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chewcudda

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  1. I opened up the back of the guitar last night and the wiring looks like it was soldered with a blowtorch. pots look original... wiring for pickup does not. looks like a teenager trying to make a thrash metal guitar out of it. found out why the bridge pickup was so low. any higher and the feedback is earsplitting. one spring is blown/broken. Starting to see why it was 100 bucks. but it is a good project and that is partially what I was looking for.
  2. I am taking your advice on the overprice for replacement pickup..... ordering some TFW humbuckers that are pretty high rated for like 18 bucks on amazon.
  3. I am planning on keeping it for a few years and passing it on to my daughter (she is using a epiphone lp sl I got cheap as well) my plan is to swap the pickup for some I found that were a set for about 70 bucks and go over the wiring to see if I could find the bad wires. may do POTS if I find any bad ones but try to keep it as cost effective as possible.
  4. After a long hiatus from playing (almost lost a finger to an axe a few years ago) I purchased myself a used Epiphone Les Paul 100 from a pawn shop. I noticed some issues but the price was hard to beat. (108 out the door). issue 1. the pickups are a very VERY different heights. the bridge is almost completely sunk into the body while the neck is in what I would consider a more normal position to the string. both produce sound but the bridge seems to buzz a little when switchedto only it. issue 2. the bridge pickup seem to be floating on the screws. I would expect it to be a little tighter/ firmer in place issue 3. I can see some blue "tape" coming out from between the two coils. looks like what I have seen them wrap the coils in on youtube. I would guess my best bet is to purchase new pickups as I don't thing the are the orginals anyway as they don't match what I have seen come on that model of guitar. since the strings are rough to the touch and need replacement anyway. Should I go ahead and look to replace them at the same time. I am a computer tech and pretty handy so should I got for it?
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