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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