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Specifically, can anyone tell me: 1. When was the STK-T1B discontinued? I assume it was replaced by the STK-T3B. 2. When was the STK-T2B first released? Trying to figure out whether the bridge pickup in Jeff Buckley's 1983 Telecaster was a T1B or a T2B. I know he had the pickups installed...

I have a PRS custom 24 with Dragon II pickups and I'm looking for a change. The Dragon II's aren't bad but they have this sort of honk to them that I'm not sure I want. I'm looking for a calibrated pair of humbuckers that have a smooth, balanced vintage tone, but with more output to drive the...

So here's my latest harebrained idea. I have a normal Strat with a volume and two tone knobs, and a 5-way super switch. I want to set it up thusly: For positions 2-5, I want to use the first tone knob as a master tone control with a .1uf capacitor. However, for position 1, I want to instead...

I'm looking to see how close I can get a Strat to sound like an ES-335 played through the bridge pickup. I have some ideas that range from tinkering with the tone knob, to changing the electronics, or even putting a JB Jr. at the bridge... Yes, I realize a Strat won't ever sound exactly like...

I've got a Strat with 3 single coils wired up to a super switch, with a volume knob and a master tone knob. When I switch to the bridge pickup position, I find myself turning the tone knob down about halfway or so. I would like to be able to switch to that position and get a similar tone...

The PRS 5-way rotary switch is a good way to get versatile sounds from a 2-humbucker guitar, because the middle positions all involve splitting the coils in various ways while maintaining hum cancelling: Position 6: Neck humbucker Position 7: Inside coils in parallel Position 8: Inside coils in...

I have a "Fat Strat" with a humbucker at the bridge. Suppose I want to have the humbucker in series when the bridge pickup is selected, but in parallel when the bridge and middle pickups are selected. Would it be possible to do this with a super switch? If so, how?

Is there a way to wire a strat so that the middle position activates all three pickups instead of just the middle one? Can this be done without a push/pull or blender pot? Or would I need a super switch to accomplish this?

I'm considering a set of rails pups for my Strat... I'm thinking Dimarzio Pro Track in the bridge and a Cruiser at the neck. What should I put in the middle? I'm leaning toward another Cruiser but should I go for the neck or bridge version there?

The point of having staggered pole pieces on a Strat pickup is to compensate for the output of each individual string. But a major advantage of a "rails" pickup is that the rails are continuous, and thus avoid the issue of bending the string away from its corresponding pole piece...

I'm looking to pick up a little '59, but I'm trying to figure out... is it possible to get one without the Seymour Duncan logo stamped across the top? I have a set of Alnico II Pro humbuckers that came without the logo. Is it possible to order pickups without it these days?

Anybody know what kind of magnets are used in the little '59? Is it ceramic or alnico?

I'm thinking of putting a little '59 at the bridge of my Strat, but I'm worried about how the strings line up with the pole pieces. It's probably not an issue at the neck or middle positions, but the bridge pickup is angled. Has anybody had any issues with this? Maybe have a picture of a...

Anybody got a source for these? A couple vendors seem to have mini 5 meg pots but that's it. Where can I find a 5 meg push/pull?

I'm building a Strat, and I've got to buy the potentiometers, and I'm wondering what kind to get. It's my understanding that audio log taper pots are the traditional choice, and I will definitely use one for the volume control. But for the tone pots I'm considering linear taper. A couple of...