Guitar Thread (and other gear)

[fivehole]

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Yeah, that's insane.

[teekoh]

My elevator just told me that the total came out to $21M.

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(That's insane. You could buy like a zillion other guitars for that. Maths)


SHARE YOUR RIGS! Whatever that may be!

[sleeping]

TRIGGER WARNING: GORE

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Says unavailable. What is it?

[fivehole]

I'm going to guess it the video of an Excavator driving over hundred of Gibson guitars they claim were "dangerous" and couldn't be donated.

On a different note, anybody know what this guitar is? 



I can't identify the headstock but sweet jebus is it beautiful. Sounded real nice too.

[ksimone]

Looks like a custom copy of a Gibson ES 350 with a thinner body

[chvrchbarrel]

This is silly, but a tour left a guitar pickup here a few weeks ago and after trying to contact them to get it shipped and returned, I got told to keep it.

Best I can tell, it is a Fender Tele neck humbucker. I have original stock pups in my PRS SE - would this thing be compatible with my guitar? Are pickups fairly universal? Can't really find a straight answer online.

I have no experience changing pickups but wouldn't mind a project. Also don't want to ruin my guitar and don't mind taking it somewhere to get it properly changed and setup again.

Just looking for feedback, pun intended.

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If it fits the slot and you don't gotta route some wood, it will work. The wiring on pickups is universal as it's positive and negative and a ground. However, there are different ways to wire them to the pots, depending on how you want it configured (blend vs volume and such).

If you know how to solder, it's relatively simple. There are tons of configuration diagrams that show how the solder points go on the Googles. I actually did my Peavey Fury (P-bass clone) by myself and I only burned myself like twice and it worked fine.

[chvrchbarrel]

Sept 20, 2019 9:18:14 GMT -6 @sethcantpickanamefu said:

If it fits the slot and you don't gotta route some wood, it will work. The wiring on pickups is universal as it's positive and negative and a ground. However, there are different ways to wire them to the pots, depending on how you want it configured (blend vs volume and such).

If you know how to solder, it's relatively simple. There are tons of configuration diagrams that show how the solder points go on the Googles. I actually did my Peavey Fury (P-bass clone) by myself and I only burned myself like twice and it worked fine.

Thanks! I may give it a try.

Is it odd that there are only two exposed wires to solder? The ground may just be covered in the shielding I guess?

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i've put new pickups in my SG a few different times and basically yeah if it fits in the slot, you can wire it up and make it work.


that being said i have SERIOUS concerns about ever putting a different pickup in a PRS. that's like putting a different engine in a ferrari just for shits and giggles

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I don't know that I agree with that from a technical standpoint (if anything, it just gives a different character). That said, it's a PRS SE, so it's not like he's replacing the engine of a Ferrari... more like a Kia. No offense meant.. I love my Kia and my Korean-built Reverend bass.

You could always undo it if it's not to your liking.

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Sept 20, 2019 9:26:29 GMT -6 chvrchbarrel said:

Sept 20, 2019 9:18:14 GMT -6 @sethcantpickanamefu said:

If it fits the slot and you don't gotta route some wood, it will work. The wiring on pickups is universal as it's positive and negative and a ground. However, there are different ways to wire them to the pots, depending on how you want it configured (blend vs volume and such).

If you know how to solder, it's relatively simple. There are tons of configuration diagrams that show how the solder points go on the Googles. I actually did my Peavey Fury (P-bass clone) by myself and I only burned myself like twice and it worked fine.

Thanks! I may give it a try.

Is it odd that there are only two exposed wires to solder? The ground may just be covered in the shielding I guess?

Sorry... the pickups themselves will only have +/-. The ground is hooked up on another spot (at the jack).

Observe...

[airportman]

Yeah, I was gonna say... A Ferrari seems like a bit of a stretch.

That said, I'm always supportive of people swapping out pickups and doing mods to make an instrument theirs. Go for it!

[chvrchbarrel]

Yeah no offense taken whatsoever, the stock pups in my PRS are not by any means awful (they've lasted me...10 years? and TONS of shows) but they could use an upgrade.

The guitar has gigged enough that it is in need of a proper setup anyway. The more I think about it the more I will probably just take it to the shop around the corner.

[chvrchbarrel]

Sept 20, 2019 9:36:56 GMT -6 @sethcantpickanamefu said:

Sept 20, 2019 9:26:29 GMT -6 chvrchbarrel said:

Thanks! I may give it a try.

Is it odd that there are only two exposed wires to solder? The ground may just be covered in the shielding I guess?

Sorry... the pickups themselves will only have +/-. The ground is hooked up on another spot (at the jack).

Observe...

Something still doesn't look right - here's exactly what I'm looking at.

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well chvrch if you do end up doing it and wanna give those SE pickups a good home, hmu


also i'm not retracting the ferarri comparison. prs at this point is the only mainstream guitar brand that hasn't taken a massive dip in quality over the last decade imo. they're still wildly expensive but actually worth the price compared to anything gibson, fender, etc. have put out.

[chvrchbarrel]

Sept 20, 2019 9:51:11 GMT -6 @wretched said:

well chvrch if you do end up doing it and wanna give those SE pickups a good home, hmu


also i'm not retracting the ferarri comparison. prs at this point is the only mainstream guitar brand that hasn't taken a massive dip in quality over the last decade imo. they're still wildly expensive but actually worth the price compared to anything gibson, fender, etc. have put out.

yeah I'll second the notion that the pickups are extremely solid - i have never once had an inclination to change them, and still wouldn't if the fun opportunity wasn't dropped into my lap

i am also not really gigging right now at all so i don't care what it does to the tone, i'd rather have something new to mess with.

I would likely only replace the neck pickup, is that a real issue? as long as the thing still plays, id be happy to send you the spare SE pickup. it's pretty rusty from some sweaty shows, fair warning!!!

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im not opposed to switching out my torrero pickups at some point (solely because active EMG's are a pain in the ass,) but i dont think i'd swap them with anything other than another brand of PRS pickups and then i'd have a pro do it. my friends and i just do it ourselves when it comes to the SG cause that thing is already torn to pieces so we might as well just do a shoddy job of it and make it sound garagey as fuck lol


nah you can only replace the one pickup fine. just make sure you keep track of what wires go where

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There's two pickups in the diagram. One has a ground wire coming off it, the bridge pickup does not. The one you have... the ground wire is clearly soldered to its own harness, so I guess this was a "secondary" pickup. I am no expert, but if you follow Fender's standard diagram, you will probably not get electrocuted.

Also, who just leaves a pickup? Maybe it's shit. If you like your existing pickup, I personally would not do it.

Better yet, buy a tele! You could buy one of the Squier bullets for less than $100 and then mod the piss out of it with whatever you want.

[chvrchbarrel]

Sept 20, 2019 10:15:49 GMT -6 @sethcantpickanamefu said:

There's two pickups in the diagram. One has a ground wire coming off it, the bridge pickup does not. The one you have... the ground wire is clearly soldered to its own harness, so I guess this was a "secondary" pickup. I am no expert, but if you follow Fender's standard diagram, you will probably not get electrocuted.

Also, who just leaves a pickup? Maybe it's shit. If you like your existing pickup, I personally would not do it.

Better yet, buy a tele! You could buy one of the Squier bullets for less than $100 and then mod the piss out of it with whatever you want.

Believe me, the thought crossed my mind.

What would a "secondary" pickup mean? That it was only toggled on for special purpose, or something?

And trust me, a touring guitar tech that doesn't even know what city he's in until 2PM that day, with a drawer full of these, probably doesn't give much of a damn - I wouldn't either.

For the good of the group, it is the neck pickup in this guitar used by Shawn Mendez 




obviously i just really want to be able to play "senorita" with 100% accurate tone

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They both connect through the same end point and therefore only need to be grounded once. I just say secondary because the diagram depicts it at the bottom without a third wire.

I don't know how to explain this from an electrical engineer standpoint. There are a ton of mod guides out there that could explain better, no doubt.

What you are wanting to do makes sense, but just know that you're not going to be able to fully duplicate the tone with just the pickup. It'll have its own character to some degree depending on what capacitor you use and people love to debate the impact of type of wood, shape, amount/type of metal present on the rest of the guitar, strings, intonation, etc.

[chvrchbarrel]

i dont know how else to say this:

i was just kidding about wanting to replicate shawn mendez's tone

but in all seriousness thank you for your insight on this project! its been very helpful

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Oh, I see.

Seriously, though... when you have the extra change, consider the tele mod platform. I won't touch my Reverend's parts, but I've modded like three of my other basses. It's very satisfying to make a guitar how you want it. Ain't nobody got a Fender blacktop P that looks or plays like mine.

[chvrchbarrel]

Sept 20, 2019 12:00:30 GMT -6 @sethcantpickanamefu said:

Oh, I see.

Seriously, though... when you have the extra change, consider the tele mod platform. I won't touch my Reverend's parts, but I've modded like three of my other basses. It's very satisfying to make a guitar how you want it. Ain't nobody got a Fender blacktop P that looks or plays like mine.

Taking a look at used teles now, it looks like all the cheap bullet ones that I could mod only have a single-coil holes at the neck position

Still searching for a unicorn though

edit: actually i think i'm wrong on this, would just need to replace the pickguard. hmm.

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my next one is probably gonna be something weirder than my other 3 (cause i totally need 4, shut up)

like a first act or electric guitar co or something off of warmoth.

i still kinda have a soft spot for the bc rich mockingbirds, especially with natural wood colors, but i'd definitely want one with different pickups than what bc rich's usually come with

[chvrchbarrel]

yeah if i buy a cheapass telecaster im fucking it up with some cool handpainting and shit i think

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oh man im trying to do that with my sg but im not talented or artistic enough to know what to do with it.

the wood is chipping away and the body is covered in scratches so im trying to just do something with coloring the streaks and maybe actually carving something into it but idk what.

[airportman]

Sept 20, 2019 12:28:46 GMT -6 @wretched said:

my next one is probably gonna be something weirder than my other 3 (cause i totally need 4, shut up)

like a first act or electric guitar co or something off of warmoth.

i still kinda have a soft spot for the bc rich mockingbirds, especially with natural wood colors, but i'd definitely want one with different pickups than what bc rich's usually come with

Just go crazy with a partscaster! I know a guy who's been having a blast throwing them together with parts he gets on Reverb.