Here’s a Van Zant pickup installation guide that shows you how to install any type that they create, from vintage P90s to modern humbuckers. We explain the details in the text and provide you with an illustration for each kind of pickup.
The Seymour Duncan Custom Custom isn’t a typo. It’s a high-output humbucking pickup that resembles the well-known Seymour Duncan Custom, but with some slight variations. We go into this in greater detail and create a Seymour Duncan Custom Custom wiring diagram to help you get this pickup installed in your guitar.
With this Bartolini installation guide, we’ll show you how to install every type of passive guitar pickup that they make. Founded in 2010, Bartolini is a California-based company; the founders, Bill and Pat Bartolini, have been working on pickups long before starting their own operation, and this experience has given them insight into the types […]
Is there any instrument more personal than an acoustic guitar? It comes home with you, creates songs with you, and becomes an intimate part of your life. You pour over every detail: body style, size, comfort, and especially tone. The last thing you would ever want to do is arrive at a gig, plug it […]
This time around, we’re going to walk through a Seymour Duncan BG1400 wiring diagram. The Seymour Duncan BG1400 is a direct replacement for the standard Fender Telecaster bridge pickup. Unlike the standard single-coil pickup, the BG 1400 is a humbucker. It features two overwound coils for hotter output, and since it’s a humbucker, it’s much […]
In this article, we’ll take a look at a DiMarzio EJ Custom wiring diagram, to help you get this great-sounding humbucker installed into your guitar. This pickup is designed to the exact specifications of well-known guitar virtuoso Eric Johnson.
In this article, we’ll discuss wiring Kent Armstrong humbucker pickups to one volume, one tone, and one DPDT toggle switch. The Kent Armstrong brand features many different models of fantastic-sounding pickups for electric and acoustic guitars. The humbuckers utilize a unique design, which allows them to achieve highly sought-after tones.
When it comes to guitar shielding, the two most common methods are paint and tape. Both approaches are relatively inexpensive, and there are many brands of each available. Let’s take a look at which one is better at preventing RF noise, extraneous static, and hiss in your signal.
If you’re looking to shield your guitar from radio frequency interference and reduce the amount of hiss in your signal, here’s an inexpensive way to make DIY guitar shielding paint that looks great and gets the job done. There are many brands of pre-made shielding paint available, as well as several metal tapes that work […]
This installation guide will help you set up any type of Lollar pickup. Whether it’s single-coils, vintage P90s, or modern humbuckers, we have you covered. This easy reference explains which wires go where, and includes illustrations that will make the instructions simple to follow.
In this post, we’ll show you how to install every kind of Lindy Fralin guitar pickup into your guitar. We cover installing modern single-coils and humbuckers, as well as vintage P90s and PAF-style pickups. We’ve also included illustrations to show you the wiring schematic of each pickup in different types of guitars.
Have you been searching forums for a Gibson 61 pickup wiring diagram? If so, this guide is for you! The pickup for the Gibson 61 is a humbucker that has one slightly overwound coil that creates a unique tone, compared to other humbuckers. These pickups are reverse Burstbusters, which you might be familiar with. They […]