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I've used a lot of "great" pickups in my guitars. I would have to say that for what you're describing, Bare Knuckle would be the way to go. They make several different types of Hums and singles, and you can hear them on their site. I've used Mississippi Queens, Irish Tours, EVII's and Rebel Yell's and been extremely impressed each time. Good Luck in your search, Dave

Hi, Another option is Jamerson Guitars, Jamco custom Shop, customwoods, the same company in New Jersey.. Good stuff. Peace, Dave

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Hi, There are SO many variables in this equation. If the woods, pots, wiring, amp, etc. etc. are in perfect harmony with those pickups, yes, they will sound great. HOWEVER, from my experience, you improve your odds of achieving perfect harmony if you have great pickups from a known and respected builder. If this sounds elitist, so be it. I can only speak from 42 years of experience. Peace, Dave

Hi, Well, if you know what you are doing, you can wire all of them to the hot and ground sides of the output jack. DON'T forget to ground everything properly to the part (s) of the bridge that touch the string and come into contact with your fingers. Peace, Dave

Hi, Grizzly Tools has some curved plastic humbucker rings that are very inexpensive. If they don't work, at least you wan't be out much money. Because they are plastic, you also might be able to modify them somewhat. They also have a very thin metal ring that you could probably curve to shape. Peace and good luck, Dave :

hi Sean, this is a classic symptom of a classic mistake. you have the connections swapped at the output jack. you have the ground connected to the tip connector, and the hot connected to the sleeve. don't feel bad, you don't have to be a newbie to make that mistake. cheers, unk Hi, +1 If reversing them doesn't work, I'd be surprised. Peace, Dave

The reason that some humbuckers say bridge vs. neck is because the strings have more movement over the neck pickup than they do over the bridge pickup. Thus, for a more-or-less matched up sound, you want a more powerful pickup in the bridge position (i.e. more windings, more DC resistance, etc). So if you buy a pair of pickups for a guitar that are meant to be paired up in a guitar, the bridge one will have more windings and be a "hotter" pickup (generally). I don't know anything about the EMG select pickups, maybe they think you can get away with two of the same one. Hi, You can probably get away with them as long as you put the bridge one closer to the strings. Try to balance out the volume as much as possible with height adjustment. At 8k, these are used in modern guitars at the neck. Older hums had this much at the bridge. Peace, Dave

Hi, Or if you wanted something a little fancier, you could check out StewMac's pre-slotted Gibby-style nuts. Peace, Dave

Hi, Yes, that's what I've decided to do. I'll keep everything compartmentalized in the guitar ( and my head) and I'm sure it'll turn out all right. By the way, I'm using a splittable Chubtone humbucker on the bridge of the 12 and a Bartolini 51 on the neck. The 6 side will have a set of Van Zandt Blues Special Strat pickups. It should be interesting! Peace, and thanks to all, Dave

This is my opinion. No facts or research to back it up, just what's spilling out of my head (or other body part if you like). Gibson has used the TOM for decades. PRS uses a compensated wraparound. The "tone" and "sustain" of a Les Paul vs a Custom 24 is (arguably) similar, if nothing else. As long as the bridge you use is installed correctly and intonates properly (and the guitar is set up well), there will be no discernable difference in sustain and tone. I say use what works with the design of the guitar, complete the build, then let your own ear be the judge. +1! Of course, there will be other opinions.

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Hi, I've used a LOT of cherry to make many guitars. It will work ok as a neck blank but not fretboard. It is fantastic as a body tonewood as well. e-mail me at dlblackburn2@msn.com for some pics of some projects. Good luck! Peace, Dave

Hi As someone who builds a LOT of this style, I can confidently recommend Fender Custom Shop Nocasters, Harmonic Design Vintage Plus, and John Suhr pickups. These are all unbelieveable choices!!! Peace, Dave

Hi! Thanks so much for the info. I'll let you know how it all turns out! Peace, Dave

Doi! Of course, sorry. I would like to go with a three position switch - a - b or both on at once. Thanks in advance! Dave the only question that needs to be answered first is: do you want a 3 position switch -- neck "a" / both necks / neck "b". or a 2 position switch -- neck "a" / neck "b"? .

Hi,Thanks for the help, but electronics are the very least of whatever skills I have. I guess I'm asking what kind of switch I need to switch between the two necks (guitars) and how to wire that switch and how to take it from there to the output jack. In advance, thanks for your patience and help. Peace, Dave

Hi everyone and happy holidays! I'm building a double-neck guitar. 12 string with two humbuckers and a three way switch, 1 vol, 1 tone: and the other neck a strat with the usual 5-way and three pots. I need to know how to switch between the two necks. Can anyone supply me with a diagram? Thanks in advance, Dave

Hi, A nice option that I often use is Cu-Pro-Cote, which is a water-based copper paint. I have found it really works well, is easy to apply, but a little expensive. Peace, Dave

Ok, back to your question. Hendrix played a Strat most of the time, Gary Moore plays a Les Paul most of the time, John Mayer plays a Strat most of the time (when he's not wanking on that First Act on the commercial), and Gilmour uses the EMGs. A Tele won't ever sound exactly like any of them, much less a combination. That said, I like the Texas Special Tele set. OR, you could contact Curtis Novak, tell him what you're looking for, and he will tell you if he can wind it. Thanks guys, I mentioned those artists because they are the sound i would like, I cannot afford to just use this tele for blues, I know that both Gilmour and Hendrix used strats (and Hendrix sometimes also used Flying-V) and that they alll have their individual tone. Anyways, I am between two minds wheter to go for Fender Noisless pups, Tex-mex /or Texas Specials. I might opt for a Dimarzio but i think i would prefer the Fender sound. Hi, Another VERY useful set of pups for a "blues" sound in the tele is made by Jason lollar. Check those babies out. I've also used Harmonic Designs. Very rich, full sounds. Larry MacCray is using two of my builds with Harmonic Designs in them. Peace, Dave

Hi, I've used Menzerna and 3M polishing compounds - one for a little rough cut and one for fine cut. Then use some scratch and swirl remover. This also cleans up the pole piece tops! Peace, Dave

Hi, If I could figure out how to put a pic on here, I'd show you two recent builds of mine. One is a neck-thru 12-string with walnut chambered wings, and the other is a "jazz" tele of chambered walnut and northern ash with a Lollar Charlie Christian pickups in the neck and a Harmonic Design in the bridge. Peace, Dave Hi, If I could figure out how to put a pic on here, I'd show you two recent builds of mine. One is a neck-thru 12-string with walnut chambered wings, and the other is a "jazz" tele of chambered walnut and northern ash with a Lollar Charlie Christian pickups in the neck and a Harmonic Design in the bridge. Peace, Dave

Hi, If I could figure out how to put a pic on here, I'd show you two recent builds of mine. One is a neck-thru 12-string with walnut chambered wings, and the other is a "jazz" tele of chambered walnut and northern ash with a Lollar Charlie Christian pickups in the neck and a Harmonic Design in the bridge. Peace, Dave

Hi! FWIW, I've used amber/tung oil mix on heavily quilted/flamed maple to accentuate the figure. I'm not looking to be confrontational, but it really does seem to accentuate the figure. After a suitable drying/curing time, I steel wool and then shoot the nitro. Lovely. Peace, Dave