First pup change ever... and the outcome

[openj]

Well, I decided to just go with the alnico 2n and a custom. I sorta wish I woulda at least practiced soldering first:smack: and i guessed where to put the hot wires.. also not to fun but... everything work out good. I love the sound of that alnico 2 in the neck.. its perfect for the gutar it's in. The custom also sounds good.. its just a little "quackie" or harsh/bright for my liking... i still like it in there though... now i've offically joined the seymour users club :smokin:... ps: advice for some one else who is going to do what i do.. practice with the soldering iron and get a schmatics to refrence it will help much!.. without either it took me 2 hours to change 2 pup :yell: wow though.... there were emg h3's in there before and the duncans are so much more responsive and stronger, i did a little tapping and it just jumped out of my fret board.. definatly a satisfide customer

-michael

 

[midnite_man]

Re: First pup change ever... and the outcome

Nice job Michael!
You gotta start somewhere, and it sounds like you're catching on fast. You may think that a couple of hours is a long time to swap out a set of pups, but I'd rather take my time and do it right once than have to strip things back down to resolder something.

Congrats!

....Bob

 

[pinto79]

Re: First pup change ever... and the outcome

I once installed a pair of A2P's in an Epi LP. It took 17 minutes including removing and replacing the strings...

But I probably spent 2 hours on my first one too.

Practice make perfect! Keep on it!

 

[tone4days]

Re: First pup change ever... and the outcome

try lowering the height of the Custom a bit if it is too 'quacky'

congrats on the DIY success

t4d