Looks like "dremel time"......
I went to install a set of Fender Vintage Noiseless pickups in my 91 MIM Strat and the pickups and covers are too big to fit the stock holes in the stock pickguard. Bummer.
Just thought I'd pass this on before someone else takes apart their guitar. Maybe it isn't a problem with other years or models of Fender guitars.
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Looks like "dremel time"......
Guitars: 2008 Gibson SG Classic, 2006 Gibson Les Paul Standard LE, 2002 Gibson SG Supreme, 2001 Gibson Les Paul Studio Plus, 1996 Les Paul Studio Gem, American Deluxe Double Fat Strat, Bluesville "Super" Strat Copy, MIK Fender "Limited Edition" Tele, JD Bluesville "Night Pilot", Yamaha AES 820, Steinberger Spirit GT Pro, Taylor 355CE, Ovation 1897 Adamas, Ovation CC057 Celebrity
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More like Miller time.
I kept the Mexi the way it was but ended up putting in a Dimarzio FS1 in the bridge. That should be all right until I find something to put the Noiseless into. I'm not up to messing up the pick guard just yet.
"No Tele For you." - The Tele Nazi
Ha! Tele-ish now inbound.
I did eventually get the Vintage Noiseless into the pick guard on the Mexi Strat. It was tight but they went. I also ended up putting a 250k volume post in. I think they might be a bit more clear sounding with a 500k pot instead. I'll try the 500k in a couple of weeks to find out the difference.
"No Tele For you." - The Tele Nazi
Ha! Tele-ish now inbound.
split the difference and go with a 300K....Just a thought.
Guitars: Epiphone Special 2 LP modded with a SD Pearly Gates and a SD Alnico 2 flat strat pro.300K pots.Tone pros Brass Stop tailpiece.Dunlop frets dressed to .031,LSR roller nut, Spezel custom stainless steel locking tuners. Satin finished neck.Fender MIM 50's strat modded with LSR roller nut, graph tech string tree,sperzel satin chrome locking tuners, graph tech saddles,300K push pull volume for "neck on pup" and 200K tone pots.PUPS:Neck seymore duncan QP single coil for strat. Middle: Seymour Duncan JB Jr with coil tap (so actually a 9 way tone selection). Bridge: Same as neck.Amps/Cabs.2 Epi Valve Jr's, Peavey Delta Blues 1x15. Randall RG200es,Guitar research 4x8 cab loaded W/celestion super 8's and rewired for two-2x8 operation.Marshall 4x12 slant lead cab,Johnson cab 1x12.
That's a real good idea. Thanks I hadn't thought of that, but I have 500s here and paid for.Originally Posted by LagrangeCalvert
"No Tele For you." - The Tele Nazi
Ha! Tele-ish now inbound.
The new sets come with 500k v,and 2x 1meg t....I have a older set and it came with 250k v and 2x 500k t.:
Good tip LG, and Spud don't forget to tilt the pups level every so often with that tight fit.Originally Posted by LagrangeCalvert
PS - black Strat type geetars are just as sexy as black Les Pauls. +2
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