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I have all of these.. the one I’ve found that sounds better ( to my ears) than the rest is the Cooper: https://coopermusicalcomponents.com/musical-components/ols/products/cooper-musical-components-1950s-bridge-reproduction
I wouldn’t buy one of these period! Mesa is owned by Gibson and they designed the by Mesa. I’m not a fan of Mesa! I’ve played Mesa’s and worked on Mesa’s and I’ve never been impressed with them!
my advice, save your money and buy something better. I use to own a Gibson GA-20 Crest made in 1959...
I’ve been using original PAF’s since 1975. These new pickups sound pretty goof. Every set of original PAF’s sounds slightly different. Reason why is the wood of the guitar. No two pieces of wood can ever sound the same. Similar yes, identical No!
I have two ES-335’s, one is a ’64 reissue and...
Seth was just trying to build a humbucking version of a P-90. I think by the time that they were doing them the D.C.-R was more even for each machine, but each machine was slightly different and wound coils different.
Oh man I hate Cigars.. 40 years ago I was playing with Sam Neely. We were on MCA Records/Nashville. It's now Universal. But Sam smoked 4 or 5 Cigars a day. Not what you want to smell when you're trying to rehearse or travel. It was those big Cubans.. No thanks.. And I was a cigarette smoker in...
I've known Kim since 2006/7. He's done about 6 or 7 guitars for me and I have no complaints. I've owned a number of vintage instruments over the last 50+ years and have played for a living. I feel as though I've always gotten what I've paid for and the timing was good too as some folks want them...