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It seems like conventional wisdom is that an A8 is too much magnet for a neck pickup but I also see posts about people having trouble balancing high gain bridge pickups with A5 neck pickups like the 59. Has anyone actually tried an A8 in a 59n or other neck pickups? I'm curious about how that...

I'm looking for advice on which neck pickup to match with a Retribution 8-String Bridge. The 1st gen Blackout just doesn't seem to have the gain I want when I switch to it for leads but it seems to be the only 8 string neck pickup Duncan currently makes (except for Custom Shop?). Anyone tried...

Has anyone tried this? I have a number of other mods to do already (parts stacking up!) but I'm thinking about adding this to the list...

Hi all, I'm looking for suggestions for replacement pickups for 2 Dinkys I have. Both are fairly new so they're alder bodies with maple caps and bolt-on maple necks. One has an unfinished maple fretboard and the other is rosewood. These come stock with JBs. I have the typical complaints about...

I have the Active Jazz Bass set. I was just about to pop in a 25k blend pot (I assumed it was right for actives) when I noticed that the pots that came with the set are marked 100k. If I want a blend pot can I: 1) Use the 25k pot with the 100k pots 2) Use all 25k pots 3) Try to hunt down a 100k...

I love the Sentient/Pegasus pairing but since I've already got that on a couple of guitars I'd like to do something different this time around with a bridge Pegasus. What I like best about the Sentient is its articulate nature so I'd rather stay closer to that than the warmer end of the...

Preferences for "classic" yet flexible Epiphone Les Paul Standard Pro pickups I'm adding a Epiphone Les Paul Standard Pro to my studio's line-up for the "I want that classic Les Paul sound" crowd. I'm looking for a set of pickups that will do that but also hopefully have some flexibility with...