Recent content by RockinProf

Hi all, Before I take off the strings and heat up the soldering pen I'd appreciate a QA of my working diagram. I never use positions 3 or 4, so this should add some functionality. I think this is right, but I'd appreciate feedback. Thanks all.

Hi all, Looking for thoughts on putting a Fralin Split Steel pole in the neck position. The guitar in question has a Duncan Red Devil bridge and a classic stack middle. I like the PAF/P90 combo in a Les Paul. Any thoughts on this pickup for this use?

Hey again all, This is a super nuanced question that might not have an available answer, but I'll ask anyways. I have a new SG special that is just fantastic, the weight, feel and acoustic tone are just what I wanted. The 60hz hum was unbearable though. After doing the appropriate reading...

Hi all. It's ben a while since I've posted anything but, I have a wiring job that I need help with. I have a super bright strat where a 78/SSL1/SSL1 combo is just not playing nice with. For that reason I'm going to go with a Custom Custom/Area 58/Area 58 configuration. Additionally I'm going to...

Hi again all! I found a beautiful piece if white limba and decided the world doesn’t have enough tele/firebird hybrids. For the neck I did a hand wound 63 Firebird via a P90 route and a Les Paul Deluxe ring. Maybe it’s not for all but I think the deluxe ring looks right in this case. So it...

Hey all. This is just a curiosity question as I have a good quantity of pots I’ve desoldered in a drawer. For the sake of basic knowledge, what is acceptable resistance across an open pot? I realize a pickup is incredibly high resistance. At the same time I have to figure that due ti a...

Hi all, I’m putting together a no nonsense HH configuration. This one has a pair of 59’s, a three way toggle and a single volume pot. Any thoughts out there on a good value to start with on the pot. I’m thinking a 500K alone may be too harsh as it doesn’t have the pad of the tone pot. A...

Hi again, I always make my own string nuts out of bone. I was out and got a Tusq XL blank. It’s easy to work with and the fit nut looks good. The manufacturer says to cut to .01” (the relief between the fret and string at the 1st fret when fretting behind the 2nd fret) and after an hour of...

Hi all! School me on a firebird neck mid output bridge humbucker combo. After a year and a half of sourcing wood, parts and etc, the building and finally paint my one off all mahogany super strat with a 59 Les Paul profile beck is done. I tried a few bridge humbuckers and Jason Becker with a...

So we're back under covid house arrest again up here in the great white north. I get why it's necessary and all other things but it's still aggravating... anyways. So with two young kids at home and the wife the wife in clinical practice and me working remotely, the wife has the inlays here...

Hey all, My all time favourite pickups are the Ibanez Super 58’s in my 1981 AS-200. These must have been wound on a Wednesday right after lunch (my great grandfather would always check the door tag of a car to ensure it wasn’t assembled on a Monday or Friday and believed a Wednesday car was...

Does anyone out there know if a Tusq XL nut can be polished to a gloss finish? I need a new nut and have the appropriate nut on order but I’d like to know if gloss is possible or not. Thanks!

I'm potentially mining for vibranium and unobtanium but I'm looking for something with the touch response of a Seth/PAF but with a bit more kick. I don't want JB like output in this case, I don't want a mid scoop and I especially don't clanky abrasive high end. The guitar in question is an all...

Hi all, Realizing that when I’m doing the last steps of an assembly I can get impatient and inattentive I’m prefabricating all of my elaborate wiring externally on a project. I’m also going to use Gibson quick connect style plugs so there’s no chance to accidentally burn/melt anything on that...

I’m working away on my ridiculously overbuilt covid guitar. Because I can’t play/jam/rehearse with others I’ve had the time to really dissect every component I’m putting in to this one and why I’m doing it. One of my few remaining decisions is on if I go with shielded or twisted paired wire for...