Recent content by Tumblinman

Hello I' having some trouble wiring a set of HSH pickups in my guitar. Hopefully, some of you good folks here can help me out. First, let me state what I'm trying to achieve with my 5-way switch: Pos Pickup 1 Bridge Humbucker 2 Bridge split + middle pickup 3 Bridge Humbucker +...

I'm thinking about buying a pair of Pearly Gates for my Ibanez S (thin mahogany body, bubinga top, locking tremolo). However, I'm a little worried that they will sound a little thin and trebly in this type of guitar. Have always been interested in the PG pickups but have never tried or heard...

Hi Whats' your thought on combining a PAF Pro in the bridge with a SH1-59 in the neck? The guitar in question is an Ibanez S-series guitar with mahogany body/bubinga top. I'm pretty familiar with the 59 neck but I haven't even tried the PAF Pro. How different would you say they are? I prefer...

Hi I know there have been many thread regarding whether 50s Wiring or Moderns Wiring is the way to go in a Les Paul-type configuration (that is 2 humbuckers, 2 Volume, 2 Tone). There have also been many threads regarding Duncan 59s and their tendency to sound a little scooped. However, I want...

Have anyone tried an alnico 4 in a SH-5 (or SH-11, SH-14 for that matter)? I'm thinking that might work out great but I haven't seen alnico 4 being used in such a high wind before.

I'm rewiring a Kramer Pacer Classic and I'm putting a SH-14 in the bridge. Since I'm replacing all the pots and switches I was wondering if maybe I should use a 250 k pot for that pickup, since so many find it mids lacking. Perhaps a 250k would tame the highs enough to let the mids shine...

I'm thinking of putting a Custom 5 in the bridge of my Les Paul, but I'm feeling little put off by the reports saying that it's very midscooped. However, the 59n is also said to be a little midscooped and it's working very well in this guitar. Would you say that the Custom 5 is likely to suit...

Hi I have a question for those of you who have experience with the Pearly Gates and the 59 in the neck position of a Les Paul. I have a Custom in the bridge and a 59 in the neck today and, while they sound good, I sometimes feel that the 59 is a Little too smooth compared to the Custom...

Hi I just bought a really nice Dearmond Starfire IV (think 335) and while I really like the guitar I'm having trouble warming up to the stock USA Dearmond Gold Tones. Somehow they are a little too trebly and spiky and at the same time I find the wound strings aren't defined enough. I have tried...

I want to put this topic to rest and finally get some peace of mind regarding this issue before I decise what pickups to buy for my strat. So the question is: Do you use pickups with staggered polepieces in your strats when using a plain 3rd string?

Well, as the topic says, I'm wondering how many here uses 250k vol pots with the SH-4 JB instead of the more usual 500k? And how does it's long time partner the SH-2 Jazz respond to the lower pot value? Too much mud? / Tumblinman

After having such good results with a set of ssl-1 in my strat (getting good advice from the nice people here) I'm getting another SD pup for my second guitar. It's a SH-1n that I'll mount in my jazzbox and I'm in no doubt that it will sound very good. Also, I have come across a Duncan...

I have always heard that poplar is quite similar to alder when used as body wood, but the Tonewizard lets you choose between [ash or alder] and [poplar]. That would suggest that ash is more like alder than poplar. How come :question:

I own a MIM Classic 60's strat which I really like. However, I'm not completely satisfied with the pickups, yet. At this moment I'm using the stock AlNiCo singles and I like them but I wish they had a little more "punch". I have tried other pickups in this guitar over the years but I always end...

Hi I would like to know if someone's playing a Telecaster with Flatwound strings? I'm thinking of getting me a Telecaster with traditional pickups and stringing it with a 13-52 Flatwound set - as an alternativ to a real full bodied jazzbox. I know that there are a bunch of jazz players that use...