dfarrell Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 I am replacing the pickups with a pair of GFS Vintage '59's, adding some push/pull pots so I can have some coil switching and while I am in there, I will change those green chicklets to some orange drops. Wish me Luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilpanda Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 sounds like youve got quite the modding being done there. Good luvk with it and dont forget to post pics when youre done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitmore Willy Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Dfarrell, Have fun and enjoy! I find a certain amount of enjoyment in doing my own upgrades. (At least if I screw up I've got no one to blame but myself.)....LOL I used the GFS 59's when I did my L.P. Standard. I also replaced the pots and caps. Didn't do the push/pull pots but I did go with the orange drops. Overall, big improvement. Your push/pulls should add quite a bit of variety to your choice of sounds. Might re-redo my CTS with push/pull one of these days. Let us know how yours turns out. Best of luck, Willy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobmc Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Cool, I'd love to hear more about those PUPs. I actually planned on using the GFS Dream 90/Mean 90 in mine but love the stock neck PUP in mine. So the choice is now using an ancient Dimarzio PAF with tap switch or the Mean 90 in the bridge. Do you have any prefered methods for getting pots seated? My fave is to use heatshrink over the shaft. Good luck. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfarrell Posted December 21, 2010 Author Share Posted December 21, 2010 Whitmore Willy: Good to hear the 59's worked well for you, I haven't tried them yet. I have a Les Paul Standard that I gave the push/pull treatment to and I love it. I use the the Dot and the Paul alot when I am gigging, and I really miss not having the coil switching when I am using the dot. Bob: I really debated about using the Mean 90's in this guitar to. I have them in two other guitars that I use, and I am very happy with them. The last time I wired a hollow body, I tied string onto to the pots to pullthem through. It worked, but it was kind of a pain. I think I have some heat shrink tubing, so i might try that today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobmc Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 The only GFS PUPs I don't like are the Tele sized humbuckers (Ranchers?), but the whole idea is against the laws of nature, physics, the great State of New Jersey, etc. And in case it's any help (to anyone wiring hollowbody), here is my method for using heat shrink; Heatshrink goes thru pot hole first and then up and out of Fhole so it's sticking out of both holes Washer(s) go on pot, then attach heat shrink to post Shrink to post Pull heatshrink back thru pot hole Use chopstick thru fhole for support/guidance Slice shrunken heatshrink with exacto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjlandry Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 The only GFS PUPs I don't like are the Tele sized humbuckers (Ranchers?), but the whole idea is against the laws of nature, physics, the great State of New Jersey, etc. And in case it's any help (to anyone wiring hollowbody), here is my method for using heat shrink; Heatshrink goes thru pot hole first and then up and out of Fhole so it's sticking out of both holes Washer(s) go on pot, then attach heat shrink to post Shrink to post Pull heatshrink back thru pot hole Use chopstick thru fhole for support/guidance Slice shrunken heatshrink with exacto Nice! I'm gonna be rewiring and upgrading my Dot soon, and I've been looking for an elegant solution. I think you have it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfarrell Posted December 21, 2010 Author Share Posted December 21, 2010 I have the pickups installed, and the pots, jack ect. all wired up. I am ready to hook everything up and see how it works! Uploaded with ImageShack.us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobmc Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Wow, do I ever want a red one.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisMiller Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 None of this is worth a hoot without sound files! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfarrell Posted December 22, 2010 Author Share Posted December 22, 2010 I've got it all buttoned up. Even with th heat shrink tubing, it was still a bit off a fight to get everything in place. The new pickups are much brighter sounding than the stock ones were. I like having the coil switching push/pull pots. I have them wired so the coils can either be in series or in parallel. The bridge pickup has a nice growl going for it when I plug it into my blackface Deluxe and run it up to about 4. I was hoping I could get a little more though - maybe that can be achieved with a little tweeking. The real test will be when I take it to rehearsal and see how it works with the band, but I think it will do fine. I'll try to post some sound clips latter - I am going to be a bit busy the next few days so it might be a while before I get to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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