Pickups and refinishing

ploppy · Post by **ploppy** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 7:29 pm

Chaps,
Anyone have any suggestions for replacement pickups which would beef up my squire duosonic?I don't fancy humbuckers, preferably something that wouldn't need the scratchplate cutting too.
Not too impressed with the neck pup tbh so i fancy changing this one for definate.
Also, there's a couple of annoying chips to the paint - can these be repaired or would the paint need stripping and the body repainting - could you get a good diy job with rattle cans and laquer?
Any advice appreciated,
Cheers,
Ploppy.

kypdurron · Post by **kypdurron** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 8:16 pm

are you talking about the classic vibe duo? I found that hard to mod. I dropped some high output strat PUs into it, but it sounded nearly the same as with the stock PUs. The anodized Pickguard and swimming pool routing really seems to determine how it sounds. Hotter pickups seem to makeit muddier, nothing else.

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 8:21 pm

Maybe drop some of the gfs lipsticks in there.

ploppy · Post by **ploppy** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 8:26 pm

kypdurron wrote:are you talking about the classic vibe duo? I found that hard to mod. I dropped some high output strat PUs into it, but it sounded nearly the same as with the stock PUs. The anodized Pickguard and swimming pool routing really seems to determine how it sounds. Hotter pickups seem to makeit muddier, nothing else.

Nah, it's my affinity Squier duosonic.

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 8:27 pm

kypdurron wrote:are you talking about the classic vibe duo? I found that hard to mod. I dropped some high output strat PUs into it, but it sounded nearly the same as with the stock PUs. The anodized Pickguard and swimming pool routing really seems to determine how it sounds. Hotter pickups seem to makeit muddier, nothing else.

I'm pretty sure its a squier affinity series one. Not sure how they're routed though.

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 8:39 pm

Noirie. wrote:
kypdurron wrote:are you talking about the classic vibe duo? I found that hard to mod. I dropped some high output strat PUs into it, but it sounded nearly the same as with the stock PUs. The anodized Pickguard and swimming pool routing really seems to determine how it sounds. Hotter pickups seem to makeit muddier, nothing else.
I'm pretty sure its a squier affinity series one. Not sure how they're routed though.

swimming pool route.

Depending on how you play, I really liked the sjag-3 in my MIM duo reissue but unless you're playing with a lot of gain it can be pretty boring.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 8:39 pm

i would assume swimming pool (similar to the cyclones).

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 8:48 pm

hotrodperlmutter wrote:i would assume swimming pool (similar to the cyclones).

yeah. I got schooled on this not that long ago. I had figured it was teh same exact body as the MIM duo, I was waaaaaaaaay wrong. It's routed like somebody was intending to eat cereal out of it.

Joey · Post by **Joey** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 3:21 am

ReRanch.com for refinish work. They have touch up lacquer pens, dunno if they have your color.

I wouldn't refinish it. Dings and Dents, add Character.

Ugh... swimming pool routes..... I hate them, it's just a tone sucking pit.

Justin J · Post by **Justin J** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 4:01 am

Joey wrote:Ugh... swimming pool routes..... I hate them, it's just a tone sucking pit.

???

Joey · Post by **Joey** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 4:49 pm

Justin J wrote:
Joey wrote:Ugh... swimming pool routes..... I hate them, it's just a tone sucking pit.
???

Some guys swear they can hear the different in a 250K pot vs 500K, poly vs lacquer finish, set neck vs bolt on, brass vs ordinary bridge.... blah blah blah...

Well, loose neck pocks and swimming pools are my only 2 pet peeves.

Justin J · Post by **Justin J** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:23 pm

i'm not quite sure how to respond to that.

Joey · Post by **Joey** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 11:41 pm

You could say "to each his own"

mellowlogic · Post by **mellowlogic** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 11:53 pm

lol finish tones

Joey · Post by **Joey** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 1:58 am

mellowlogic wrote:lol finish tones

Would Adam Jones of Tool sound like Adam Jones of Tool if he didn't have his 1980 Gibson Les Paul silverburst metallic finish that Gibson had to discontinue because of all the complaints Gibson received about the metallic paint..... imagine if he had a cherry burst LP.... he'd probally sound like teh Kurzt.

hehehe...

ploppy · Post by **ploppy** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 6:03 pm

Thanks chaps,
Had the pickup covers off today and sprayed them up satin black and they've come up nice, problem is one of the wires has come loose -- anyone know what the loose wire between the two pups in the pic is supposed to connect to?

Justin J · Post by **Justin J** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 8:12 pm

it's a ground wire. maybe a bridge ground.

ploppy · Post by **ploppy** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 8:53 pm

Thanks Justin.

Mityushikha · Post by **Mityushikha** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 1:04 pm

Joey wrote:
Justin J wrote:
Joey wrote:Ugh... swimming pool routes..... I hate them, it's just a tone sucking pit.
???
Some guys swear they can hear the different in a 250K pot vs 500K, poly vs lacquer finish, set neck vs bolt on, brass vs ordinary bridge.... blah blah blah...

Well, loose neck pocks and swimming pools are my only 2 pet peeves.

You don't think you can hear the difference between pot values?

Joey · Post by **Joey** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 9:46 pm

I seriously doubt "I" could