The trim ring would very likely do the trick, a-la the Angus Young SG:
Not to mention witch hats!
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Not to mention witch hats!
Trim ring goes in this weekend. After I square up the bridge with the string angle, I will raise the pole pieces to 4/64" and retest....
Col Mustard
Ambassador of Perseverance
my experience is that the pickup needs to be parallel to the strings.
That's why Gibson invented the pickup ring, angled just so. If you don't want to drill any extra holes
in yer baby, some stiff foam under the rear edge of the p'up will do what's necessary.
I drilled my SG while still trying to live with the 490T. Bringing the 490T parallel to the strings
made a difference. I also raised the bridge p'up till it was about 4mm from the strings with my
finger on the 12th fret. That also makes a big difference. Closer than 4 mm gets diminishing returns IMHO.
Magnetic interference or something.
If anyone asked ME for a recommendation for an SG bridge p'up, I'd say first and foremost:
The Gibson 57 Classic plus. Best p'up I've ever played, no contest, no second place winner.
And the next one is the Golden Age Overwound Humbucker from StewMac. I'll recommend that
pickup with no hesitation. Both of these are wound to have more output than the neck p'up.
Both render incredible tone and performance. Both make me very happy when I flip that toggle.
Bon appetit...
That's why Gibson invented the pickup ring, angled just so. If you don't want to drill any extra holes
in yer baby, some stiff foam under the rear edge of the p'up will do what's necessary.
I drilled my SG while still trying to live with the 490T. Bringing the 490T parallel to the strings
made a difference. I also raised the bridge p'up till it was about 4mm from the strings with my
finger on the 12th fret. That also makes a big difference. Closer than 4 mm gets diminishing returns IMHO.
Magnetic interference or something.
If anyone asked ME for a recommendation for an SG bridge p'up, I'd say first and foremost:
The Gibson 57 Classic plus. Best p'up I've ever played, no contest, no second place winner.
And the next one is the Golden Age Overwound Humbucker from StewMac. I'll recommend that
pickup with no hesitation. Both of these are wound to have more output than the neck p'up.
Both render incredible tone and performance. Both make me very happy when I flip that toggle.
Bon appetit...
Colonel,
I chose to gently angle the mounting ears until the pickup and bridge arrived at the same angle. I then raised the bridge to Gibson's early PAF specification of 4/64" when fretted st 21st.
Huge improvement in tone and required raising the neck pickup to balance the volume.
I have a very slight "Wolftone" on the neck pickup on the D/G at 15th to 1987th fret, but I noticed those two poles are rather high, so I think lowering them slightly will stop that overtone.
I also performed a full-time high frequency cut on the bridge PAF, which dramatically fattened the G/B/e string tone without altering the E/A/D tonal signature.
I left the neck pickup flat because not only does it sound simply marvelous, the pole pieces are quite close to the strings anyways...
I chose to gently angle the mounting ears until the pickup and bridge arrived at the same angle. I then raised the bridge to Gibson's early PAF specification of 4/64" when fretted st 21st.
Huge improvement in tone and required raising the neck pickup to balance the volume.
I have a very slight "Wolftone" on the neck pickup on the D/G at 15th to 1987th fret, but I noticed those two poles are rather high, so I think lowering them slightly will stop that overtone.
I also performed a full-time high frequency cut on the bridge PAF, which dramatically fattened the G/B/e string tone without altering the E/A/D tonal signature.
I left the neck pickup flat because not only does it sound simply marvelous, the pole pieces are quite close to the strings anyways...
Therevmust be some unique "mojo" to The Gibson SG. i have had people try to buy it ftom me just based on its tone... and to think that's with GFS pickups!
Gahr
Ambassador of Blues & Brews
It's an SG! They have that effect on people.
It's an SG! They have that effect on people.
Students think the Gibson has magical powers
Messing around on the Gibson tonight....I-Pad video, not the best audio, submitted for tone only....
Alinco II PAF Clones 7.93k Bridge/7.88k Neck @ 56 degrees F, Bourns 500k pots, Tone Man harness - Switchcraft jack and switch, 22 AWG cloth wire, Russian K40Y tone capacitors .033uf bridge .015uf neck played through Marshall DSL40C 1/2 gain -1/2 volume sitting directly in front of the amp with I-Pad on top of amp....All volume and tone controls wide open.
Intro played clean on neck pickup, overdriven part played on bridge pickup.
filmed with I-Pad sitting on top of my Marshall DSL40C and sitting directly in front of the amp...
Alinco II PAF Clones 7.93k Bridge/7.88k Neck @ 56 degrees F, Bourns 500k pots, Tone Man harness - Switchcraft jack and switch, 22 AWG cloth wire, Russian K40Y tone capacitors .033uf bridge .015uf neck played through Marshall DSL40C 1/2 gain -1/2 volume sitting directly in front of the amp with I-Pad on top of amp....All volume and tone controls wide open.
Intro played clean on neck pickup, overdriven part played on bridge pickup.
filmed with I-Pad sitting on top of my Marshall DSL40C and sitting directly in front of the amp...
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Same amp settings and I-Pad settings.
My 1987 Stratocaster with 1992 DiMarzio Virtual Vintage Solo 10k/200Mv StackedvSingle Coil Bridge pickup with 250k Alpha tone pot and 220k ohm treble cut plugged directly into my 40 watt Marshall DSL40C with no effects whatsoever....
These are 4 wire, Goo...
To my surprise, the Squirecaster destroys my Gibson. It just has a mean tone, like holding a tiger by the tail....the harmonics are phenomenal.
Catmandue
Well-Known Member
Great tone.
Thank You So Much!!!!
CabanaBoy
Ambassador of Electric Mayhem
I like the "Old School" Specials. My '62:
One that I built:
nice pair of SG's...