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Forum Post US Strat HSS S-1 w/ Rat 2 Pedal. Pick-up change?
I have an American Fender Strat HSS with the S-1 Pickup system. I am ordering the Rat 2 distortion pedal and have heard it sound thin and crummy with the single coils. I am possibly thinking of upgrad...
Forum Post Replacing Fender Strat Pickups
... it was purchased. Got it for $200. After a few months of use, I'm finding I don't like the pickups. In my prior electric-guitar-playing life, I had a Gibson L6 Deluxe and a Gibson Les...
Forum Post Neck bent (NOT RELIEF!) towards ceiling
...oblem been searching for months too but, the opposite direction!! from the 7th fret UPWARDS to the bridge pickup i cannot play the g-string as the neck is bent, i have to play inverted (i.e over the t...
Forum Post Thanks for the prompt, clear suggestions. Would reversing th...
Guest: Not the pickups themselves.... I meant the wiring scheme from the pickups to the internal components and pots. Sorry, for not being specific the first time around.... Check the wiring again...
Forum Post I just bought a guitar of a guy who said he upgraded the pic...
Guest: You would have to remove the pick guard.... Generally, the pickups are directly attached to it and once you take the pick guard off you will be able to see the bottom of the pickups. The man...
Forum Post Fender Strat Replacement Necks? Where?
...e that has a good neck, a body style that you like, the 'overall features' you are looking for (pickup type and arrangement, single/double cutaway, weight, where it hangs when you put a stra...
Forum Post Can I use a Marshall Electric Amp for an Electro Accoustic G...
...re cheaper than a new acoustic amp. I haven't tried this out yet as my acoustic is an acoustic - no pickup yet, but I'm looking.... Let me know if this works, may save me some cash too.......
Forum Post Accoustic Amp vs. Electric amp?
...ked with the salesman "I'm not intending to use them together, HA HA." The Washburn had a pickup so on a whim I plugged it into the Marshall. To my suprise it sounded fantastic throug...
Forum Post how would i know if a fender squire is authentic
...ave some fret work done once, after I had a made a permanent D-chord impression. And I had to replace the pickup switch long ago. I've thought about upgrading the pickups, not sure if it would...
Forum Post How best to cut a pickguard
...Its where the neck fits into the pickguard, it just needs to have that cutaway cut back towards the neck pickup, the depth and width of the extra overhanging 22nd fret. The fretboard overhang an...
Forum Post PU-wiring
...capacitor, the capacitor's connected to the treble/bass switch, the switch's connected to the pickup, and Rock-n-Roll comes out the speakers. ...
Forum Post Vintage Brand Electric Guitars
...ss you purchase the standard model and distress it yourself. I think you will enjoy the response from the pickups and the action. The Jaco Bass is a winner, its way underpriced it could sell for $899....
Forum Post Now I'm wondering?????
...ion as to what hardware was originally installed on the guitar at the factory so this should clear up the pickup questions. He may also have information on the MSRP of the guitar at the time it was m...
Forum Post What is it about ceramic pickups makes them sound bad? Can a...
Dear Guest: It's basic electrical engineering technology.... The materials utilized/selected in pickups is the same that is utilized in the power industry, and is based upon "Ohms Law&q...
Forum Post Michael Kelly guitars
...that it was set up very well. The nut height was good, the frets level and finished, bridge height good, pickup height good. Overall I would say that was at least of higher end Eppiphone quality a...
Forum Post Help Identifing A Strat For A Xmas Present
... tremolo arm removed. There are many accessories added on like a Fender 4-ply Blue Moto pickguard, black pickup covers, blue bell knobs and switch tip (probally from DiMarzio), and possibly a vintage...
Forum Post Woo Hoo! New Sadowsky! (Porn Shots Included)
.... Best thing about it is the most I have ever had to to from a delivery is raise/lower action, and adjust pickup height. That's it! Super clean, punchy, amazing tone. I have three Zon Sonus V...
Forum Post Strings for Guild D35 NT acoustic
...ch brand, type and gauge of strings to use. I'm only using it for recording using a microphone - no pickup. I'm mostly recording acoustic guitar as a track(s) with electric guitar, keys, b...
Forum Post Pedal Suggestions for church worship
...s both distorted and clean. I have found, due to a very limited budget, that i spend more time use the pickup selector and tone knob on the guitar than i do working with the pedals. You gotta st...
Forum Post Multi Mic Guitar Recording
Intonation Make sure your guitar is in tune, and intonated properly. Different intonations, even slightly different, can make completely separate flavors of distortion so get it as close as you can....
Forum Post Les Paul Wiring - Need a 4P3T Toggle Switch
...at gave me series/parallel & in/out phase combinations of the neck/middle & bridge/middle pickups. Since I found all of the resulting sounds useful in various situations, I decided to...
Forum Post truss rod
...39;t have a truss rod, but a reinforced neck. KAY: VALUE LEADER 1963 1961 Kay model 1963 three pickups, tobaccoburst, semi-hollow body, electric guitar 1961 made in Chicago, IL USAThis is a...
Forum Post Fender Custom Shop Jazz Bass - Review
Fender Custom Classic (Custom Shop) Jazz Bass American Deluxe 4 string Price paid: $1799 at Music 123 Body: Alder Finish: 3-tone, nitro cellulose Pickguard: Tortoise shell Neck: Maple, satin fi...
Forum Post Squire By Fender Stratocaster Made in U.S.A. ...Yeah but when ?
...nd ply bodies, thin blocks, the classic crappy Korean tuner (still used today!), real weak sealed ceramic pickups became standard. Now we have Fender US, Japan, Korea (India), and Mexico. Again, best ...
Forum Post Gibson GA-15RVT Explorer Caps and Mods Update... (kinda long)
Well, I finally got my bench cleared and organized, so I`ve spent a few hours tinkering with the old Gibson GA-15RVT Explorer. Getting up to speed: In a thread some weeks ago, several folks w...
Forum Post How can I clean the rust off the guitar hardware, and all th...
...t, Here is an article written by luthier Dan Erlewine (Stewart McDonald) 1. Removed the hardware and pickups Normally this is a simple step, but everything on this guitar was frozen with rust and...
Forum Post Eliminating Hums and Buzzes
When I hear someone say they are going to go out and catch a good buzz, I know they're not headed for their home studio. Buzzes, hums, hiss, pops, crackles and other sonic debris are the bane of ...
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