, and reverse zebras have the creme coil. I almost made the mistake of ordering the wrong thing. I'm just curious...

Hey y'all, has anyone ever taken the covers off an antiquity? What do you get, nice clean coils, or is there a bit of grunginess around the polepieces, discolored coils, etc... like an old paf... I mean just how "aged" are they? I am considering a set for my late 70's les paul standard, run...