Recent content by stratocrusher

I'm very frustrated right now. Today I worked on installing all new pickups and electronics into my old Yamaha Pacifica 112 (strat-style SSH). After finally getting it all wired up, I plugged it in (without putting strings back on yet) just to tap each pickup and make sure they were working...

Just a curiosity...Is it generally a better idea to choose pickups so that your whole set (in a given guitar) is the same magnet type or does it not really matter? I'm thinking of going for a '59 bridge (Alnico V) and an Alnico II Pro neck. From what I've read it seems that they would...

I recently picked up the discontinued Ibanez Talman TM71, which has a semi-hollow maple body and rosewood fretboard. I'd like to change the pickups on it, but would like to get some thoughts from you guys because most of my experience is with strats and teles. The stock pickups have chrome...

I'm going to swap the pickups on my tele yet again :smack: and I need some wiring assistance. I currently have a Vintage Rhythm Stack in the neck and a Hot Lead Stack in the bridge. I usually do it myself, but this time it was done by a tech and it has a 4-way switch that offers the addition...

I've recently attempted to install a Vintage Rhythm Stack and Hot Lead Stack into my telecaster. The neck pickup is working fine, but the bridge pickup is not. I do get some sound coming from the bridge pickup, but it is much lower in volume than the neck pickup and extremely trebley. I have...

Ok, I don't know if I am doing something wrong or what, but I am just about at my wit's end. I am installing a Vintage Rhythm Stack and Hot Lead Stack into my telecaster. I have done pickup changes before, so I know what I am doing for the most part. I have all the wiring done and everything...

I'm trying to kill two birds with one stone here, so to speak, and I wanted to see what you guys thought. The situation is that I have a G&L Legacy HB (SSH strat) that I have been wanting to try noiseless pickups in for a long time for the neck and middle (bridge is a JB). However, I do like...

I've got a G&L Legacy HB that has a JB in the bridge. I'm very happy with the JB at the bridge, but I've never been thrilled with the stock neck and middle single coils. I've also started to get into recording, so I think I'd like to put something noiseless in there. I was thinking about...