Thundersteel Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 I had Josh make me a custom set of pickups for my Studio. It was originally shod with SD '59s, which I always felt sounded muddy. I used to own a 2018 SG Special that had a variant of Firebird pickups, and I had Josh try to duplicate them in a humbucker-sized pickup. Result? Clear and chimey, just what I was wanting. Does it sound identical to my SG Special? No, and I wasn't expecting it to; they are constructed differently. These are MUCH better than the original SD '59s! 6.3k neck; 6.9k bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchman Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Loved every set Josh has wound for me!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARM OF HAMER Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 6 hours ago, Thundersteel said: I had Josh make me a custom set of pickups for my Studio. It was originally shod with SD '59s, which I always felt sounded muddy. I used to own a 2018 SG Special that had a variant of Firebird pickups, and I had Josh try to duplicate them in a humbucker-sized pickup. Result? Clear and chimey, just what I was wanting. Does it sound identical to my SG Special? No, and I wasn't expecting it to; they are constructed differently. These are MUCH better than the original SD '59s! 6.3k neck; 6.9k bridge. Beautiful Guitar!.......................and those pickups WOW!............................. look like they were made in a jewelry store! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BubbaVO Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Oh crap. I've been wondering about just such a project. Did the move to HB size result in any sonic differences from classic sized FB pups? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Badass. Firebird minis in a full sized humbucker platform, sounds killer. I recently had Josh wind me some single coil sized P90 style pickups and they’re friggin’ amazing. Josh does amazing work and he’ll have my business as long as I have a guitar that needs a pickup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamerhead Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 13 hours ago, Travis said: ....he’ll have my business as long as I have a guitar that needs a pickup. This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGravelin Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 Glad you're pleased Thundersteel! I enjoy doing non-standard type of builds so much and it was a real pleasure to make these for you. Bubba: because I use nickel silver for the frames and covers, there's essentially zero eddy currents generated and no measurable or audible changes that I can test or perceive. Additionally, I made sure to mount the coil assembly squarely in the middle under the covers to faithfully replicate the positioning of the pickup were it to be an actual mini-hb firebird type. Good stuff! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polara Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 On 12/11/2019 at 11:15 PM, Travis said: Badass. Firebird minis in a full sized humbucker platform, sounds killer. I recently had Josh wind me some single coil sized P90 style pickups and they’re friggin’ amazing. Josh does amazing work and he’ll have my business as long as I have a guitar that needs a pickup. Built like a P90 but in a Strat size? Be still my heart. Really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 6 minutes ago, polara said: Built like a P90 but in a Strat size? Be still my heart. Really? They sound AMAZING Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BubbaVO Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 8 hours ago, JGravelin said: Glad you're pleased Thundersteel! I enjoy doing non-standard type of builds so much and it was a real pleasure to make these for you. Bubba: because I use nickel silver for the frames and covers, there's essentially zero eddy currents generated and no measurable or audible changes that I can test or perceive. Additionally, I made sure to mount the coil assembly squarely in the middle under the covers to faithfully replicate the positioning of the pickup were it to be an actual mini-hb firebird type. Good stuff! Thanks! I geek out over this stuff. You had me at nickel silver for the frames. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakeboy Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Those look completely awesome and I know they sound killer too. I do love the way Firebird pickups sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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