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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: Brow on July 16, 2006, 01:05:42 AM

Title: Bought myself a little Pre-Birthday present.......
Post by: Brow on July 16, 2006, 01:05:42 AM
Hey guys.

To celebrate my birthday in a few weeks, and that I've finally found a job after so long of being skint, I've bought myself a Piledriver bridge pickup for my cheapie Gould Telecaster :)

Tim recommended this pickup and a set of 500k pots to totally transform the guitar and make it very versatile (and it'll also sound a hell of a lot better than it currently does amplified!)

I'll be sure to get it fitted asap and let you all know what I think of it :)

Now............... to buy a set of Apaches or have my Duncan Antiquities re-wound for the BrowCaster?  :roll:  :twisted:
Title: Bought myself a little Pre-Birthday present.......
Post by: 38thBeatle on July 16, 2006, 01:56:20 AM
Buy a set Apaches Brow- definately.
Title: Bought myself a little Pre-Birthday present.......
Post by: Brow on July 16, 2006, 11:07:22 AM
Quote from: 38thBeatle
Buy a set Apaches Brow- definately.


Cheers for the reply.

For what it'd cost to have the Antiquities re-wound, it's not much more to buy a new set of Apaches outright. So I might as well had do that :)
Title: Bought myself a little Pre-Birthday present.......
Post by: HTH AMPS on July 16, 2006, 04:40:42 PM
I'd agree with the last post, don't get the Antiquities rewound - you can sell them on ebay & then you've got some cash to put towards buying some BKPs.

 :twisted:
Title: Bought myself a little Pre-Birthday present.......
Post by: Brow on July 16, 2006, 04:42:34 PM
As well as the Antiquities I also have another scratchplate with SD JB Jr, Quarter Pound and Lil59 in it. So hopefully selling all those will be quite easy and then I can buy some Mules for my Gibby LP too  :twisted:
Title: Bought myself a little Pre-Birthday present.......
Post by: Tellboy on July 16, 2006, 06:03:43 PM
Birthday greetings (in advance) and great you've got a job sorted. :)

Look forward to your comments on the Piledriver - I've thought about getting a cheap tele and fitting a Piledriver (or a cheap Les Paul DC copy and trying a P90) so will be very interested to see what you think of it. Are you going for a coil tap as you discussed in your other thread?
Title: Bought myself a little Pre-Birthday present.......
Post by: PhilKing on July 17, 2006, 01:16:12 AM
Hi Craig, I agree with everyone else, sell the SD's.  That's what I did with mine.  I'm sure you will like the Piledriver.  I'm just finally putting together my nailbomb guitar (Kahler, HSH, NB/IT/NB).  I have to see how Ben likes it once it is finished.  

I think you already have a set of Black Dogs, so I won't suggest those instead of mules, but I am really liking the Riff Raff/Stormy Monday set I have.
Title: Bought myself a little Pre-Birthday present.......
Post by: Brow on July 17, 2006, 05:37:01 PM
Thanx for the posts guys :)

Quote from: Tellboy
Birthday greetings (in advance) and great you've got a job sorted. :)

Are you going for a coil tap as you discussed in your other thread?


Nah, I decided against the Tapepd output in the end. Tim says with a Piledriver and 2 500k pots I'll have a do it all Tele. So that's good enough for me :)

Quote from: PhilKing

I think you already have a set of Black Dogs, so I won't suggest those instead of mules, but I am really liking the Riff Raff/Stormy Monday set I have.


You're half right Phil ;)

I have a Black Dog and a Riff Raff in my Gordon Smith :)

After hearing Tims Mule equipped guitars live, playing his Mule laoded guitar at Music live (I can't remember what it was!) and the other Mules clips I've heard, I'll think I'll love em' :)
Title: Bought myself a little Pre-Birthday present.......
Post by: Johnny Mac on July 18, 2006, 07:05:04 PM
Happy Birthday for a few weeks and nice choice of pressie!!!  :D
Title: Bought myself a little Pre-Birthday present.......
Post by: Brow on July 18, 2006, 07:28:01 PM
Quote from: Johnny Mac
Happy Birthday for a few weeks and nice choice of pressie!!!  :D


Cheers dood  :D

My bdays actually on next Tuesday, so hopefully I'll have my Piledriver fitted by then (it came today) :)

As regards the BrowCaster pickup swap I mentioned in my 1st post, I'm considering a set of Trilogy Suites for it and saving the Apaches for the Gordon Smith Strat I plan on ordering when I can afford it :)