matiac Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 When (God willing) I have the spare scratch, I would like to maybe explore the possibilities of adding a middle pickup to my most beloved, and trusted Blue Bomber, thinkin' maybe some kind of Duncan combo, with a Gibson 490T to the middle position, wiring it similar to the Epiphone SG Custom i.e., a master tone dial, and 3 volume dials. I realise this would be a pricey venture, what with having to reconfigure the wiring schematic, routing, etc. I was just wondering what sayest thou to further modification of 'ol Blue? Or just leave well enough alone? Hmm?? Oh, and the pickups would be cream colored open coil, wouldn't have it any other way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianh Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 Hey Matt, glad to see you back on the forum again! You might consider buying a used Special and practice routing that before you start digging into your BBB. Just my .02, projects can sometime go awry... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matiac Posted February 7, 2010 Author Share Posted February 7, 2010 Oh no, not me I'd have my most beloved, and trusted Techy do the work, I wouldn't dream of attempting it myself, and besides, I suck at soldering. He (Techy) did the routing for the fullsized 'bucker I had him put in my Telecaster I had, so I'd just let him do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianh Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 Ah... well then, mod away - you''l have the only 3PUP B3 on the planet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rewddawg1 Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 I know it's your guitar and modding it would seem to be cool, but have you played a guitar w/3 humbuckers? I don't like to play on them personally but if you do go for it, it would be an excellent mod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wardog Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 i love3 pup guitars. have 2 now that i modded the jr. the 3 master vol and tone are the only way to go!!!! but i am not sure about using bbb. if u have not played a 3 pup before do that be for mods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sjael Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 I've been considering doing the same to my Explorer for a while but in the end I'm just far too lazy to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordy01 Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 Yeah Matt, nice to hear from you again. The center pickup would seem to be in the way of the picking area. I know even on my Strat I have to be careful where I play. Definitely play a 3 humbucker guitar before doing any mods. I know how much you value your blue bomber so be careful; in trying to make it more guitar that you don't make it less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender 4 Life Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 When (God willing) I have the spare scratch' date=' I would like to maybe explore the possibilities of adding a middle pickup to my most beloved, and trusted Blue Bomber, thinkin' maybe some kind of Duncan combo, with a Gibson 490T to the middle position, wiring it similar to the Epiphone SG Custom i.e., a master tone dial, and 3 volume dials. I realise this would be a pricey venture, what with having to reconfigure the wiring schematic, routing, etc. I was just wondering what sayest thou to further modification of 'ol Blue? Or just leave well enough alone? Hmm?? Oh, and the pickups would be cream colored open coil, wouldn't have it any other way.[/quote'] I like the idea of a triple'up BBB, but, having 2 black o/c's, why oh why would you install a CREAM in the middle? Great to "c-you" btw ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midiman56 Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 I love the idea, Matt! I've never had an issue with three-pup guitars ... how deep do you guys pick, anyway? For some reason, when I read your original post, I immediately pictured white pickups. With your playing style, I think something along the lines of Duncan SH-6's would be just the thing (with white covers, of course). http://www.guitarcenter.com/Seymour-Duncan-SH-6-Distortion-Humbucker-Pickup-300042-i1127382.gc Anyway, cool idea for a project, no matter what you end up with. Hope things are going well for you, buddy ... Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane v Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 I say mod it[biggrin] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freak show Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 I'm an "If-it ain't-broke-don't-fix-it" sort of person... I were you, I would use the money for another Telecaster with a Humbucker. I know that would cost more, but in the long run it would also give you a lot more possibilities than an extra pickup in the Bomber. More "bang for the buck", so to speak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matiac Posted February 8, 2010 Author Share Posted February 8, 2010 I like the idea of a triple'up BBB' date=' but, having 2 black o/c's, why oh why would you install a CREAM in the middle? Great to "c-you" btw ! [/quote'] No, the existing pickups would be replaced in favor of cream colored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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