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    New EVH Wolfgang body question?

    :reporter: Does anyone know if the new EVH bodies will accept any of Fender's necks? Or with in reason, I know Tele and Strat have to be massaged! I was thinking of doing one as my next project and can pickup the bodies fairly cheap. I really dont know about the neck prices but I am sure...
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    PRS HSF and Vinatage Coils North or South???

    :flush: I am trying to wire up a project using Prs Hfs bridge and Vintage neck. I am wanting to do 2 humbucker 1 volume 1 tone that is a push pull also with a rotary 3way. I would like for the coil tap to work for both pickups. I have a diagram, but I need to understand which coil and wire is...
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    Help with Older Prs Hfs and Vintage wiring and color codes

    :help: I am trying to install a Hfs in bridge and Vintage in neck using 1 Volume, 1 Tone that is push pull, with a rotory 3 way and of course a output jsck. Both pickup have Black, Red,White,mesh wraped around that is to be used as a ground? All I want to be able to do is cut the two slug coils...
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    VOLUME DROP OFF OR OUTPUT?

    I will try this again. I have a guitar that I installed some custom pickups of sort, I took G&B pickup that where made for a Se Prs custom 24. I changed the magnets and installed a A2 in the neck and a short A5 in the bridge pickup. The neck pickup came out great! clear responsive could not ask...
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    Pickup Selection for Les Paul Body Guitar (Metal sound Grind but Clear Solo's)

    :headache: Ok Ive got this young client that I am building a Les Paul body guitar for, that is really into metal. When I asked for the tone he is looking for he is all over the place. Wants great Chuggs and likes clear soloing sound as well. They play modern heavy metal and are a new band that...
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    Neck Pickup stopped working!!

    :feedback: I work on a few of my friends guitars and I have not seen it yet but would like to find out what you all think it could be before hand. It is a Ibanez guitar with Prs Hfs neck and Duncan Dist bridge one Volume and one tone standard three way switch. Neck pickup stopped working and...
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    Help!! Help with pickups!!

    I really need help with a neck pickup. Its ohms read 8.9 bridge is 16. They both sound great individually and together but when switching from one to another drop off seems dramatic. I was wondering if I have the magnet polarity wrong ? I changed stock magnets replaced neck with A2 bridge A5 if...
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    Help with neck pick on current build!!

    I have been redoing a ESP And decided to replace pickups! I purchased G&B's and replace cheap magnets A5 bridge and A2 neck reading follow neck is 8.94 bridge right at 16. Now neck has real defined snippy by self but volume compared to bridge seems very different? Like too far? Now when played...
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    PG's Best cobo of Pots and Caps?

    :wave: I would like the take from the Forum members about some of the better Pots and Caps to use with the PG'S in a Les Paul body? Simple question or is it? Thanks to everyone how replies!!
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    Understanding CTS 500K Balance-Blend Center Detent Audio Potentiometer

    :scratchch I am trying to wrap my head around the differences in Blend Pots? I am wiring up a double humbucker one volume and one tone guitar, and I want to be able to use different Caps value for each pickup. I am mainly trying to understand the differences and functions of the pots. So I can...
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    HELP UNDERSTANDING TUNERS vertical vs horizonal??

    :scratchch Ok I had a brian fart and ordered too fast on Ebay purchased a set of tuners that are Horizonal 3x3 and I know Les Paul takes vertical. Oh My*** what the H** was I thinking. Now what is the difference? For the life of me I am trying to get my head around, What is the difference...
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    Waverly Style tuner's on a Les paul???

    :smoker:Good afternoon to my friends at SD Forum!! I have a Epiphone Les Paul 1960 Tribute that I am building, my thought are that I really like the vintage look of a Waverly stlye tuner. I am looking at the Grover Sta-Tite 97-18 or 98's I belive the 98's are a little smaller not by much. my...
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    Tuners for new project?

    I recently acquired a Epip 1960 Tribute Plus body, and I am very excited about it! I would like some of your all ideas in replacement tuners? I really don't want to fill any holes, so the set screw would have to be at 6 o'clock! I was thinking of the open back nonsealed Hipshot 3x3 classics. I...
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    How to wire separate caps for neck and bridge in a one volume one tone setup

    :banghead:I was wondering if some of the members have any ideas on how to wire individual tone caps for a two humbucker, one volume and one tone control guitar? ( ESP LTD 100 Qmnt) I have taken on the project of trying to help a buddy out. Taking his first guitar and restoring it as well as...
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    Match for Seth Lover Bridge pickup!!

    :feedback:I got lucky on a auction, and picked up a Seth Lover Bridge pickup pretty reasonable. Since then I have not installed it and have been looking for either a Seth Lover neck pickup or something that will match up great. So that leads me to here. I am looking for ideas about what might be...
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