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Which pup is best to get that gutsy, scratchy but sorta smooth sustaining overdriven Cream tone? Think Sunshine of Your Love, Crossroads, White Room, Strange Brew, etc. The guitar I would be installing on would be an Epipone SG G-400. Antiquity? Seth Lover? 59? Pearly Gates?

If I replace stock MIM pups with APS-1s will the holes in the stock MIM pup covers match up correctly with the APS-s pole pieces or will I need to order new pup covers?

I have heard that Epiphones' frets are only 12% nickel as opposed to the normal 18% which lasts longer. Does anyone know if there is any truth to this? Also I have heard that some Gibson replacement parts such as toggle switches may not always fit Epiphones and I have heard the switches...

From my understanding the Custom Cover series is the same as many of the standard models but has wax potting and comes with a cover even if it is a model that normally doesn't. Is this correct? Does this mean I can get a Seth Lover model with wax potting? I tried the Seth Lover once and it...

One more time Lew, how do the Surfers compare tonewise to the SSL-1's? I know what the SSL-1's sound like but I haven't heard the Surfers. Duncan makes so many great vintage pups it really makes it rough on a guy trying to make a decision.

The MIA Strats have medium jumbo frets and the MIM Strats have vintage frets which are smaller. I know the frets on the MIM are not as wide, but are they also shorter too, or are they the same height but just thinner? Since they are saying the MIM frets are Vintage style frets it sounds like...

I know the frets are smaller on the MIM series than on the American series. The specs list the American series to have medium jumbo and the MIM to have vintage frets. Does this mean the Fender MIM has the same size frets as the Squier Affinity series or are the MIM a size in between the MIA and...

I think a great setup for a vintage Strat would be Antiquiy I in neck and middle and a Twangbanger in the bridge. That would give a great lead tone in the bridge with more sustain and punch. How would one go about getting an aged looking Antiquity type cover for the Twangbanger to match the...

With the POD 2.0 I think it calls for a midi unit of some kind in order to get your POD 2.0 hooked up with your computer so you can download presets from the Sound Diver CD into the POD. Correct me if I'm wrong guys. Or is the Sound Diver CD just for using the deep editing feature. If so that...

Several years ago when I was playing a mid 90's Mex Strat I noticed that sometimes when I would rake my fingers across the pickguard I would hear a little static "tic" sound. This noise wasn't real noticeable but it was enough to bug the hell out of me. It was worse when I would touch the pickup...

Since the Antiquity isn't wax potted will it be a little more noisy than an Alnico Pro? They're both vintage style single coils so I realize that neither will be as quiet as a humbucker but I was wondering if there was a difference. From the sound clips on Curly's site it seems that the...

Most of us know that Ritchie has for some time used Quarter Pounds in his Strat in the bridge & neck, and doesn't use a middle pickup. But when did he start using the Quarter Pounds? The old original Smoke On The Water doesn't sound like Quarter Pounds to me. It sounds to me more like vintage...

Are there many of you that like the Line 6 Pod 2.0 ? I don't think it is as good as an actual vintage tube amp or amps, but it is the closest thing I have found in a SS, considering I haven't tried that many. I am mainly into old school Country, Rock, Blues & RockaBilly & occasionally I even...

There is a song by Los Lonely Boys called "Heaven" on the Country charts and on the Country video countdown on CMT as of recently. The song actually sounds more Bluesy than Country. The guitarist is playing a strat. He has a great tone. If anyone has heard this song, what vintage Strat pickup do...