Picked this up Friday. Been wanting to try another 57 Classic Plus....
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True, but I prefer 2 conductor
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I got this used Wildwood spec Custom Bucker to experiment with also...
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Mr Grumpy
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I doubt you'll like it with the amps and music you play (in the bridge position). I don't...
(It's a good puppy in the neck, imho.)
That is an excellent suggestion; I've replaced a 57+ in an SG with the AY and it was soooooo much better.
I suspect that'll sound very nice.
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It was fairly cheap at $159.00 for the 57 Classic Plus.....The Wildwood was used, but cost almost double that...
syscokid
Ambassador of War & Peace
Wow! What makes the Wildwood speced pickup so pricey and special? Who makes it for them?
Gahr
Ambassador of Blues & Brews
Aren't the Wildwood spec Custombuckers usually slightly underwound with Alnico 3 magnets?
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Wildwood specs are varied according to what specs Wildwood provides Gibson. This one measured 8.4k...
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They are only sold in a guitar, so to get one loose, it has to come out of a Wildwood Gibson.
I like the 2 conductor braided ground to Robert but the braided shield is alot harder to solder to the back of the pot. Ive come up with my own method for makin the braided part easier to solder to the back of the pot. I take a piece of black cloth pull back wire and i will solder one end to the braided ground itself then i solder the other end to the back of the pot. Lot easier to solder the wire than the braided shield wire .
Chubbles
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Johnny, You might want to go with a higher watt soldering iron. I went from a 30 to a 40 and I'll never go back. Everything is easier and I spend less time heating pots, wires, caps, etc (which is safer). Just a thought.
I also improved my technique. I clean and tin the iron tip a whole lot more during the process to increase heat transfer. My projects look much neater now.
I also improved my technique. I clean and tin the iron tip a whole lot more during the process to increase heat transfer. My projects look much neater now.
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Mr Grumpy
Ambassador of Comings and Goings
Maybe that LP that he hated or the SG faded he hated at first...
Robert is a superb player and musician, but so bloody OCD that he would have found fault with your DTs SG (a nigh on perfect guitar, and bloody beautiful too. Actually, Gahr, I think my SG jnr has a similar hue; kinda aged cherry with a deep blood red to it from many angles - beautiful).
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I actually have no idea yet!!!!!!
I might replace the Alnico V Burstbucker Pro (in my SG) with the 57 Classic Plus.
Mr Grumpy
Ambassador of Comings and Goings
You will disappointed - the 57 plus in the bridge of an SG for rock music through a Marshall is horrible, imho...
(The Angus Young is the best Gibson puppy for that... Hell, I'm not using mine, send my your address and I'll send it to you for free!)