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This thread got me wondering what my 57/08's measured. Through the patch cable I got 10.41 and 11.39. I thought that couldn't be right so I took the back cover off and measured at the leads and got 8.09 and 9.26. What could make the readings so different? I had the volume and tone maxed when I...

Great looking guitar! Enjoy!

So glad that you're finding happiness with this new guitar! You certainly deserve it after all you've been through!

I knew you could do it! Glad you find the new pickups so much better, although I'm a bit surprised after all reviewers going on about how great they are. Even Grissom himself seems to think so. Oh, well, no doubt SD makes some excellent pickups. I don't think you told us what set you used...

Are the BK's noiseless? I put a set if Lollar mini humbuckers in my Soapbar II. Actually bought the Soapy because I liked the Lollars so much but didn't care for the SG I had them in. The Lollars have a unique sound. But then I got a set of Gibson P90'S and put them in the SG. I like it again...

That's a great top! I know what you mean about the rosewood neck. I have a McCarty with one, and it feels just wonderful in the hand.

I prefer Moon dots. I'm sure I'm in the minority, though.

I've done it more than once with standard tuners. Wasn't difficult at all to get enough slack to get the pickups out and new ones back in.

That top is stunning! I have an older cousin to your guitar. Not nearly as pretty a top, but same color and a rosewood neck w/ moon dots. Loving it!

I mean the red lines that seem to have been added to the wiring diagram. Going from the neck pickup resistor to the neck hot side of the three way.

Hmmm. I did this on my McCarty and I agree it works well, but I'm not quite understanding how your new pot works vs the standard push/pull or what the red lines are in your diagram. With the standard push/pull both pickups are spit at the same time but with different value resistors. You show...

Same here. I enjoy changing strings. A neat job with non lockers is gratifying, and looks great without the extra knobs etc.

Odd that PRS would change the wiring codes. Fortunately I had researched it prior so I knew what was wrong. Simple fix.

Not sure when the above referenced article was written but in my opinion the pickups in my Paul's SE definitely don't suck, and I have SD Seth Lovers and PRS 57/08's to compare them to. He is correct about the fretwork, which is excellent. One nitpick I have about the MII guitars is that the...

That is a sweet guitar! I really like the satin, no frills vibe.

They do sound awesome to me! I wouldn't be surprised if the previous guy did have them wrong. Especially given the incorrect wiring diagram (white to split). When I wired them that way the bridge sounded normal but the neck when split was very weak.

Just did them this morning and they sound fabulous! It was a breeze except for two things. The previous owner of said pickups had put a bit heat shrink tube on the white wires, leading me to think it was the coil split wire. Also the McCarty wiring diagram shows the white wires going to the...

I certainly don't know the answer, but I know that guru pickup winders like Lollar and Duncan are very specific about exactly what materials they use, so those choices must make a difference. I'm sure that they understand capacitance and inductance as well.

Regarding "everything matters ", I've noticed some McCarty's are over 8 lbs while some are significantly under. I saw one listed for sale that was very close to 7 lbs. According to some the heavier guitars are brighter. Others say they have more growl. Mine has a rosewood neck. Brighter and...

This is probably the main reason I thought I'd never want a Gibson, but then I went and bought an SG. I figured I could avoid breaking it. Every time I play it, though, I think that they really didn't need that much angle back on the headstock.