Blaster - Sonic?

tomin8r · Post by **tomin8r** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 3:12 am

Hello, I was wondering if anyone has tried to put Wide Rangers in a Super Sonic body, I've seen people do it for Jagmasters, but never a Super Sonic. Cheers.

Tom

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 3:57 am

not that i've seen, but i think the spacing is a bit different, yeah?

tomin8r · Post by **tomin8r** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 4:13 am

I'm not sure about the logistics of it, although you would prob have to route the body unless you wanted a slanted bridge Wide Range.

tomin8r · Post by **tomin8r** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:03 pm

Does anyone have any experience modifying Super-Sonics or pickup replacements? I know it sounds like a noob question, but I'm relatively new to the Shortscale game.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:11 pm

someone on here, paul(?) had a sonic with jag pup's in it that was totally boss.

a quick google image search yielded this ugly gem:

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:11 pm

What about those GFS wide-rangers, they're the same size of a standard humbucker.

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:41 pm

I never modded a Super Sonic, but I have modded a full scale Jagmaster with Jazzmaster pups.

Paul_Ray · Post by **Paul_Ray** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:44 pm

... well remembered!

I rewired it from a duo-sonic schematic. Pretty simple really.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:45 pm

simply pretty, really.

tomin8r · Post by **tomin8r** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 9:02 pm

Yeah, I love Paul's Jag Sonic, its pure choice. I've seen that bastardized Super Sonic before, its just fugly IMHO, especially with that touch screen on it. Does anyone know if the GFS Wide Range pickups are the same size as the Fender reissues? Also, is the sound of the GFS ones more like the original Wide Range than the recent Fender reissues?

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 9:55 pm

tomin8r wrote:Does anyone know if the GFS Wide Range pickups are the same size as the Fender reissues

No, they are standard humbucker size.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 10:06 pm

read up here.

tomin8r · Post by **tomin8r** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 10:24 pm

I heard of people using GFS wide rangers before but have never really read up on them till now. So in theory if I just swap out the pickups and trim the pickguard, it should work without some major spacing issues?

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 10:28 pm

tomin8r wrote:I heard of people using GFS wide rangers before but have never really read up on them till now. So in theory if I just swap out the pickups and trim the pickguard, it should work without some major spacing issues?

Yes.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 10:35 pm

i think the pickups are too close for two humbs anyways, i'd either do two single coils or an SC in the neck, and a humb in the bridge. or two mini hums would be way OG.

tomin8r · Post by **tomin8r** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 10:58 pm

The humbuckers in my Super Sonic have a great sound to them, I dont feel they are too close. I haven't experienced mini humbuckers. I was thinkin of the 2 single coil idea, but I bought a cheap tele to cover my single coil needs. I was thinking of the Wide Range humbuckers, for the shear power they produce, and the unique factor that it brings.

matthoj · Post by **matthoj** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 4:05 am

Both of my supersonics have dimarzio super distortions in the bridge. And the one has a dimarzio air in the neck. I hardly ever use any other pickup besides the bridge position mostly...

matthoj · Post by **matthoj** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 4:06 am

Both of my supersonics have dimarzio super distortions in the bridge. And the one has a dimarzio air in the neck. I hardly ever use any other pickup besides the bridge position mostly...

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 4:25 am

tomin8r wrote:The humbuckers in my Super Sonic have a great sound to them, I dont feel they are too close. I haven't experienced mini humbuckers. I was thinkin of the 2 single coil idea, but I bought a cheap tele to cover my single coil needs. I was thinking of the Wide Range humbuckers, for the shear power they produce, and the unique factor that it brings.

do vintage rail in the neck, and hot rail in the bridge. you won't.

Haze · Post by **Haze** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 4:44 am

hotrodperlmutter wrote: do vintage rail in the neck, and hot rail in the bridge. you won't.

the "you won't" only works if it is a compelling idea. that, is not.

the gfs WRHBs are a decent way to go. they're not the same as the WRHBs but the RI's are just buckers anyways but they do have a more jangly sound. the gfs's even more so. if you want something different thats shoe-in. they also look great