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filmdude100cms wrote:ok, theyre still gonna have to re route the bridge then and then replace the bridge with a new one.
who said there was a problem with the bridge? you're the one who wanted to replace that! :wink: :D
please show me how to get a humbucker into this

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so does that mean that rerouting acTUALLY means ... cutting my guitar so a humbucker will fit? i dont know anything about ... technology
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re routing means changing wires but him and i want a humbucker in there and that means cutting it up
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ehh ill just take it to GC? whats wrong with GC... t
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theres actually a nice one in West Palm Beach and theres alot of old people in it all the time.. which i supposed is alot better than alot of stupid kids. and the people there are .. nice. im gonna check it out unless you guys have horror stories about GC to tell me.
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you DO NOT need to re-Route your guitar!!!

i suggested two beautiful single coils that i think will work perfectly. all you do is buy em and plug em in. rerouting a humbucker into the equation comlicates everything and isnt worth the dough.
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....two single coils...

for jazz?
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i think single coils sound like shit for jazz. you could put a texas special in the bridge position, but i dont know of a single good single coil that is right for jazz.
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you can definetly work 2 single coils for jazz... you cant goto either end, meaning full neck or full bridge, but when you mix the 2 it will in essence be a humbucker
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praisedave wrote:you can definetly work 2 single coils for jazz... you cant goto either end, meaning full neck or full bridge, but when you mix the 2 it will in essence be a humbucker
no but he wants blues too, so hes getting a texas special, so theres 1 slot open for jazz
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yup.. my dad says we can do it.. all i have to do is chop open that space a little for the humbucker right?

(thanks for all the input, i feel a single coil and a humbucker will be fine, (thanks film), and praisdave will help me with some of the things regarding wiring)
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gumbomadness wrote:yup.. my dad says we can do it.. all i have to do is chop open that space a little for the humbucker right?

(thanks for all the input, i feel a single coil and a humbucker will be fine, (thanks film), and praisdave will help me with some of the things regarding wiring)
otay, its pretty simple. i can give you charts out the wazoo... and you'll neeed a router and and some skills to make a humbucker hole in the body
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praisedave wrote:
gumbomadness wrote:yup.. my dad says we can do it.. all i have to do is chop open that space a little for the humbucker right?

(thanks for all the input, i feel a single coil and a humbucker will be fine, (thanks film), and praisdave will help me with some of the things regarding wiring)
otay, its pretty simple. i can give you charts out the wazoo... and you'll neeed a router and and some skills to make a humbucker hole in the body
just remember gumbo leave it on a low setting so you can control it. go slow
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filmdude100cms wrote:
praisedave wrote:
gumbomadness wrote:yup.. my dad says we can do it.. all i have to do is chop open that space a little for the humbucker right?

(thanks for all the input, i feel a single coil and a humbucker will be fine, (thanks film), and praisdave will help me with some of the things regarding wiring)
otay, its pretty simple. i can give you charts out the wazoo... and you'll neeed a router and and some skills to make a humbucker hole in the body
just remember gumbo leave it on a low setting so you can control it. go slow
routers are easier to control when they spin real fast
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praisedave wrote:
filmdude100cms wrote:
praisedave wrote:
gumbomadness wrote:yup.. my dad says we can do it.. all i have to do is chop open that space a little for the humbucker right?

(thanks for all the input, i feel a single coil and a humbucker will be fine, (thanks film), and praisdave will help me with some of the things regarding wiring)
otay, its pretty simple. i can give you charts out the wazoo... and you'll neeed a router and and some skills to make a humbucker hole in the body
just remember gumbo leave it on a low setting so you can control it. go slow
routers are easier to control when they spin real fast
hmm well i use a dremel tool with a router bit, so its somewhat different, not cuttin through thick wood.
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