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Guys, preparing for a post on how the SD was the preferred/only replacement pickup of the '70s and the '80s was defined by the Duncan JB (of course feel free to disagree...but that's the thesis). Both are high output, though both different mags, and the JB had different iterations (JB-like...

From a recent post on my WoodyTone blog. EVH quotes are from his first interview, the Nov. '78 Guitar Player, not the one w/ him on the cover. Comments are my own. Full posts FYI are below if curious. Enjoy! Eddie assembled his main guitar with parts he bought from Charvel. “It is a copy of a...

Recently had a chance to talk to both of these guys for my blog, WoodyTone.com -- which seems to be taking off! Anyhow, thought you guys would be interested. Warren talks about his sig pickup vs. the JB (and a lot more eqpt info), and Joe talks about how pickups aren't super-important to hm...

We all know Beck used a JB (70s). And there's this quote from the press release on the 30th anniversary of the JB in 2004: "Soon, many of England's top guitarists, including more than a few legendary names, sought out Seymour's "JB Mod" for their guitars. They found that the JB gave increased...

Gotta get my boy some drums! Rather than typing it all again, here's the Clist ad. Pls PM me if interested. Thanks! http://cnj.craigslist.org/msg/1500125841.html

...if it exists! I recently scored a 1980 Les Paul Standard, and this guitar sounds (through my rig) amazing -- to my ears, anyway. I checked the pickups -- could not photograph the bottoms because the wires were cut tight. But here's what they say: stamped (into the baseplates) PAT NO...

Looking for a bridge Brobucker with a degaussed A2 or something similar, meaning a "hot" PAF with a degaussed A2. Would like to trade a WCR Darkburst, zebra. My Les Paul is really liking the EVH Frankenstein but it is a little too hot for my taste -- I think! -- so would like to try something...

As I believe I've mentioned here, I've had a Les Paul Classic that just didn't want to sound good thru my plexi relica (+ 4x12 greenbacks). It came with the stock ceramic-mag pickup which sounded okay, but I wanted more organic -- and less bright/one trick pony (much of which is the amp). I...

I believe Ty's (of King's X) use of P-Rails in his new signature Guilford guitar is the first use of these pickups in a sig guitar (anyone know of any others?). In case you don't know, he has them wired to a traditional 3-way switch and to a mini-switch that picks one of the P-Rails' 3 modes...

I love the tones I get from the P90s I have -- believe it or not, stock Epis. May be more accurate to say I love P90s in general -- fat, snarly, clear (you know) -- except for one thing: When I hit big chords, the notes don't "blend" (a little) and sustain like with a humbucker. Is there a...

Sweet head. Here's the post on thegearpage.net. If you can't read it for some reason and are interested, let me know and I will email you the details. http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showthread.php?p=6397624#post6397624

Guys -- Forgot to post this here -- non-regular readers of my blog may not have seen it. Email exchange with a guy who grew up with Ed with some details about Ed's early sound. No "holy grail" info here, just more info to throw into the pot...

Posted elsewhere too: Looking for copies of the Jan-Jun 2009 (all six issues) of Vintage Guitar magazine. I know I can get them at the VG website, but they are $6 apiece plus shipping, which equates to about a 3-yr subscription in $. So does anyone have these sitting around and would you be...

Finally got the whole thing written up for my blog @ www.woodytone.com. Ever been to one of thee shows? I hadn't been before, and am glad I went. Discovered some KILLER amps. Let me know if you've ever bought an amp at an amp show and how it went down!

Didn't want to hijack a recent thread on P-90s. So: I love P-90s but I also prefer 9-gauge strings, and I've found that in the bridge posn of my Epi Gold Top the P-90s sound too thin with P-90s. Actually, this also happens, though to a lesser degree, with the humbucker in my Les Paul...