Recent content by jimistone

I can say with absolute authority that it sounds different to me. On top of the #2 and #4 positions sounding different, when playing with high gain and holding a sustained note, switching the pickup selector back and forth from neck to bridge pickup sounds like shit. Here is an example of what...

It sounds different to my ears. That's all. To others there may be no difference at all

Get a neck from all parts. Theyvare licensed and stamped fender. They are a littlebover $100. I used one of their necks on a strat build. Great necks!

The pickups are PAF clones by Duburno (Mr fabulous on reverb.com) They are really good. Sounds exactly like those old paf vintage gibson humbuckers. But honestly, I got used to Seymour Duncan 59's that my LP studio was loaded with. They are a little more mid scooped and compressed than these PAF...

I don't have reverse wound loaded in a strat anymore

Well, I was looking for a les paul traditional on reverb. So yeah, I pretty much had to go by pictures. Had to make sure it was a real les paul traditional. Had to make sure the serial number was right for what I was looking for. Had to decide if it was in as good a shape as I wanted. Had to...

There are cheap Pedals? All the ones I want are high priced

That's why I don't like the reverse would. Positions 2 and 4 don't sound as good with the RWMP. That's my opinion and has been my experience. I've logged a lot of hours with reverse wound middle and traditional wound middle both. I hear a difference in positions 2 and 4.

I don't care for reverse wound middle pup. I'm old school. I like all 3 wound the same. In in-between switch positions have much better tone. If I want hum canceling I'll play a humbucker guitar.

I have never liked the reverse wound middle pickup on fender strat pickuo sets sets. The tone is not as good as it is with traditionally woud sets, warts (60 cycle hum) and all. If 60 cycle hum is unbearable but you want the best tone....get a noise gate instead of a RWMP

I wouldn't try to fix it. Just play it man!

You have to decide if you are an amp collector/investor or a working musician. Example: I bought a 1966 fender strat in 1976 for $150. I was laughed at by my musician friends at the time. (It was a "post CBS" and would nevet be worth squat) Anyway, the trembar broke off in the block..I replaced...

They will break one off in you here too. I just lucked out. The tech who I use was in a band with me years ago. He ran a lamp factory for years and was always an ace at fixing electronics. He married a wealth lady and is retired. He dosen't really care about making any money...he just loves...

I can't crank my pro reverb up to that point either. Get you a good overdrive pedal. I recommend a boss blues driver. That's what I'm using and I love it.

Owning and using vintage fender tube amps is hard if you don't have a good tube amp tech.