Yes i use the solder sucker, but now i have a use for the wick, that just sits in my junk bin, i think i got that from Jaycar and the solder sucker was on sale somewhere, i think it was the blue shed.
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Yes i use the solder sucker, but now i have a use for the wick, that just sits in my junk bin, i think i got that from Jaycar and the solder sucker was on sale somewhere, i think it was the blue shed.
great tutorial Stan, I am learning a few tips and tricks as wiring is the weakest part of my builds.
Was also good to see a photo of you and Lozza, what a top bloke he is !
Thanks wokka, yep Lozza is a top bloke
Great tutorial Stan , thank you for the write up and I would love to hear your thoughts on the pickups.
Let me introduce myself, my name is John Benson and I am the winder at Benson Custom Pickups.
I am a lover of great tone and enjoy helping people bring out the most from their instruments.
I wanted to chime in to answer a couple of questions that popped up.
Tonyw is correct regarding winders trying to add that mystic to their own builds. I myself really just put the bare facts out there as to my parts and process due to years of questions. I let the tone speak for itself.
We have never used any clever set names or gimmicks, my aim is just plain quality and tone
My medium scatter refers to my own winding technique.
I have had many that have asked about a heavier scatter which then a coil can get microphonic from loose wires and with a mild scatter, you can still end up with a 60 cycle hum. This is just me sharing as much as I can with everyone.
In regards to the Alnico 3 in the bridge. Through the years , everyone has always complained about the ice pick tones in the vintage bridge position, but people love the neck and middle. My set is wound to capture the classic neck and middle tones, then I over wind the bridge to balance and use alnico 3 magnets to smooth it out.
I get great reviews on how usable my bridge pickup is and still stays true to the 63 vibe.
Really the true test just boils down to how the pickups sound for you and how your guitar feels, good sound is just good sound!
Thank you for time and very thorough job building this guard. I enjoyed the read!
Excellent. Thank you for the detailed info.
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Originally Posted by Benson
Hi John, thanks so much for taking the time to read this, I appreciate your feedback.
Thanks for the extra info, it clarifies a lot.
These are a really slick and nicely made pickup, and before too long they should be in my guitar, I am very much looking forward to it.
A few more pics, because we love them.
Just a tidy up here and also the addition of heat shrink to where the cap is near the ground wire, no point chasing a grounding problem I can fix now. End was simply deslodered, heat shrink tube placed over the braid, and resoldered.
There are three more wires too add:
They all connect to the ground of the Volume pot, two go to the output jack and one to bridge ground.
Apart from that, this is how it looks:
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Nice soldering job Stan, a work of art!
Thanks Andrew
Nice work Stan
great job Stan, on the home stretch now, bet you can't wait to get it finished, assembled and plug it into a loud amp !
Thanks wokka and Tony, you bet, waiting to hear theseQuote:
Originally Posted by wokkaboy
After all the soldering was done, it was time to mount it all up.
Well to my surprise the Squier didn't have a swimming pool route, but all individually shaped routes like you'd expect on a Strat.
Cool, except my pickups were shaped also - it didn't all just fit on...
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Ok, so out with the Dremel
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No pic, but I actually took a bit too much out of the top rout...
So with the pickguard on, there was still a slight section of the pup rout showing, and too hard to hide.
I got onto Pabs who made me a new one with just a few extra mm added to the top curve, hard to notice but enough to cover my handy work .
Better still it was in satin black - now with extra cool.
I covered the back in aluminium tape and transferred my electronics across.
So a reassembly, new Elixer Nanowebs and we now have a Squier as good as any Strat, in my opinion.
If I change out the cheapy bridge and tuners, it will be a Strat killer.
So new picguard and a set of black knobs later we have this:
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Great job Stan and how nice is that satin pickguard, very cool
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Yes they are righty knobs, I don't care....
I must say these are some of the most nicely made pickups I have every seen, and I have some Gibsons and Seymour Duncan's, new in box for some other projects.
The quality is that good.
They sound great, that classic Strat tone and overdrive nicely, they are great pickups.
THey go well through my Fender Twin and also through my Boss GT100 effects system, I am very pleased indeed.
I would like to that our Adam and John Benson for giving me the opportunity to try these out, a project that I had been waiting to do and had the chance at the perfect pickups.
If you are thinking along the same lines you must put these right up on your selection list, and if you choose them, you will be very happy, I'm sure
Yes mate I needed a replacement and Pabs made it, I wasn't sure about satin at first , but now I love itQuote:
Originally Posted by andrewdosborne
Vid to follow soon...
Satin FTW, suits it nicely. Looking forward to the demo.