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1) yes, mahogany is a pretty warm wood. I personally love its deep thick warm tone. maple tops add a high end shimmer, so you will have a beautifully three dimentional sound. 2) thats true with any pickup. just because a duncan JB sounds awesome in a les paul doesnt mean it will sound worth a damn in an RG. it may, but it may not. either way it will certainly sound different. although EMGs are battery powered, they still need a decent guitar body to sound decent. 3)maple is warm, rosewood is brighter, and ebony is brightest. but the tonal difference is so small it comes down to cosmetics and feel. I personally like the feel of ebony but the look of maple, depending on the guitar. 4)umm everything from the type of bridge to the type of strings you use. 5) depends on what neck you want on the guitar, almost ever make of guitar has a different neck pocket I hope this helps!

actually.......... i emailed dimarzio to try to weigh the the benefits of potting it myself versus having it done. they said that because its squealing, reguardless of its age, they will repot it for me at no charge! how uber cool is that so for the low low price of free, i dont think i will bother mussing with it myself. I might, however, try it out ANYWays just for kicks on some old powersounds i have, just to see how it goes. i have a buddy with an old westone guitar that squeals bad, so it might be worth my while to perfect it! :ph34r: <---*** is that a ninja?

hey guys I have an old dimarzio super distortion pickup. its all creme colored and sounds MAD PIMP (thats good) lol. anyways, it was never wax potted, and squeals like a mofo with any kind of gain through it. is wax potting a fairly easy procedure or is it really worth the bucks to send it out to be repotted? for the money it might be easier to just buy a new one, but I like this one. it sounds unique, although its made to the same specs as the modern ones. dimarzio tells me this pup is from the mid 70s. if its salvageable, I would Like to try to keep it and make it useful somehow. is this process hard to do? or expensive? or troublesome? can anyone out there give thy divine instruction on wax potting? what sayeth ye!? come, teach your wisdom! *drops to his knees and opens his arms sky ward* deliver thee from thy squeal!!!

im just waiting for an 8 cylinder, 350 cubic inch 400 horse power, dremel

im considering getting a couple junk hopelessly warped necks to practice inlaying on, and a handful of dot inlays, just to teach myself how, with the help of an inlay book or two. but you know what? im going to wait a good long time before i tackle that kind of inlay hushnel LOL the abalone ones would, however, look damn fine on almost any guitar im a sucker for abalone.

i NEED one of those toilet seats in the worst way i need one!! :o