▲ 94 ▼ My first offset (lemmy.world) submitted 6 months ago by akmur@lemmy.world to c/guitars@lemmy.world 23 comments fedilink hide all child comments Soooo last week I bought this new fender mustang 90... I'm very impressed, it's the best guitar I've ever played comfort wise. I just wish I bought it 20 years ago :)
[–] akmur@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 6 months ago (1 child) dropping the p90 in a strat might be an intriguing idea tho permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 child) Absolutely. That's why I like the idea behind the Strat-o-Sonic so much. I've got an extra fat strat running around and for about $80 I could at least give it a shot for a while. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] akmur@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 6 months ago (1 child) I would, is it easy to do the work? I never tried permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 child) It's not difficult if you can solder. I've replaced several pickups over the years. But I've got a hundred other projects. So it never made it to the top. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] akmur@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 6 months ago (1 child) I have a cheap Ibanez GAX30 where I'd like to try different pickups, maybe I'll get some soldering practice then I try permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 child) Oh, highly recommended! I didn't realize you were asking for yourself. If I'm looking at it right you're probably looking at a couple of hours work for your first time (that includes time rewatching a video of someone else doing it to make sure you've got it right). Someone that's done it a few times could probably knock it out in under half an hour if they don't want to change the strings. I'm pretty careful with my work so the last time I did a swap it probably took me 45 minutes from grabbing my tool bag to tightening the strings back up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] akmur@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 6 months ago thanks, inspiring permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 child) Absolutely. That's why I like the idea behind the Strat-o-Sonic so much. I've got an extra fat strat running around and for about $80 I could at least give it a shot for a while. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] akmur@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 6 months ago (1 child) I would, is it easy to do the work? I never tried permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 child) It's not difficult if you can solder. I've replaced several pickups over the years. But I've got a hundred other projects. So it never made it to the top. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] akmur@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 6 months ago (1 child) I have a cheap Ibanez GAX30 where I'd like to try different pickups, maybe I'll get some soldering practice then I try permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 child) Oh, highly recommended! I didn't realize you were asking for yourself. If I'm looking at it right you're probably looking at a couple of hours work for your first time (that includes time rewatching a video of someone else doing it to make sure you've got it right). Someone that's done it a few times could probably knock it out in under half an hour if they don't want to change the strings. I'm pretty careful with my work so the last time I did a swap it probably took me 45 minutes from grabbing my tool bag to tightening the strings back up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] akmur@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 6 months ago thanks, inspiring permalink fedilink source parent
[–] akmur@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 6 months ago (1 child) I would, is it easy to do the work? I never tried permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 child) It's not difficult if you can solder. I've replaced several pickups over the years. But I've got a hundred other projects. So it never made it to the top. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] akmur@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 6 months ago (1 child) I have a cheap Ibanez GAX30 where I'd like to try different pickups, maybe I'll get some soldering practice then I try permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 child) Oh, highly recommended! I didn't realize you were asking for yourself. If I'm looking at it right you're probably looking at a couple of hours work for your first time (that includes time rewatching a video of someone else doing it to make sure you've got it right). Someone that's done it a few times could probably knock it out in under half an hour if they don't want to change the strings. I'm pretty careful with my work so the last time I did a swap it probably took me 45 minutes from grabbing my tool bag to tightening the strings back up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] akmur@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 6 months ago thanks, inspiring permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 child) It's not difficult if you can solder. I've replaced several pickups over the years. But I've got a hundred other projects. So it never made it to the top. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] akmur@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 6 months ago (1 child) I have a cheap Ibanez GAX30 where I'd like to try different pickups, maybe I'll get some soldering practice then I try permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 child) Oh, highly recommended! I didn't realize you were asking for yourself. If I'm looking at it right you're probably looking at a couple of hours work for your first time (that includes time rewatching a video of someone else doing it to make sure you've got it right). Someone that's done it a few times could probably knock it out in under half an hour if they don't want to change the strings. I'm pretty careful with my work so the last time I did a swap it probably took me 45 minutes from grabbing my tool bag to tightening the strings back up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] akmur@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 6 months ago thanks, inspiring permalink fedilink source parent
[–] akmur@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 6 months ago (1 child) I have a cheap Ibanez GAX30 where I'd like to try different pickups, maybe I'll get some soldering practice then I try permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 child) Oh, highly recommended! I didn't realize you were asking for yourself. If I'm looking at it right you're probably looking at a couple of hours work for your first time (that includes time rewatching a video of someone else doing it to make sure you've got it right). Someone that's done it a few times could probably knock it out in under half an hour if they don't want to change the strings. I'm pretty careful with my work so the last time I did a swap it probably took me 45 minutes from grabbing my tool bag to tightening the strings back up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] akmur@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 6 months ago thanks, inspiring permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 child) Oh, highly recommended! I didn't realize you were asking for yourself. If I'm looking at it right you're probably looking at a couple of hours work for your first time (that includes time rewatching a video of someone else doing it to make sure you've got it right). Someone that's done it a few times could probably knock it out in under half an hour if they don't want to change the strings. I'm pretty careful with my work so the last time I did a swap it probably took me 45 minutes from grabbing my tool bag to tightening the strings back up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] akmur@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 6 months ago thanks, inspiring permalink fedilink source parent