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My favourite is a JB, but I installed it in 5 different LPs before the magic happened.

screamingdaisy wrote:My favourite is a JB, but I installed it in 5 different LPs before the magic happened.

Yeah, JBs are quirky. I have one in my Les Paul Studio now and it's awesome but this very same pickup went into all my other LPs and it sounded bad in all of them except this one. It's the hot chick of guitar pickups. Very temperamental!!

HOLEY SHEPTONE!!!!

There it is. He found the truth and it’s a great PAF style Sheptone.

I has 3 Sheps

Was able to play for all of 5 minutes after getting everything up and running, and the sound was glorious.

Got back late and played around with it for a bit. Unfortunately, 2204 half stack doesn't like to be at nighttime levels in the garage, so not a great 2nd trial run, but the sound I was hearing was exactly what I was hoping for, and none of the excessive noise and other problems I was getting with the BKP HB-sized P90 set I'd been running with (apparently) shite pots.

The new set of Bourns pots with the Russian PIO caps and swapped pickups are FANTASTIC.

No time for clips yet (hopefully tomorrow), but here's some pics of the journey thus far.

Out with the old (although I love those worn-down nickel covers )...



In with the new (original 36th Anniversary DiMarzio that I got from Bill in the neck, Sheptone TB from Mike's / my son's Worship Strat in the bridge). Mismatched af, but right now it's all about the toan...



New Bourns pots and Russian PIO caps in the jig I made from the last time I did this



...mounted in the fiddle, 50s style

That's awesome man. A bit of a mismatch is actually great. I want my neck pickup to be cleaner.

I like the look of the BKPs though. I'd consider putting some aged covers on the HB.

That’s a rock machine! I bet it sounds incredible. Nice work Dude!

I like the look, and nice job on the wiring!

GuitarBilly wrote:That's awesome man. A bit of a mismatch is actually great. I want my neck pickup to be cleaner.

I like the look of the BKPs though. I'd consider putting some aged covers on the HB.

I remember how much I liked that 36th Anniversary neck pickup, and it shined as soon as I got everything hooked up yesterday.

Totally agree about the nickel. Gonna have to look into that (and am certainly open to suggestions )

fretless wrote:That’s a rock machine! I bet it sounds incredible. Nice work Dude!

Thanks Scott - I always try to get my stuff wired up as neat as possible, and have been very inspired with your work. Means a lot, coming from you

Mike Oxhuge wrote:I like the look, and nice job on the wiring!

Appreciate it, Mike!

I honestly like the mismatched look on thst guitar. It just works. Don’t get me wrong, covers could be cool, but that just looks like a RAWK machine.

greatmutah wrote:I honestly like the mismatched look on thst guitar. It just works. Don’t get me wrong, covers could be cool, but that just looks like a RAWK machine.

Oh, it’s definitely growing on me… we’ll see. For now, I gotta get rid of some of this rust in my fingers and just play the damn thing - ‘cause it sounds WAY better than my playing ability, especially through that new 2204

Seymour Duncan JB, they've got great cutting mids to them but are pretty well balanced, and they clean up nicely when you roll the volume back. They're a classic for a reason.

Anomaly wrote:Seymour Duncan JB, they've got great cutting mids to them but are pretty well balanced, and they clean up nicely when you roll the volume back. They're a classic for a reason.

yeah but they don't work on this guitar (I tried it myself, this guitar used to be mine). I have another LP here with a JB that sounds great. Go figure.
JBs are finnicky. Great on some guitars but not on others.

Wait a minute. You were concerned about different shades of identical black tolex, but you're gonna mismatch creme and black bobbins on the same guitar? Its like I don't even know you.

Oh hell, I’ll complicate things further: lollar imperial

itchyfingers wrote:Wait a minute. You were concerned about different shades of identical black tolex, but you're gonna mismatch creme and black bobbins on the same guitar? Its like I don't even know you.

Seriously.

itchyfingers wrote:Wait a minute. You were concerned about different shades of identical black tolex, but you're gonna mismatch creme and black bobbins on the same guitar? Its like I don't even know you.

You’re a lot of help

Looking at these

https://www.tru-clones.com/product-page ... ker-covers

Leave that beauty alone! Never spend too much on covers. Get them here
https://www.philadelphialuthiertools.com/pickup-covers/