Ryan H Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 Well, I've had my '64 Melody Maker D since last November, and I've been working with Wolfe Macleod at Wolfetone pickups to develop a replacement pickup that would not require any routing. So now, after several months of back-and-forth via email, Facebook and phone, it'll be on it's way tomorrow. I'm only replacing the bridge pickup, since I quite like the Neck pickup. The neck pickup reads 7.15K, and the bridge is only 7.27K, which is kind of underpowered relative to the neck. So we've developed a modified P90. No cover, modified baseplate, and modified mounting tabs. Output is 8.49K, much more balanced. Set me back $120 including s/h. -Ryan P.S. I should also mention that I'm getting a new pickguard and transferring the current harness (less the bridge pickup) over to the new PG, which will be routed for the new pickup. I'm not cutting up a 48 year-old pickguard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlashPerryBurst Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Whatever you do, keep all the original parts. I'm looking forward to pictures of the guitar. I think it's amazing how cheap the pickup is. I mean, this has taken a lot of time and has involved many conversations. As a result, they've produced a custom order pickup at such a low price. Sounds like a good company to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lender200 Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Whatever you do, keep all the original parts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan H Posted April 9, 2012 Author Share Posted April 9, 2012 The original pickup will be going in a sealed bag, and the old wiring harness will be kept completely intact, less the two new bridge pickup wires. -Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan H Posted April 9, 2012 Author Share Posted April 9, 2012 Whatever you do, keep all the original parts. I'm looking forward to pictures of the guitar. I think it's amazing how cheap the pickup is. I mean, this has taken a lot of time and has involved many conversations. As a result, they've produced a custom order pickup at such a low price. Sounds like a good company to me. Yeah, Wolfe's a really cool guy to boot. He even turned on his shopcam so I could Watch my pickup being wound. He always triple-checked to make sure everything would work, and was extremely patient when the payment took a little longer than expected to get there. A real class act. Not to mention the guy likes swords, knives, Doctor Who and racing expensive cars. What's not to like? -Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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