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The Pickup Place / Hvy Blues 2 vs Little '59 in neck
« on: June 05, 2020, 03:59:29 PM »
Which one would be brighter in Strat neck?

Middle p'up will be Injector nck and Bridge p'up will be a Virtual Solo.
(500k pots always)

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The Pickup Place / Customer designed pre-loaded pickguard
« on: May 30, 2020, 10:32:29 AM »
Who will make a custom designed pickguard for me. (fully loaded and wired)
Dimarzio or Warmoth won't (already asked)

It will be a standard 11 hole Strat pickguard, but with a few specifics:
H/S/H
certain Dimarzio pickups
and a reasonably uncomplicated wiring scheme.

Forget Fender custom shop- too hard to deal with
Forget Seymour Duncan custom shop- I want Dimarzio pickups
Siglar music- I doubt it

I'd be willing to pay an individual guitar tech/luthier if they are reputable and recommended.

Any advice/direction here would be helpful.

thnx,
Kurt in Maine

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The Pickup Place / create Norton from a FRED and TZ?
« on: April 03, 2017, 09:07:07 AM »
can I combine half of a Tone Zone and half of a FRED to make a Norton?
Like perhaps the screw coil from the TZ with the higher output of the FRED?
(other than one of the FRED's coils having hex screws instead of slugs).

I know this might be possible- is it?

signed,
missing Norton

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The Pickup Place / HFH/PafPro or BB/FRED
« on: March 02, 2017, 11:41:29 AM »
H/H Strat- Alder body, rosewood fretboard, vintage trem.

Currently have 36th Ann/Tone Zone.
 Pros:
Love the middle position
Cons:
-want more clarity on low E string
-want less output on bridge pick up
-want more high end balance between neck and bridge pickups

I'm have all pick-ups mentioned above and I'm familiar with them.
I just wanted some other's opinions.
I use a cleanish crunchy blues tone

thanks

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The Pickup Place / (another) Dimarzio/Duncan polarity question
« on: June 25, 2016, 03:29:54 PM »
Dimarzio DP103 (36th neck)
Duncan Classic Stack (original one)

I know both DMZ's and DNCN's color code-
I just don't know if I need to reverse either pickup's hot/ground wires to match the polarity of each pickup.

I also know how to check it out but was just hoping to get it right the first time. I wanted to avoid having to re-do it after I assemble the pickguard (2 pickup guitar).

thanks


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The Pickup Place / Vanity- p'up cover colors!
« on: June 09, 2016, 02:23:57 PM »
I have an H/H Blacktop Strat I just converted to an S/S/S guitar with a new pickguard.
Black body, black pickguard, black knobs. . .
I now have 3 DMZ hum cancelling singles- Injector bridge, Area 61 (mdiddle), Area 58.
They all have white covers. I don't like the "Tuxedo" black/white look AT ALL.

Is there somewhere I can see the different color pickup covers on guitars in the real world?

I'm sure the available p'up cover colors on DMS's website aren't entirely the same as the actual covers.



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The Pickup Place / Dimarzio w/Duncan wiring color question
« on: June 08, 2016, 12:49:47 PM »
I have two Dimarzio Area pickups and a Duncan STK- S1n (original Classic Stack, not the new Stack "Plus").

I just want to wire them to a regular 5-way Strat lever switch.
I know the Areas are red- hot, green- ground, blk & wht together.

What wires for the Duncan do I use?

I have the basic color comparison chart- I just wanted to know how these specific DMZs and Duncans get wired.
Thanks in advance.
kurt

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The Pickup Place / -leanest DMZ neck humbucker?
« on: May 29, 2015, 12:22:24 PM »
Which one of these neck pick ups is leanest in the bass: Air Classic-EJ Custom-Paf Master-Bluesbucker- HFH?
 I think the DP 103 (36th) shouldn't be on this list.

I currently have the Paf Master and Bluesbucker and they're similar in the low end although the BB might be a touch leaner.
I had the HFH a while ago and had an EJ over 10 years ago and can't recall how they sounded. And I've never heard the Air Classic.

I'd consider putting an A3 in any of these (except the BB).
However, I don't want to "air" or "de-air" any of them. I've done that to many pick-ups and also have made hybrids (even DMZ/Duncan hybrids!) and I'm done with that- I ruin them too often.

As far as pick up height and screw/slug height, the "Air" pick ups just loose their sparkle if they are lowered, like I tried with the Paf Master.
I've even messed with every combination of bobbin/screw/screw height and removing some slugs...

I'd like to rule out split coil and parallel wiring because that just confuses the issue.

So, does anyone out there have some experienced opinions on this?
And, has anyone actually tried ALL of these pick ups?

Thanks for reading this lengthy post- I'll appreciate any feedback.
Thanks,
Kurt
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The Pickup Place / Bluesbucker sounds different in 2 Jaquars
« on: May 28, 2015, 05:35:03 PM »
The 2 guitars are not the same, but they're very similar.
Gtr 1- Squier VM H/H Jaguar
Gtr 2- Squier Jagmaster (H/H)

Similarities:
  Jag body style
  H/H (I tried  DMZ Bluesbucker in both neck positions)
  24" scale
  same neck (virtually)
  same nut

Differences:
  VM Jag- Basswood body
  Jagmaster- Alder body
  VM Jag- top load set bridge
  Jagmaster- Strat style vintage trem (bridge flush with body- springs all tightened)

Sound difference:
I recorded both guitars with a DM Bluesbucker (neck) DMZ Paf Pro (bridge)

Krazyness ! !
The Basswood body top load bridge Jag sounds waay clearer than the Alder vintage trem Jagmaster.

The Bluesbucker is muddier and has less clear high end on the Jagmaster.
This is crazy.  I'm not one to think the body wood has much effect on an electric guitar.
But the Bridge, neck style, scale length and pick ups account for most of an electric guitar's tone.

So I'm considering putting a top loader set bridge on my Jagmaster

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The Pickup Place / Neck Bucker anti woof question
« on: May 26, 2015, 06:49:21 PM »
I love the sound of humbuckers in the neck. But I cant find one that's lean enough on the E and A strings. I've owned an HfH, Paf Master n, and a Bluesbucker (and have tried many others).  I love the BB, but it's still slightly woofy (in bass notes). I know about messin' with screw/pole height and clipping the screws flush with the bass plate- still not enough.
I also tried remove the slugs from the E and A string (leaving just the screws) on some pickups.

For the hell of it I tried a Fast Track 1- too boomy.
What hum cancelling Strat pick-ups should I consider- Cruiser bridge model (no humbucker qualities?)- Satch neck (too bassy?)- Area 61?

I'm not sure I'd be happy with a pick-up much below 175 millivolts.

The guitar is a Jagmaster.
24" scale
Bolt on maple/rosewood 21 fret neck
Vintage Strat style vibrato
Alder body (I'm not big on the "tone wood" theory though)

Any thoughts?

Ray Barbee? fellow hater of woofy neck 'buckers

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