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I have a set with black covers. I don't have anything that black looks good with. These covers don't look "changable" but maybe they are? Any suggestions? Thanks

I recently installed a set of SD Classic Stack Plus pickups in a Strat. Initially I used a Hot Stack in the middle. Everything was fine, except I didn't think the tone / output was terrible compatable with the Classic Plus. So here is the first configuration: n = S.Duncan STK-S4n Classic Stack...

I just installed a TB-4 which I bought from a fellow board person in a Strat pickguard and after adjusting the height I've noticed that the tape near the bass side adjust screw is somewhat frayed and leaving the pup's innards a bit exposed. Can I replace this stuff? I know I could probably wrap...

Just finished it last night. USA Custom body, routed for bridge HB, Waterlox Tung Oil finish Warmoth neck, large V, 6105 stainless frets, maple cap, lacquer finish, Gotoh Schaller style 15:1 tuners Two pickups: SD TB-4 (JB model) humbucker bridge SD SSL-6 Custom Flat single coil neck...

This is a pretty insignificant issue but... I just built a bass for my son with a pair of SJB-1 pickups. Curiously, the pole pieces are about flush with the flat work, meaning that they don't protrude through the covers at all. In fact, they don't even poke up into the holes in the covers. This...

Although I know quite a bit about guitar pickups, I'm not very familiar with bass pickups. But my son wants to build a bass from a Warmoth body that has a MM pickup route. Looking at replacements for MM pickups, it appears that they are all active pickups. Was the Stingray always and only...

Does anyone know the DC resistance of the Duncan Designed SC-101? The description says that it's a cross between an SSL-2 and an SSL-6, but being that there's a huge difference between how those two pickups are wound, that doesn't help me much. Also, how are they marked for N, M or B...

I know the electrical difference, I'm wondering how the output of coils in parallel differs from when they are in series. Basically, I'm wondering if it's worth putting a switch in for a TB-4 JB trembucker that I will be building a Strat around. I have eons of experience with single coils of...

I'm building a Strat that I want to be uniquely different than my other Strats. I'm planning no middle pickup, just a TB4 JB at the bridge and a single coil that can compete with it at the neck. I'm going to use the spin-a-split circuit for the JB so I'm thinking a tapped Quarter Pound at the...

I was wondering if anyone has ever used a pot instead of a swith for cutting a coil in a humbucker. I'm thinking of using a linear 1M pot, modified to have a no load point at one end as a way of cutting out the second coil of a JB Humbucker. Here's how it would work... (simple really) The two...

I have a Hwy 1 body that I refin'd and used in a partscaster. I'm thinking of putting a humbucker in the bridge, since it's already routed. But I noticed that the route doesn't have any "wells" for the height adjust screws. Does Fender use a HB that has a difference form? Will I need to drill...

I mentioned a while back that I put a pair of Antiquity humbuckers in a PRS Soapbar SE. They sounded nice alone, but after using it with a full band, I found the sound was too washed out to cut through the mix. So I swapped out the alnico II magnets for alnico V bar magnets that I bought from...

Hi folks, Months ago I asked about doing this alnico V for II swap in my SD Antiquities. I bought some magnets from Allparts and finally got around to doing it a couple weeks ago. This past weekend I finally had a chance to play a couple gigs with the guitar (PRS Soapbar II converted to HBs) and...

Anyone know which pickup this is at the bridge? It's from the Pat DiNizio Guitars and Memorabilia page http://www.houstontexas.net/smithereens4.htm