Threaders75 Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Hi. I am pretty new here, but wanted to ask your advice on a couple of things. This is my 175, which is from the 70's Cant be to sure exactly as it has a 7 digit serial stamped in the headstock. My luthier, told me it had schallers in it and not gibsons and as I find the tone a little too mid range on the neck pick up, I wondered if it would be worth while swapping the neck pick up for a 57? Also wondered if the schaller's would be worth anything, as I wont need them if I change. Any advice would be greatly appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cú Chulainn Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Care to show pictures of the pickups bottom? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threaders75 Posted March 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 Hi. I will get round to that. I have a few gigs coming soon, so didnt want to dismantle it before then, as knowing me, I wont be able to get it all back together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cú Chulainn Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 Hi. I will get round to that. I have a few gigs coming soon, so didnt want to dismantle it before then, as knowing me, I wont be able to get it all back together Just take of the strings and unscrew the mounting rings you don't even have to cut any wires of any kind :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threaders75 Posted March 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 Ok I will give it a whirl when I get back home today. Will be ineteresting to find out more about them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cú Chulainn Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 Ok I will give it a whirl when I get back home today. Will be ineteresting to find out more about them Yeah :) if my memory serves me right, Michael Schenker used to use Schaller PAFs somewhere between his T-tops and higher output pickups ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threaders75 Posted March 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 Here you go. Some pics of the bottom of the two Schallers. Dont know if that sticker is the date, cant see any other info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cú Chulainn Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 Looks like it's the date ;) If you get the chance, take a multimeter to it and measure :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threaders75 Posted March 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 Never heard of a multi meter before If I get some 57's, I will get someone to switch them and tell me more about the schaller's. Just thought I would ask around on here first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cú Chulainn Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 I did some asking around and it appears that what you have is the Golden '50s model :) Schaller still makes them, according to their website anyway :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threaders75 Posted March 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 Thanks for that info and all your help. I have listed them on the bay, so I can put the money toward two gibson 57's. I think it would be nice to have gibson pickups in a gibson 175 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cú Chulainn Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 I think it would be nice to have gibson pickups in a gibson 175 Can't go wrong with that :) It's a winning concept :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threaders75 Posted March 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 I would like to tyr doing this myself. Anyone got a link or any info. It seems I have to take out all the electonincs, but was hoping you chould just cut the wire on the pick up and re solder?? Let me know if thats a bad idea or if there is a post somewhere on here. Thanks again for all your help and info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cú Chulainn Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 It seems I have to take out all the electonincs, but was hoping you chould just cut the wire on the pick up and re solder?? That's totally doable :) don't cut all the wire though if you wanna sell it sometime in the future :) Like you said, you can just cut the old wires and solder on the new pickup :) Now, I'm not sure if the '57s are single conductor w/ a braid for ground, that might be a little trickier to work with let me know when you've gotten the new ones :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threaders75 Posted March 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 Thanks for that info. There are a couple ending on ebay in the next week so if I win one, I will let you know. Nothing mentioned in the listng about earthing, but have plenty of wire with them. Man thanks for your help and advice though, much appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cú Chulainn Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 Being a HUGE Michael Schenker fan, I'm actually considering a set of these Schallers for my future V :) ...with that said... I'd rather buy T-top reissues if Gibson ever put'em out :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stageright Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 Those Schaller pickups (Golden 50's) were also used by Kramer in the earlier years (80's), before they went to Seymour Duncans. They were double black bobbins, in most cases, but also some zebra. They are 4 conductor wiring, in a odd color scheme, not the familiar W/B/R/G that Duncan and DiMarzio use. I definitely would suggest NOT cutting the wires at the pickups! If you don't want to try dropping all the electronics yourself, it would be smart money spent to have your local repair guy/gal do it for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cú Chulainn Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 I definitely would suggest NOT cutting the wires at the pickups! If you don't want to try dropping all the electronics yourself, it would be smart money spent to have your local repair guy/gal do it for you. That's what I said, wasn't it? ;) Anyway, why spend the extra money on a 5min job you could do just as good yourself? A solder is a solder, not some kind of magic ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threaders75 Posted March 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 Hi. Thanks for your info chaps. I lost out on the two 57's on the bay as they went for £70 each and you can get them new for that. These schallers will be up for grabs if any one is interested. They are on the bay, but will pull them off seeing as there wiring system may be complicated. I would still like to try and do it myself if anyone has a link, failing that, I would get my local guy to do it and give the guitar a service while he is at it. Many thanks and much appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cú Chulainn Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 So, how much are you selling the Schallers for? ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threaders75 Posted March 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 Sorry i didnt get back to you sooner. Say £60 for the pair or an offer around that price somewhere. You can pay via paypal as goods if you like and that way your covered. Let me know either way mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cú Chulainn Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 Sorry i didnt get back to you sooner. Say £60 for the pair or an offer around that price somewhere. You can pay via paypal as goods if you like and that way your covered. Let me know either way mate Sounds interesting indeed :) How long are the wires? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threaders75 Posted March 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 Hi. I have a gig tonight and on Sat, so will have to leave the schallers in until Sunday and then I can take them out and measure the wires. If there I a specific lenght you need them to be, let me know as Ill be around to answere any other questions. Are you based in th UK?? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.