[keithb]

Originally Posted by Stitch

I'll tell you all how it goes next week. *bites nails*

Make sure you post clips! I think I'll have a 7420 in my hands this afternoon (if the seller ever gets back to me...) and the pickups will definitely have to go. I've never had a guitar with active pickups, and I think it may be time to give 'em a go

[frank falbo]

It's not that hard, because if the pickups are a tight fit, it's only by a little bit. Plus the corners are rounded, so you can use a Dremel with the sanding drum attachment. I did a J-Custom Blackout install in my hotel room at NAMM, and it was pretty straight forward. I just had to clean some paint around the four corners. That J-Custom was routed extremely tight, even for an uncovered passive pickup. But then again, that's part of what makes those J-Customs so awesome.

The Blackout isn't any deeper than a passive pickup like our 59-7, but the depth of the 59-7 is from the screw pole pieces, whereas the Blackout is deeper all the way around. But no different than installing an EMG into some smaller 6-string humbucker routes.

[daybean]

so the 7 string blackouts phase 2 are the same as the emg 707 right? and are the phase one taller?

[F1Filter]

Originally Posted by frank falbo

It's not that hard, because if the pickups are a tight fit, it's only by a little bit. Plus the corners are rounded, so you can use a Dremel with the sanding drum attachment. I did a J-Custom Blackout install in my hotel room at NAMM, and it was pretty straight forward. I just had to clean some paint around the four corners. That J-Custom was routed extremely tight, even for an uncovered passive pickup. But then again, that's part of what makes those J-Customs so awesome.

Nice work Frank

so the 7 string blackouts phase 2 are the same as the emg 707 right? and are the phase one taller?

Didn't have a chance to pull them out yet. Frank told me that the neck pickup was a straight install, but the bridge pickup had some foam put under it. Not sure how deep the pickup cavities are on a 8127 or similar J-Custom are however compared to a S7420.

[Hawksmoor]

Ok, I'm getting the Blackouts.
I really can't have microphonic feedback ruining my solo's anymore.