Recent content by Ursupator

Hey folks, I got an Ibanez RG (Jatoba fretboard, Meranti Body), that I would like to put a new pair of PUs into. The Stock ones are just dark and muddy like hell under distortion. The guitar is tuned to Drop A. The Amp I use is a Modeller (simulating a EVH 5150 EL34) What I'm searching for is...

Hi folks, in my local thrift shop I found a humbucker set that only read "Rhy" and something that looked like "Pro". It was pretty weathered. The owner told me it's a Gibson Humbucker from an 2009 SG. Since I'm searching a PAF for my Gibson SG it caught my interest. Mostly because he sells it...

As the title says, I thought about them tuning down to C or B, but I looked it up and they mostly tune to Drop D oder D Standard, but their songs always sound very sludgy and low tuned, while e.g. Slipknot tunes very low with a similar grooving "heaviness" to it. How do they achieve this effect?

Hi guy I got my hands on a used set of Fishman Will Adler pickups. Now I want to put them in a Les Paul copy I got (black with gold hardware). The only question I have is: How do I get this "wiped away finish" effect of the PUs on the knobs and the bridge? I thought about scotch brite...

Hi folks, my local guitar thrift shop got a Fender DH-1 Humbucker for sale. I heard it was the Pickup that came in Fender Am Deluxe HSS Strats for a while and thought about putting it into my Squier HH Jazzmaster. Since the Fender forum is closed I didn't really find any good source for its...

Hi. I'm planing on building a Partscaster right now. In my local guitar shop I had my hands on a Fender Deluxe Strat with this little push/push switch that engages the bridge pu in all positions. I really like the idea and since all options for normal push pull pots are already used by other...

Hey there, I'm located in Germany. I thought about getting one of those new parchment coloured pickups from SD, mostly since no other company else seems to make them. The one on my Jazzmaster humbuckers quit service from all the stage sweat and moist. Does anyone has experience with the...

Hey, My IRT Studio needs a new pre amp tube and I thought about maybe changing all of them. My idea is to may use some that tames down the gain and "heavyness" a bit (looser low end, less bite etc.) The amp sounds great, and the possibility to use it without a cab or D.I. makes it a great club...

Hi, I get kinda bored of my Duncan Distortion Bridge PU. I like the overall sound, but it's too sterile in lower gain settings. Now I think about swapping the magnet with an AlNiCo 8 Magnet. But here's the question: The SH-6 got an oversized ceramic magnet. What does oversized mean? Is it a...

I just bought a Dietrich Parts String Butler (V3) for my Gibson SG Special 2015. The story: I always had problems with nut binding and nothing really helped. I tried different new saddles (GraphTech TUSQ, Gibson Stock Brass Zero Fret Nut, Gibson Titatnium Zero Fret Nut), Nut lube and...

Hey there, Lots of Single Coils got loose Covers that you can swap out easily. But what about the SD noiseless Single Coils? Are they wax poted or completely sealed like Fishmans/EMGs? I know that noiseless SCs are a bit bigger than standard ones, but the covers I want to use should fit anyway.

Re: Weight Relief. How much is really possible Looks like this

Hi folks, After I hurt my upper spine in a work accident I can't play really my SG und my LP anymore because they are so heavy and unbalanced. So I strated sarching for guitars with reduced weight and stumbled across the claim of warmoth that their chambering/weight relief reduces a minimum of...

Hi guys, I'm building a Kit Stratocaster together with my dad and brother and we need some advise for the wiring. It should be like this: HSH 3 Way toggle (B M N ) 2 Vol Pots [1 Blackout Preamp] -1. Vol Pot: Bridge and Middle -2. Vol Pot: Neck 2 Tone Pots (each of them Push Pull for...

Hello guys, just like the title says: Do custom made active Pickups exist?