Ouch, but shite happens. Maybe the new pickup will sound even better in the end. 70 bucks ain't much if it makes the guitar sound great!
Dang, the bridge pickup in my LP Classic just up and died. All of a sudden the bottom just dropped out of it. Bass response was zero. I opened the controls up to see if there was a prob with a tone cap or something not connected right, but nothing seemed obvious.
So I bit the bullet and took it in to my guitar tech, who is an old acquaintance of mine (we've both been around the local scene since the 70's) and who was even briefly in a band with me. He confirmed that it was the pickup and not any other problem.
Anyhow, on his advice I'm putting in a Seymour Duncan Custom 5. Since that's seventy bucks right there, the whole thing'll run around a Benjamin. Still I was gonna get hit with a bench fee anyhow, so I figured I'd go ahead and let someone who knows what he's doing do the work, rather than trying to save a few bucks and be arsed with doing it myself.
Oh well, so many people b*ch about the ceramics that come stock in the Classics (never bothered me none), and since I'm a "if it ain't broke don't fix it" feller, maybe this was God's way of telling me to upgrade.
Still for a cheap b*tard like me... I've bought whole guitars for what this repair will be, haha!
Visit Crash Pad at:
http://www.CrashPadBand.com
http://www.facebook.com/CrashPadBand
Gear List/Pics:
http://krashpad.fortunecity.com/brian.html
Read a review:
http://www.ink19.com/issues/july2002.../crashPad.html
Ouch, but shite happens. Maybe the new pickup will sound even better in the end. 70 bucks ain't much if it makes the guitar sound great!
The Law of Gravity is nonsense. No such law exists. If I think I float, and you think I float, then it happens.
Master Guitar Academy - I also teach via SKYPE.
$70?! That would get you a whole new guitar on your budget. That's got to hurt.
You'll love that pickup though. Get a push pull pot and tap it while you are at it.
"No Tele For you." - The Tele Nazi
Ha! Tele-ish now inbound.
Yeah, I have Seymours in my Fernandes Ravelle and they sound wonderful, so it's no biggie. This is a different model than the ones I already have, so it should be an upgrade as well as expanding the sound pallette a smidge. My luthier buddy has great tatse-- haha, he was surprised I had such a nice guitar!Originally Posted by Robert
Visit Crash Pad at:
http://www.CrashPadBand.com
http://www.facebook.com/CrashPadBand
Gear List/Pics:
http://krashpad.fortunecity.com/brian.html
Read a review:
http://www.ink19.com/issues/july2002.../crashPad.html
Man I wish pickups were that cheap here!
Will work out for the best in the end though, some things are just meant to be
Refresh my memory on your location?Originally Posted by ShootTheGlass
At any rate, yes we Americans are very blessed with the prices we can get a lot of gear at, you are right about that.
Visit Crash Pad at:
http://www.CrashPadBand.com
http://www.facebook.com/CrashPadBand
Gear List/Pics:
http://krashpad.fortunecity.com/brian.html
Read a review:
http://www.ink19.com/issues/july2002.../crashPad.html
The Custom 5 is my favorite Duncan pickup good choice.
Guitars/Bass - MIM Fender Classic 50s Strat, MIM Fender Standard Strat, Squier Classic Vibe 50s Tele, Gibson Les Paul Studio, Epi '56 Gold Top Les Paul, Martin DSR acoustic, Sigma Martin Auditorium electric/acoustic, Squier Jazz Bass.
Amps/Cabinets/Modelers - Model 2558 50 watt Marshall Silver Anniversary Jubilee combo w/ Celestion Vintage 30s, 4x12 Marshall cabinet w/25 watt Greenback Celestions, Fender Blues Junior w/ a couple of Billm mods, Line 6 POD 2.0, Roland Micro Cube
Pedals/Effects - Cry Baby Classic Wah, Boss TU-2, Boss NS-2, Boss RC-2 Loop Station, Ross Compressor, MXR Micro Amp, Danelectro FAB Echo, Danelectro FAB Chorus, Danelectro Chicken Salad, Marshall Guv'nor Plus, Marshall Echohead, Duhvoodooman's Zonkin' Yellow Screamer, Digitech Digiverb, Digitech Bad Monkey, Dunlop Fuzz Face, Homemade Loop Bypass pedal, Duhvoodooman's Sonic Tonic (Maxon SD-9 clone +), Voodoo Labs Superfuzz
hey brian...i'll give you $100 bucks for that rick i played at your office to offset the cost of that pickup....you know....just trying to help out a friend!! :
ww
Guitars: Gibson 1998 Les Paul Special : Peavey Predator (Early 90's Fat Strat Copy) : Ibanez GAX30TROriginally Posted by just strum
Brownsville Reso - 101 Electric Reso : Fender GDO-300 Maple Quilt Top Acoustic
Amps: Fender Super Champ XD
Effects: Digitech RP250 Modeling Guitar Processor : DVM "Phased and Confused" Script Phaser Clone : Digitech Bad Monkey
Danelectro Cool Cat Chorus : Behringer Distortion Modeler : Ernie Ball Volume Pedal : Dunlop Cry Baby Wah
Yay! I trust this guy about sound. He's been in bands even longer than me! In fact, had fate turned slightly differently, he could've been in Tom Petty's Heartbreakers, as he audutioned with them and was around back in that Mudcrutch era locally. His playing is a little too experimental and flashy for their stuff though.Originally Posted by Tone2TheBone
Visit Crash Pad at:
http://www.CrashPadBand.com
http://www.facebook.com/CrashPadBand
Gear List/Pics:
http://krashpad.fortunecity.com/brian.html
Read a review:
http://www.ink19.com/issues/july2002.../crashPad.html
Haha, funny thing is, just today I rec'd a cashier's check for $100 for an old Randall bass amp I'm selling.Originally Posted by warren0728
Easy come, easy go!
Visit Crash Pad at:
http://www.CrashPadBand.com
http://www.facebook.com/CrashPadBand
Gear List/Pics:
http://krashpad.fortunecity.com/brian.html
Read a review:
http://www.ink19.com/issues/july2002.../crashPad.html
Put a Custom 5 in the bridge of my LP Std. about a year ago, and love it. Nice compromise between the vintage and hot/aggressive tone extremes. :
DVM's Ever-Expanding Gear List:
Guitars - W-A-A-A-Y-Y too many to list. Check 'em all out HERE
Amps & Cabs - "Kap'n Kerrang-aroo" BYOC 18W TMB kit amp head; Mojave Coyote head; Fender Hot Rod Deluxe Lacquered Tweed Ltd. Ed.; Allen Sweet Spot kit amp; BYOC Tweed Royal kit amp; Epiphone Valve Jr. combo + mods; Drive 2x12 cab / Celestion G12M Greenback + G12H30; AB Custom Audio 1x12 cab / Celestion Alnico Blue
Pedals/Effects - ZILLIONS, including DVM's Home-built Pedals - See some HERE and HERE, TOO!
DVM's Gear Photos
Visit MY WEBSITE!
Ah, cool. Since I still have the stock ceramic in the neck, going with a real vintage-sounding bridge pup probably would not have been a great idea.Originally Posted by duhvoodooman
In my Ravelle I have the Jazz/JB combo, which I like a lot (hotter than vintage but not overly so). I also have a Duncan mini-HB in the neck slot of a Frankentele, so now I'm up to a total of 4 proper Duncans in the stable (plus a couple Duncan Designed P-90's in a Schecter Tempest Special, which are actually quite good).
:
Visit Crash Pad at:
http://www.CrashPadBand.com
http://www.facebook.com/CrashPadBand
Gear List/Pics:
http://krashpad.fortunecity.com/brian.html
Read a review:
http://www.ink19.com/issues/july2002.../crashPad.html
So a Duncan humbucker in the US costs $70. In the UK they cost £70. A bit wierd with the current exchange rate.Originally Posted by Brian Krashpad
Are the Duncans worth the cash?
Scotland unfortunately.Originally Posted by Brian Krashpad
It actually worked out cost effective for me to go to the US on a cheap flight, bring back a few sets of SD's,and sell some of them!
This is the first time I've paid for one directly. With my beater Frankentele that I got for $100 USD, it wasn't really an issue, since I was basically getting a usable guitar for $30 over the cost of the pickup. With my Fernandes Ravelle, I found a minty used one on consignment for $400 USD even, so again, it was kind of a package deal, those new Ravelles were going for $600-$800 new at the time.Originally Posted by Tibernius
They are nice though. I honestly had a slight preference for the Ravelle's tone over the considerably more expensive Les Paul Classic. Since the LP Classic is my most expensive guitar, I didn't want to skimp on the pup. Haven't played the repaired LP Classic yet but I'll bet it'll sound great.
Visit Crash Pad at:
http://www.CrashPadBand.com
http://www.facebook.com/CrashPadBand
Gear List/Pics:
http://krashpad.fortunecity.com/brian.html
Read a review:
http://www.ink19.com/issues/july2002.../crashPad.html
I have that same combo in my Dot, and like it very much. Hard to compare directly to my LP, since it's a semi-hollowbody vs. a solidbody, but the JB seems a little hotter and brighter, where the Custom 5 has somewhat stronger lower mids and bass. Since my LP Std. is quite bright sounding, this was the better match for my tastes. But that JB in the darker sounding Dot just KILLS.Originally Posted by Brian Krashpad
DVM's Ever-Expanding Gear List:
Guitars - W-A-A-A-Y-Y too many to list. Check 'em all out HERE
Amps & Cabs - "Kap'n Kerrang-aroo" BYOC 18W TMB kit amp head; Mojave Coyote head; Fender Hot Rod Deluxe Lacquered Tweed Ltd. Ed.; Allen Sweet Spot kit amp; BYOC Tweed Royal kit amp; Epiphone Valve Jr. combo + mods; Drive 2x12 cab / Celestion G12M Greenback + G12H30; AB Custom Audio 1x12 cab / Celestion Alnico Blue
Pedals/Effects - ZILLIONS, including DVM's Home-built Pedals - See some HERE and HERE, TOO!
DVM's Gear Photos
Visit MY WEBSITE!
Och, laddie! That was my vague recollection.Originally Posted by ShootTheGlass
If you go to Disney World, I'm a couple hours north of there.
Visit Crash Pad at:
http://www.CrashPadBand.com
http://www.facebook.com/CrashPadBand
Gear List/Pics:
http://krashpad.fortunecity.com/brian.html
Read a review:
http://www.ink19.com/issues/july2002.../crashPad.html
My Screamin' Demon was ~$90 because it's an artist model. I felt odd for a fleeting moment since I bought the whole guitar for $149.
Axen: Jackson DK2M, Fender Deluxe Nashville Telecaster, Reverend Warhawk 390, Taylor 914ce, ESP LTD Surveyor-414
Amphen: Jet City JCA22H and JCA12S cab, Carvin X-60 combo, Acoustic B20
Effecten: "Thesis 96" Overdrive/Boost (aka DVM OD2), Hardwire DL-8 Digital Delay/Looper, DigiTech Polara Reverb, DigiTech EX-7 Expression Factory and CF-7 Chorus Factory, Danelectro CF-1 Cool Cat Fuzz
"I wish Imagine Dragons would be stuck in an Arcade Fire for an entire Vampire Weekend."--Brian Posehn
Tell me about it! Though it wasn't much money on an absolute basis, I installed $59 worth of pickups in that Fat Fully that cost me $24, delivered. So I spent 2.46 times the price of the guitar on pickup upgrades. If that had been a $2,400 Les Paul Standard, the pickups would have had to cost $5,900 to be the same, proportionally! A set of original '57 PAF's, maybe? I'll bet they'd be even more than that....Originally Posted by marnold
DVM's Ever-Expanding Gear List:
Guitars - W-A-A-A-Y-Y too many to list. Check 'em all out HERE
Amps & Cabs - "Kap'n Kerrang-aroo" BYOC 18W TMB kit amp head; Mojave Coyote head; Fender Hot Rod Deluxe Lacquered Tweed Ltd. Ed.; Allen Sweet Spot kit amp; BYOC Tweed Royal kit amp; Epiphone Valve Jr. combo + mods; Drive 2x12 cab / Celestion G12M Greenback + G12H30; AB Custom Audio 1x12 cab / Celestion Alnico Blue
Pedals/Effects - ZILLIONS, including DVM's Home-built Pedals - See some HERE and HERE, TOO!
DVM's Gear Photos
Visit MY WEBSITE!