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Dr Tony Balls wrote: Fri Dec 02, 2022 11:45 am

twelvepoint wrote: Fri Dec 02, 2022 11:25 am The bushings that go in the guitar aren't threaded and the adjustment screws just sit in them. The bridge itself is the threaded part.
So anyway the adjustment screws have play in the bushings, and the threading in the bridge is sloppy, so the whole bridge can wiggle back and forth.

This sounds to me like its a "floating" bridge kinda like a Jazzmaster or Jaguar. People used to do all kinds of things to get those to stop rocking, and I remember someone even selling sleeve bushings to fill the gap. Nowadays they just make snug fit cups. Would it solve your problem if the existing bridge just fit snugly in the bushings and didnt rock?

numberthirty wrote: Tue Nov 29, 2022 3:50 pm

MoreSpaceEcho wrote: Tue Nov 29, 2022 12:31 pm And in one other guitar I put in Dimarzios, a Humbucker from Hell in the neck and a Bluesbucker in the bridge. The latter is their PAF. They're good! Just not Fralin good.

I would like to check your math on that one...

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The bushings that go in the guitar aren't threaded and the adjustment screws just sit in them. The bridge itself is the threaded part.
So anyway the adjustment screws have play in the bushings, and the threading in the bridge is sloppy, so the whole bridge can wiggle back and forth.

Teacher's Pet wrote: Tue Nov 29, 2022 10:42 am fuck yeah jet phaser!

biscuitdough wrote: Sat Dec 03, 2022 11:03 am

MoreSpaceEcho wrote: Tue Nov 29, 2022 12:31 pm And in one other guitar I put in Dimarzios, a Humbucker from Hell in the neck and a Bluesbucker in the bridge. The latter is their PAF. They're good! Just not Fralin good.

I thought their PAF was just called the PAF or the 36th Anniversary. The ones you have are supposed to sound more single-coil-like.

twelvepoint wrote: Mon Dec 05, 2022 10:11 am Fralin recently rewound my TB1000S bridge pickup and it sounds awesome. I also thought it was very considerate that he called me personally to talk about the rewind.

VaticanShotglass wrote: Fri Feb 03, 2023 11:40 am I'm interested in ideas about new budget pickups for my cheap but genuinely fun Bullet Mustang HH.

The factory humbuckers are pretty blegh. Far more usable than I expected for a $150 guitar, but since I've decided I really like playing this guitar I want something I'll like a bit more. Not looking to spend a lot but I'm back to playing guitar nearly every night with this little thing. I play it on the couch, I grab it to go hang out at a friend's, it's small and comfortable, yada, yada.

I was toying with some sort of Humbucker format single coil, but after putting some budget GFS Surf 90s in a strat I feel less curious about that. I was considering these Bootstrap H-90s, however.

I'm inexperienced with single coils beyond liking telecasters. Has anyone thrown a tele bridge pickup in a different guitar and had much success? I imagine the different placement of the pickup to have some effect. Thought about doing a traditional Mustang SS, but I've never liked mustang or strat bridge pickups very much.

I might just say fuck it and stick with my comfort zone and get some used humbuckers. C Jury is rocking a SD 59 in his Bullet Mustang, If I recall.