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    Hey Derek, Acouple months ago, I finished a thick, chambered jazz tele for a customer with a quilted cherry body, padouk/ebony neck, and a nice strip of figured maple down the middle of the body. It is close to what you're proposing and looked great. Peace, Dave
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    Well, it's about time, Stew-Mac. I've been ordering mine from Guitar Jones for some time nowPeace, Dave
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    Hi, I would forget the Golden Age and go with either a Seymour Duncan JB ot a bridge SH-1. If you REALLY want to do it right, go to ron@stars.pickups.com and order a ZBS75 for the neck and a ZBS80 for the bridge. Peace, Dave
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    Hi If you're looking for something a little out of the ordinary, but estraordinary in both clean and driven modes,go to www,starspickups.com and get a set of Bartolinis. Try an 80 for the bridge and a 70 or 60 for the neck. Wonderful tone, period. I'm not putting down the SD stuff; I use a lot of it, but for the price, if you want clean and beefy, I love those Barts. Good luck with your project and come back here often. Great people. Peace Dave
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    Hi, I'll help you out. I'm reputable, I know what I'm doing, and this isn't my day job, so I'm very affordable. Check out my feedback on Harmony Central, or I can provide references. I also work with you to use your design ideasPeace, Dave
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    Hi everybody, I've tried everything I can think of (?!!?) and I was wondering if anyone out there knows how to buy the variax electronics. A potential customer wants one of my customs but with the variax stuff in it. Any help will be greatly appreciated. I've already looked on the Line 6 website. Peace, Dave
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    Hi everybody, Thanks to all of you who replied. You've been very helpful, and I really appreciate it. Dave
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    Hi everybody, A customer has asked me if I could make him a semi-hollowbody or chambered guitar with nylon strings that could be "picked up" and amped through a standard guitar amp. I really don't know what to say. This is not to be an acoustic. He wants an electric with nylon Strings. Any ideas? Peace, Dave
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    Oops, the second Bart should say ZBS 80. Sorry for the poor keyboarding skills. Peace again, Dave ←
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    Hi, Actually, at most Guitar Centers here in the States, you can get many types of Sd's for $65 to $80 American. I like the Bartolini's because if you buy in some quantities for MUCH less than the adveritsed price. The ZBS 70 and *) are outstanding in tone. Peace, Dave
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    I agree with the Barts. Contact Ron @ stars pickups and he'll set you up. Wonderful sound. Good luck, Dave
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    Hi! I'll build it for you, and I'll beat most prices because this is not my main source of income. I love to incorporate my customers' designs and ideas. Check my reviews on Harmony Central. Awaiting your call. www.blackburncustomguitars.com Peace, Dave
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    Hi! I have gone several different ways with pickups on electric 12s that I've made. I've used Seymour Duncan Jazz humbuckers to good effect. My best success has been to contact Pete Biltoft, who will make any sized pickups for you, voiced to your woods, etc., with a blade pole so there is no fall-off when bending. The P-90 size that fits in a humb rout is fantastic! Dave
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    Hi! I've used the 77 in the neck and the bridge. It is NOT a metal-shredding type pup. It DOES have great tone and can be driven. I've found that you can use pedals. etc. to create distortion, but a great clean is another matter. It is good for rock, blues, etc.
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    HI! You are going to love those pickups. Ron at Stars guitars is very helpful. Just a suggestion, though, and only my humble opinion, the best match I've found for the 80 in the bridge is the slightly more mellow 70 in the neck. This depends on the sounds you are seeking, however. Jus an opinion and worth about as much. Peace,
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    A good match would probably be the ceramic Gibson 496r. Very musical, yet LOUD! Dave
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    Hi! I've used the combo you recently purchased and have been impressed. If you're looking for heavy metal, go elsewhere. If you're looking for rich, full sound, great harmonics and string definition, these are for you. I tend to use the ZBS series more often as they are more plentiful, but you can't go wrong with Barts. Dave
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    Hi! I like the Vintage Vibe pickups, but contact Pete and ask him to overwind both of them, especially the bridge. You will find him receptive to whatever you want as far as sound goes, and he makes them for your guitar, woods, etc. Dave
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    I'm probably sounding like a broken record, but I have to say that you should check out Pete Biltoft of Vintage Vibe Guitars. www.vintagevibeguitars.com He will voice your pickups exactly to match your woods and playing style. Great guy and a great price. His e-mail is cynpete1@earthlink.net Of course if you have unlimited funds, go for Harmonic designs. They are fantastic!
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    I'm probably sounding like a broken record, but I have to say that you should check out Pete Biltoft of Vintage Vibe Guitars. www.vintagevibeguitars.com He will voice your pickups exactly to match your woods and playing style. Great guy and a great price. His e-mail is cynpete1@earthlink.net Of course if you have unlimited funds, go for Harmonic designs. They are fantastic!
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    Hi, For the two singles, I'd contact Pete Biltoft at Vintage Vibe Guitars and describe the wood, etc. of the guitar. He builds a very nice sp-90 that has most of the "guts" of a P90 in a strat sinble coil size. He custom winds tham for you and doesn't charge an arm and a leg. Also, you might want to check out some of the Rio Grande models. They are very good. As for the humbucker, if you're looking for super hot, try a Gibson 500t or an Anderson HN3 or HN3+. The aftermarket Gibsons and all of the Andersons, to my knowledge, have 4-conductor wire. Of course, you could always go the old SD way, but I find that some of these other options have tremendous tone and character. Best,Dave
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    Thanks, Jivin' I wasn't sure if I could post my website or not. Another site, which will remain unnamed, is really **** about not allowing that. This site is MUCH friendlier. Thanks again. Dave
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    Hi! I use a LOT of Bartolini's in the guitars I build,(see self-explanatory website). I have found that they are especially effective in the neck position full, rich tone, but not muddy. In the bridge, The ZBS 80 is about the best option. Not as powerful as some, but good. I like to combine an Anderson HN2 or HN3 in the bridge for bite and definition with a Bart PBF 49, ZBS 60, or ZBS 70 in the neck. Very good combo. Dave
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    Hi, Tony, I've used the 1 meg pots with hums with good success. They tend to give you a bit more volume. I'm not quite sure what they do to the highs, but they sound good to me - both tone and volume. Dave
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