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I just missed out on getting something from your most recent clearance, so am looking for a couple of pickups for a Gretsch BST-1000: https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/181864/wtb-pickups-for-gretsch-bst-1000
Any recommendations for pickups for this guitar?
The "Oil City Masterwound Beano with shorter legs" looked perfect (the Gretsch is pretty thin). I've also vaguely considered humbucker-sized P90s (I don't currently have a P90 guitar).
Cheers,
R.
Eqd Speaker Cranker clone
Monte Allums TR-2 Plus mod kit
Trading feedback: http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/60602/
Please attempt to quantify the sonic/tonal differences imparted by brass (of whatever thickness), nickel silver and fresh air. How much brighter/duller do things get?
I was hoping that somebody who has dismantled and rebuilt pickups of this type could say how much difference a change of cover brings.
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I feel some Seymour Duncan pickup cover surgery coming on.
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Would always rather buy a set from you than from the big brands !
Looking forward to your thoughts.
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Assorted long-serving DiMarzio and Duncan pickup designs are points of reference - even after their specs may have changed fractionally over the decades. If these reference points help to explain, use them.
That's pretty much how I look at it ... it's like saying I want a car with the build quality of a Volkswagen and the styling of a Ferrari ... they are common points of shared reference
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Ash, I have a pair of pre-owned Stonetone pickups that give abnormally high DC resistance meter readings. (8.0k centre, 8.25k neck.)
Even allowing for a cronky, old analogue meter, 10% tolerance seems rather generous.
Is it possible that these are special customer order units rather than the regular, off-the-peg specification?
The baseplate model identity labels are simple black and white. Non-MW, not signed.
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