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The Pickup Place / Re: Bridge pickup to go with Paf Pro in neck?

« on: November 15, 2019, 07:12:06 PM »

I swapped out the pickups in one of my Majesties. I had Dimarzio custom make PCB base plates so that I could just plug them in where the Illuminators went without having to alter any of the stock electronics. I have a PAF Pro in the neck position and a Breed Neck in the bridge position. The Breed Neck sounds great -- like a PAF Pro, but a bit warmer.

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The Pickup Place / Re: Need a chunkier pickup than the Paf Pro

« on: April 16, 2019, 09:54:18 PM »

Breed Neck installed in the in the bridge position is a slightly fatter/warmer version of the PAF Pro. If you like the PAF Pro, its a candidate to consider.

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The Pickup Place / Re: Music man Silhouette hsh and its pickups

« on: October 04, 2018, 08:40:03 PM »

All the Music Man pickups are made by DiMarzio... unless they’re Duncans.

Incorrect.

The majority of Music Man guitars come with Dimarzio pickups.

The Albert Lee SSS is the only one with Duncan pickups.

The Cutlass, Stingray, James Valentine, Armada, and St. Vincent HH guitars come with in-house Music Man pickups. All Music Man basses come with in-house Music Man pickups.

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The Pickup Place / Re: Music man Silhouette hsh and its pickups

« on: September 26, 2018, 09:53:44 PM »

It depends on the vintage. HSH Silhouettes have come with at least two different sets of humbuckers over the years. Possibly three or four. I do not know about the middle single coil.

My HSH Silhouette is from 1996 and it came stock with PAF Pros back then. The middle single coil model was not identified. They all sound great in that guitar.

At some point they switched the stock humbuckers to virtual PAFs. That is what is currently listed on the EBMM page for the Silhouette:

https://www.music-man.com/instruments/guitars/silhouette

Given that those pickups are listed as no longer in production on Dimarzio's website, it is either the case that (i) the EBMM website is incorrect and needs to be updated or (ii) Dimarzio still makes those pickups, but only as OEM for that guitar. If the former is the case, they might come with 36th Anniversary PAFs instead now.

To further complicate things, I seem to remember them coming stock with PAF Classics for a while, but I could be mistaken. The PAF Classics are also no longer in production.

 

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The Pickup Place / Re: Another new direction...

« on: July 30, 2018, 05:41:41 PM »

Air Zone?

Higher output or are clean tones important to you?

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The Pickup Place / Re: Modification of mounting tabs

« on: July 22, 2018, 08:49:58 PM »

Thanks everyone for the replies.

For the benefit of anyone who may come across this thread in the future, I purchased a set of Wiss 7" utility shears and performed the surgery. As marcwormjim suggested, it literally was as easy as clipping toe nails.

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The Pickup Place / Re: Modification of mounting tabs

« on: July 19, 2018, 01:12:14 AM »

Thanks for the replies, folks!

marcwormjim's suggestion about using tin snips or fret cutters is exactly what I was looking for.

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The Pickup Place / Modification of mounting tabs

« on: July 17, 2018, 11:41:08 PM »

Seymour Duncan and several other manufacturers' pickups come with square mounting tabs whereas Dimarzios generally come with triangular tabs.

If one wished to use Duncan pickups in a Music Man guitar with pickup cavities routed for Dimarzios, what is the safest and/or most generally accepted way to reshape the metal tabs? Any information or links showing how this can be done will be much appreciated! 

I do not wish to enlarge the routed cavities in the guitar and obviously the pickups are direct-mounted (no pick guard or mounting rings).

Is this a commonly performed DIY job for or is it best left to a professional luthier? I would imagine that, with the right tools and some patience, I shouldl be able to do this.

I am aware that some manufacturers will custom make triangular tabs on request, but I am concerned with modifying existing stock pickups.

Thanks!