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Kramer Ferrington 'Strat' acoustic electric
Forum Post Pickup question: humbucker vs P90?
I'm looking at a guitar that comes in two configurations. One has "Two Humbucker" pickups and the other has "Two Duncan Designed P90 Soapbar" pickups. What's the diff...
Forum Post Pickup Configurations: PJ vs JJ
...oss a bass I think I would like for a low enough price to Ebay. However, it comes configured with a P J pickups instead of the stand Js I think I would normally go for. I know this is a subjectiv...
Forum Post Parallel / Series Pickup Wiring?
..., Im not sure if this post is a little out of place in a beginners forum but... I am changing the bridge pickup in my squier strat for some SD hotrails. The hotrails are the four conductor wiring ty...
Forum Post Best P-90 replacement pickup opinions
...s Paul Junior clone and was wondering if anybody had any suggestions. Also, since the Junior has only one pickup should I go for a hotter replacement. Adding a humbucker is not an option since I prefe...
Forum Post p-bass pickup height?
What should the pickup height be on my stock MIM Fender Precision? I'm looking for a traditional "tuned bass drum" sound.
Forum Post Best method for setting optimum pickup height on a Stratocas
...t starting point for pup height adjustment. aka: Finding the "sweet spot" -~ on each of the 3 pickups. Right now my pickups are seated pretty low. And it sounds pretty cool. But I...
Forum Post humbucker pickup
...answer my question. I am buying my son an electrid guitar. I see that the guitars have either all single pickups or one humbucker pickup and on or two single pickups or it has 2 humbucker pickups. ...
Forum Post pickup replacement? (for Gibson Melody Maker)
I am looking for a tetrad pickup wiring diagram for my Artisan TC Anyone have this?
Forum Post Bartolini MM pickup wireing diagram
Anybody have a wiring diagram for a Bartolini Music Man dual coil pickup? I can't seem to find one anywhere...
Forum Post Hello you all, I have a rear pickup on my gold/gold strat...
Hello you all, I have a rear pickup on my gold/gold stratocaster made in 1982 with raised pole pieces, Ihave never seen this and it should be an X1 pickup an the wires are indeed yellow and black! ...
Forum Post pickup height on P-bass
Thanks, ill give it a try but the output from the pickup is already very hot and I don't want distortion
Forum Post new pickup advice
I think you just found the pickup i'm going to buy, thanks for the Reply, I had no Idea that they started to make replica pickups.
Forum Post Emg Active Pickup String height
Does anyone know what the best clearance is with these pups?
Forum Post Soldering the pickup to the selector - Good Idea?
Hi Let me first say that I love the sound of my strat I have single coil pickups that are connected to the selector using crimps. I was wondering if I could improve the sound even more by ditchin...
Forum Post Ibanez JetKing pickup replacement
Hey i have a Ibanez JetKing 40 (red, two ach humbuckers and vintage vibrato, no coil taps) and was thinking of dropping some seymour duncans in it. a Phat Cat p-90 for the neck and a pearly gates hum...
Forum Post Strat mod: Bridge+Neck PU
I don't use my middle pickup on it's own. I want a "Tele" position where I can use the center position on my pickup selector to activate both the neck and the bridge pickup. I...
Forum Post 'Bridge on' switch mod schematic for Strat?
hi, I'd like to add a toggle switch to my Strat which activates the bridge pickup in switch positions 4 & 5 so I can get 'middle/neck +bridge' & 'neck + bridge'...
Forum Post Fender Serial Number Question
...tar, but it's needs some work. At one point back in the early 80s I'd switched out the original pickup for a humbucker, but now I'd like to get back to the original sound. So, which ...
Forum Post Fender Jazz Bass electrical problem?
This is 60 cycle hum, and is inherent in single coil pickups. Even upper end manufacturers who use the same style pickup have this humming when one pickup is "on" more than another, i.e., wh...
Forum Post P90's volume drop or difference
Hi My Les Paul Special is fitted with p90s from the factory. Problem is that the pickup on the bridge is a not quieter than the pickup on the neck. From the neck I get A nice rich bass sound, and fro...
Forum Post Strat wiring mod help
...g for a wiring diagram for a stratocaster modification that would allow me to use any or all of the three pickups in any combination. Ideally this would be a circuit that would: a) replace the thr...
Forum Post Marcus Miller Fender Japanese Made P Bass
...039;t there a place where you can get it done near you? It's a pretty simple fix assuming that your pickups are working right. You can just adjust the pickup height to where they pick up the st...
Forum Post Do all tube amps sound like this? Help!!
... addition to the excellent advice offered by Scott and Jim, I'd add one thing about setting up your pickups. Start by getting them even in terms of volume. I start with the bridge pickup. I...
Forum Post Replacement pickups for Peavey Wolfgang?
... thinking the Wolfgangs pups may be to hot and because the strat is single coil. Any suggestions on a pickup with more clarity that would sound good in my Wolfgang? Does the Wolfgang have a standa...
Forum Post serial mojo
...o from what I know it's a borderline CBS production model. Maple C neck, blank neckplate, the bridge pickup is discolored, so most likely not stock(?), all components 100% and quiet - no noise fr...
Forum Post Mighty Mite P-90 Pickups
...ounds, P-bass, funky Jazz bass, they are worth the little dinero they cost. I also purchased a Jazz Bass pickup that i installed in a squier P bass, and it was a little quiet so i wired it in series ...
Forum Post which Korean Les Paul copy do you think is best?
... think that www.guitarnuts.com has a drawing that shows how to do it). You connect the output of the pickup to the centertap rather than to other exteme end of the POT. The signal is then taken f...
Forum Post Synthesizer Effect for Guitar
...eck out the thread I just started titled "What is the Ultimate Synth Simulation for Guitar - No Hex Pickup?". This one could get deep. I've tried many units to get a synth sound...stil...
Forum Post PRS replacement pickups
I am considering replacing the bridge pickup in one of my PRSi. I have decided on a Duncan Custom Custom. Do I need to get the standard size or the trembucker size? -Bucky (Dave, quit reading ...
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