NGD the pickup swappers dream guitar

[hamerfan]

I acquired this Schwarz Custom (http://www.schwarz-custom.de/st_helens.html) guitar recently. Its a great copy and has a nice reliced finish. It came with a dozen pickups and some blank modules for other pickups.
Swapping a pickup takes 15 seconds.

 

[Rand-O-Monium]

Re: NGD the pickup swappers dream guitar

Reminds me of the old Demo Gibbys,but with a much better finish!!!

'Grats!

edit:
Rear loaded,pic of back?

 

[DankStar]

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wow that's weird. do you have to sort of "work under the strings" to get the new pickup into place and snap in the pickup/ring to the wooden thingy (seems like that would scrape up the body)? do you need to unwind the strings a bit to do a swap? can you rig about any 6 string pickup into one of the modules?

 

[Rand-O-Monium]

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Back loaded,methinks...

http://www.schwarz-custom.de/st_helens.html

edit: Scroll down

 

[hamerfan]

Re: NGD the pickup swappers dream guitar

wow that's weird. do you have to sort of "work under the strings" to get the new pickup into place and snap in the pickup/ring to the wooden thingy (seems like that would scrape up the body)? do you need to unwind the strings a bit to do a swap? can you rig about any 6 string pickup into one of the modules?

Just snap it in. The brass needles snap into clamps on the treble side, the bass side needles just stick in the wood. The wooden base stick tight in the body. I have to press against the pickups surrounds to push it out.
I have 4 paf humbucker clones, 2 dearmond copies, one humbuckersized p-90, one CC copy, one P90 (has some gap with no goof hider) and 2 copies of FilterTron in humbuckersized housing.

 

[Gearjoneser]

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I'm surprised this concept isn't commonplace in the guitar world. I've often thought of wiring one guitar with a 4 terminal snap on connector inside each pickup cavity. Sort of like the Liberator pot, but it's a connector only.

 

[speed2dirt]

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Isn't this the same idea as the Gibson Push Tone? When that guitar came out, everyone complained how the neck joint didn't have enough wood between the neck pickup, pickup selector, and lower cutaway. I still like the idea and would love to get one, but they are more than I'd be willing to spend currently.

http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Divisions/Gibson%20USA/Products/GOTM/LesPaulPush-tone/

 

[TheLivingDead]

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That's pretty friggin' sweet.

 

[jtougas]

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Back loaded,methinks...

http://www.schwarz-custom.de/st_helens.html

edit: Scroll down

I can't see anything past that blue one... hubba hubba...

 

[Low_fidelity2100]

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Thats super cool. But this picture creeps me out.

 

[AlexR]

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^ I know what you mean.....its like in the movies where people are possessed and their eyes are black have no whites