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Another shoutout for Jeff at Fret Shack/Coil Shack. Brand new set of humbuckers for my LP
Posted on 3/29/21 at 10:25 am
Posted on 3/29/21 at 10:25 am
Jeff has done some incredible work for me over the past year, so when I had the opportunity to get my paws on some of his pickups, I jumped on it. I had him wind me some of his new humbuckers and I'm ecstatic with the results. As beautiful as they are, they sound even better than they look. I honestly didn't expect such a huge sonic upgrade over the stock Gibson humbuckers, so I was really blown away when I finally got to sit down and play on them. So much more nuance and depth to the voicing of my LP. It's going to take me some time to learn how to utilize the versatility of these new pickups, so it should be a lot of fun learning all of the set points on the tone/volume knobs.
I'll let Jeff explain the technical details of the pickups if he sees this thread. Here are some pics
I'll let Jeff explain the technical details of the pickups if he sees this thread. Here are some pics
This post was edited on 3/29/21 at 10:38 am
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Posted on 3/29/21 at 10:57 am to Carson123987
I'm a simple dude. I see an instrument on Fret's bench, I upvote.
And yeah, those pickups sound amazing. He's got a good thing going with them.
And yeah, those pickups sound amazing. He's got a good thing going with them.
Posted on 3/29/21 at 12:03 pm to Devious
Thank you for the kind words and continued patronage. So glad I can be of service.
Here's a cut and paste from my shop's Facebook page relative to Carson's pickups ...
The origin of non-black humbucker bobbins is said to date to the late 1950s as a result of a black pigment shortage on the part of Gibson's butyrate (plastic) bobbin supplier. When it asked the Kalamazoo brass if they had to have black bobbins the Gibson bosses said not really, because color was a moot point - Gibson humbuckers were always under metal shielding caps and unseen by the player or audiences. So white (unpigmented) bobbins were among those shipped to Gibson to meet contract and production deadlines. Bulk boxes of unpigmented bobbins were poured into the bobbin bins, and when pickup winders reached in for a pair, sometimes they came up with two black bobbins, sometimes one black and one white, and sometimes two whites. The random schemes became public when influential Les Paul players like Jeff Beck started taking the metal caps off their humbuckers to boost high end and presence. White bobbins would also discolor to a warm and attractive golden yellow over time, making them incredibly desirable among players for their rareness and visual appeal. So much that Dimarzio has a trademark - actually a legally vague color-specific appearance description - pertaining to "double cream" humbuckers . Here are some Coil Shack handwound non-pigmented that discolored to a warm and attractive golden yellow "spicy PAF" replicas, fresh out of the potting wax.
Here's a cut and paste from my shop's Facebook page relative to Carson's pickups ...
The origin of non-black humbucker bobbins is said to date to the late 1950s as a result of a black pigment shortage on the part of Gibson's butyrate (plastic) bobbin supplier. When it asked the Kalamazoo brass if they had to have black bobbins the Gibson bosses said not really, because color was a moot point - Gibson humbuckers were always under metal shielding caps and unseen by the player or audiences. So white (unpigmented) bobbins were among those shipped to Gibson to meet contract and production deadlines. Bulk boxes of unpigmented bobbins were poured into the bobbin bins, and when pickup winders reached in for a pair, sometimes they came up with two black bobbins, sometimes one black and one white, and sometimes two whites. The random schemes became public when influential Les Paul players like Jeff Beck started taking the metal caps off their humbuckers to boost high end and presence. White bobbins would also discolor to a warm and attractive golden yellow over time, making them incredibly desirable among players for their rareness and visual appeal. So much that Dimarzio has a trademark - actually a legally vague color-specific appearance description - pertaining to "double cream" humbuckers . Here are some Coil Shack handwound non-pigmented that discolored to a warm and attractive golden yellow "spicy PAF" replicas, fresh out of the potting wax.
Posted on 3/29/21 at 12:55 pm to Carson123987
Guitar looks even better with the white ones.
Is that a tea burst finish?
Is that a tea burst finish?
Posted on 3/29/21 at 1:04 pm to Carson123987
Is that the original pick guard?
Posted on 3/29/21 at 1:51 pm to Clint Torres
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Guitar looks even better with the white ones.
Is that a tea burst finish?
Looks 100x better, not even comparable.
Finish is Honeyburst
quote:
Is that the original pick guard?
Yep.
Posted on 3/29/21 at 2:16 pm to Carson123987
What an elegant, understated LP.
Nice.
Nice.
Posted on 3/31/21 at 9:28 am to Carson123987
I am happy for you and Fret if this becomes another revenue stream. But I am here to steal from Mr.Shack.
The blue bench vise in pic 2 and 3, what material are you using on the jaws to not mar your workpiece? I have my dads old red craftsman vise on my bench.
I am in Katy I cant take your business, and by the time I gain your experience we will both be too old and blind to see much anyway.
The blue bench vise in pic 2 and 3, what material are you using on the jaws to not mar your workpiece? I have my dads old red craftsman vise on my bench.
I am in Katy I cant take your business, and by the time I gain your experience we will both be too old and blind to see much anyway.
Posted on 3/31/21 at 11:15 am to LSU alum wannabe
It's a modified Shop Fox gunsmith vise. I mounted soft pine "ears" inside the vise arms with recessed wood screws, and there is a bridge of soft tanned leather draped over and between the ears, like a soft hammock for a guitar neck. My two bench vises (the other is from StewMac) ARE my apprentices and they are worth their weight in moon rock to me - I simply could not do my work without them.
If I attempt to overtorque anything in the vise, the pine ears will break away before anything gets crushed or even marred. And I get to remind myself to not overtorque things as I stop what I was doing to fabricate new soft pine ears.
If I attempt to overtorque anything in the vise, the pine ears will break away before anything gets crushed or even marred. And I get to remind myself to not overtorque things as I stop what I was doing to fabricate new soft pine ears.
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