Recent content by SJ318

So... 1st time P-90 user. May want to change magnets, and I need general guidance. I have an Antiquity A2 P-90 I got for a steal. If I pull out magnets from a P-90, and move them towards each other - lengthwise and flat straight outta the pickup, they should repel, yes? Do they not sit south...

Hello, There is something I cannot explain, but I just can't get a decent sound out of my (UNPLUGGED) PRS single cut SE Zack Meyer model semi-hollow guitar. I have the neck (fingerboard, frets, etc.) set up like all my other guitars. I do my own fret work. I know the scale length is different...

Hello, I have Fender, and Gibson guitars. Fenders' scale feels comfortable to me when I bend strings. Feels a little stiffer, but not enough to bother me. Gibsons, of course, bend like butter. Oddly, when I play a PRS, using the same gauge strings, feels much stiffer to bend, which doesn't make...

Hello, Last month I asked how to permanently coil tap a hybrid 59/Custom 9K slug coil in the neck position. Itsabass was kind enough to tell me how to do it either way, in the control cavity or the pickup itself. I used the pickup cavity as I had already removed the screw coil. It sounds...

I use a standard board of tuner>overdrive>boost.reverb>delay>amp. I would like to use n always on MXR Compressor but not sure where to put it so I don't lose any volume or tone suck. My place is too small for a try out (neighbors/condo) so any thoughts? The compressor's output would be 7/8 and...

Hello, I have a Hybrid and the slug coil is hotter than it should be. I wish to use only the slug coil in a "permanent" coil tap. And I want to remove the screw coil absolutely, completely. The slugs will show out of the pickup cover. I see two wires connected on one side, and the hot and ground...

Hello, I am broke. So there's that. I wish to use a Jazz bridge in the bridge position (just to be clear) but want to keep the most high end with out any "mid-scoop" - or at least with the lowest amount of mid scooping possible. So, the question is: Would a mag change to a RCA5 or an A4 be...

Wow, I am surprised. The Seth was noticeably louder and far brighter than the Antiquity (both w/the same RCA5 from Ph.Luth.). Both were in the same bridge position in my 2 SG '61 re-issues, same covers, same pup height and screw height. Both used 500k SD smooth pots as well as 500k smooth pots...

Simple question. As of late, I have come to favor RCA5 mags. I have a bridge Antiquity that I did not enjoy due to the weakened A2 mag. I do not care for A2 mags as is. So my question is this: My favorite bridge pup is a Seth with a RCA5 mag. I have replaced the A2 in the Antiquity with a RCA5...

Hello, my smart informed forum. Thanks for reading. I found a 9k wound s.coil, hotter than my TwangBanger, but not way over wound such as 13K. Problem, I could only find that wind on a 90 dollar antiquity s.coil. Does SD. Make a regular s.coil around 9k for a regulat Strat size single coil. I...

Hi, Anyone have an occasion to try these one against the other? I would sure love some input about each vs. the other. I searched here and found nothing so maybe I searched incorrectly. Any thoughts? Just these two. Using SG '61 with Seth Lover bridge into Fender H.R. Deluxe. Thank you in...

Hello, I have never tried a '59 bridge p'up. So, if you used the same mag in both the 59 and the Seth, say an RCA5 in both, or a regular A5, as long as both have the same mag, what would the different winds sound like. What would they have in common? What wouldn't they have in common? I use A5...

Hello, For years now, there have been a few but persuasive folks who think the UOA5 is the way to go for the more PAF type sound. I have tried all of the mags available and tend to like A4, RCA5 for bridge, A5 for most brightness in the neck. I like lower wind, Seth Lover type p'ups. I decided...

Hello, I have a "Dude" pedal for gain/dirt, and an Archer clean boost. I hit the Dude for solos and want to boost that exact sound. However, it seems like when I hit the boost AFTER the Dude, I lose some gain. Problem is, at such low volume in my condo, when I reverse the order, it is hard to...

Hello, I love my Zach M. semi hollow, but - I searched where I could, but I don't understand how to swap a Duncan 4 wire or standard Gibson like wire. Should I cut the old wire (PRS) in the pot cavity, leave the "tap" wires alone, and just solder my Duncan hot wire to the hot wire of the PRS...