Recent content by SlowHand87

I am wanting to install a new set of pickups in a 2011 Gibson Les Paul Classic Plus. I primarily play blues/rock and classic rock I play through a fender twin and use a few dirt pedals. I am torn between the "Whole Lotta Humbucker" set and "Saturday Night Special" set. I'd like to hear your...

So, I'm building a telecaster. I am using 250k pots and a .47 "paper in oil" cap I'm thinking of using a Jerry Donahue bridge pickup and a STR-2 neck pickup. Comments? Suggestions?

I have a SG and I currently have a Dean Leslie West "Mountain of Tone" Bridge humbucker installed. However, I am looking for an aftermarket neck pickup. I mainly play classic rock and blues and am aiming for a balanced tone. Moreover, I am switching out the wiring to a more authentic "vintage"...

I have an Ibanez which is nicer that the AS103 but I'm not sure as to which model it is. Anyways, it is basically like a Gibson ES-335. In short, I am looking to upreade the pickups. I am going after a classic rock / blues sound.

I'm building a custom Strat from Warmoth parts. I have a hard-tail strat body and 3 lipstick-style pickups. I am curious as to where I am supposed to ground the pickups since there isn't a tremolo. Do I simply place a screw in the pickup cavity and ground it to that? Any and all help is...

Seymour Duncan: Phat Cat (Set) Seth Lover (Set) "Slash" Alnico II Pro (Set) SH-5 (Bridge) SH-1 '59 (Neck) Gibson: Tony Iommi (Bridge) Angus Young (Neck) Dirty Fingers (Neck) Let me know the condition, age, cover or no cover, color/finish, price

I have a 2009 Fender FSR (Fender Special Run) Stratocaster that i'm interested in trading (NOT looking to buy) for a Gibson Les Paul. My strat is a American Standard; Tangerine orange finish w/matching headstock. Schaller locking tuners & strap-locks. EMG DG-20 David Gilmour pickup system &...

I have a Gibson ES-335 Reissue. I am wanting to swap the pickups for a set of Seymour Duncan's. I mostly play blues & classic rock. My amp of choice is a Fender 65' Twin Reverb reissue. Given this info, what's a good humbucker set?

Which is a "better" overall overdrive pedal: Way Huge - Green Rhino Fulltone - Plimsoul I'm using a Fender Twin Reverb. I use Fender Strats for the most part. I play mostly blues and classic rock.

I have a MIM Fender Stratocaster. It has a maple neck/fingerboard. Standard tremolo and controls. I recently bought a SSL-4, SSL-7, and SSL-1 (Rw/Rp) Obviously i'm going to install the SSL-1 in the middle because it's reverse wound, but of the two remaining pickups, which would should I place...