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Old 04-18-2008, 06:41 PM   #1 (permalink)
 
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Blackouts are in!
Thanks to a seemingly international shortage of 3-way blade switches that AREN'T Fender ones, I've stuck with the Ibby switch (still covered in battle scars anyway, and thats metal) so it'd wired 1 or 2 are Bridge, 3 is both, and 4 or 5 is neck.

These pickups FUCKING PWN. Seriously, I'm kicking myself I took so long to put them in. They rock. So. Fucking. Hard.

That said...

Installation is a bitch. There is no way in hell I am raising my bridge and neck by 5mm to fit it all in comfortably, so I had to route everything out. My camera was in for repair so I didn't take any photos of it, but I routed it out, stained the new wood and then painted it. SD's screws are not in alignment with Dimarzio or Ibby screwholes, so that was another (irritating) interruption to the process.

Clips up soon, I'm doing some drum tracks for a new song just now, so it will take a while.

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Old 04-18-2008, 06:45 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Old 04-18-2008, 07:05 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Great job, very clean looking.

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SD's screws are not in alignment with Dimarzio or Ibby screwholes, so that was another (irritating) interruption to the process.
Duncans line up with Gibson, the originator of the humbucking pickup. Dimarzio used to, but for some ridiculous reason, changed at some point in late 90s. I find it very annoying when manufactures do that, but I will concede that Dimarzio is nowhere near as bad as Carvin.

Then again, Duncan passives have the annoying pole pieces that bang into the bottom of many pickup routes, so I guess everyone is stupid in some way or another.

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Old 04-18-2008, 07:33 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Good work on the paint job around the routing as well, looks natural as if it was the way god had intended it

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Old 04-18-2008, 07:55 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Old 04-18-2008, 08:26 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Old 04-21-2008, 10:06 AM   #7 (permalink)
 
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An update: Played a gig with these last night, and whether they were running through my 6505, Laney VH100R or Triple Rectumfrier they absolutely fucking slayed.

I'd seriously recommend these to anyone who has the active bug.

And hot damn do they look good.
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Old 04-21-2008, 10:12 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Old 04-21-2008, 10:14 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Looks good!
Sucks you have to rout the pickup cavitys, but that sure is better than shimming everything.

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Old 04-21-2008, 10:26 AM   #10 (permalink)
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These pickups FUCKING PWN. Seriously, I'm kicking myself I took so long to put them in. They rock. So. Fucking. Hard.
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I love it when we agree.
Yep, they rock I've just put set on the Cooley not long ago and just love them



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