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Re: MAJOR electrical challenge I cant add much to this thread other than this major electrical challenge:

It has been said before, but tone issues aren't always from the pickup. Long story short I thought I needed a new neck pickup with a lighter bottom end. It turns out that I just needed to go back to using 10s instead of 11s. Now my Custom 8 and little 59er sound like a matched set and I...

It says it is on the bassy side, yet those hex screws make me think it cant be too bad. I'm thinking of pulling the trigger and buying one. Are there any other strat sized p90 type pickups I should consider before getting this?

I am in need of a single sized neck pickup that is going to match up with my particularly modified bridge humbucker. It's the now famous custom 8 with the allen screws under the wound strings. I've already tried to match it up with little 59er neck, and it works... but not to the same EQ...

I got a GC 4th of July ad today and I noticed that they now have an exclusive Squier tele. It has two humbuckers, basswood body, rosewood fingerboard and what looks to be a top-loading fixed bridge. The going price is the same as a bullet strat and at that price it is ripe for modding. I did...

I'm not really trying to do a review with this post since I dont own it and haven't played on in any proper context yet. However this was my first impression of the amp: I played one at Sam Ash the other day and loved it. I especially liked how the knobs on it could really shape the tone. The...

I may be crazy, but I really do like the sound of my old Fender Frontman 15R. I'd like to get the sound of that little amp, but make it louder; if for no other reason than to tinker with things. I've read that the wattage rating doesn't determine volume, but it is the speakers that do. If I...

I love strats, but I really have issues with the location of the volume knob. I know that it can be a blessing if you're trying to do something like Echo Etude, but it really just gets in the way a lot of the other times; palm mutes especially. Maybe it is just poor technique on my part, maybe...

If all you have is a Gibson style 3-way toggle switch, a 4-conductor humbucker, and a volume pot: what kind of wiring options do you have. I imagine you could do north coil/parallel/south coil pretty easily, but what else could I do? Basically I've got an empty guitar, an Invader, a volume...

Anyone know what size allen screws are used for a single coil sized humbucker, like the kind they use on a li'l screamin' demon? I'm looking to hex my little 59er neck and I dont think the usual guitar parts retailers are going to carry these. Would I be able to order screws from the SD custom...

I'm mostly digging on the sound of my custom 8, but I think the bass needs to get punchier, tighter. It's boomy on the low end and I want to rectify that. I'm wondering if allen screws would help preserve the tone I like while curing the bass issues I'm having. Now I have tried adjusting the...

http://www.ibanez.com/ElectricGuitars/model-RG321MH I'm looking at the one with the mahogany oil finish going... well, maybe... -Mahogany body with an oiled finish -Maple neck -String-thru fixed bridge -humbuckers Seems like it would be stiff competition for a Gibson Faded SG special, for...

How close would a hot stack for strat neck pickup sound like a vintage single coil bridge pickup? Also, If I'm using two neck humbuckers in the same guitar, I have to reverse a few wires, correct?

A guy who I fix guitars for wanted 57 classics in his Epi SG goth instead of the Invader/PGn combo he had. When I installed the pickups for him, he offered the old pickups and a stripped down Fullerton Movibe as payment. He said he was running out of places to store things. He also said merry...

I ordered one on a black friday deal today. I saw this video, and I was surprised by the versatility. 6OVb3rjcB3Q Granted I have a different guitar and amp setup than the guy in the vid, but the way I see it is $15 is worth it for an experiment. Does anyone have any experience with this pedal?