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Hi all, after having a 430 for the longest time I have finally graduated up to a jetglo 330. On my previous ric 430 I had modified the bridge pickup with unwinding it and replacing the magnet with an alnico one, this sounded worlds better than the normal hi gain but still not fully toaster. Eventual...

Don't worry I didn't destroy vintage 61 pafs. They where reissue ones from a 2014 LPJ.

I have been able to remove the black plastic covers and just expose the bobbin which appears to be made of pcb board. I was thinking of replacing the pots anyway with push pull ones so I can turn on off the .0047uF caps I currently have hard wired. If I do this should I go for 250k or 500k?

Thanks Greg. I think I'll take your advice for the 8.5k neck and 10k bridge. I didn't notice the alnico bars making the pickups anyless bright, but more towards making them sound fuller. The paf I stole the magnets from are just some Gibson 61 zebra coils that came stock with my 2014 Les paul. As fo...

Hello all. I have recently found myself getting fed up with the Hi Gains on my Ric 430/6. They sounded muddy and lifeless so I decided to swap their ceramic magnets out for some alinco V bar magnets I stole from 2 old PAF. The result was fantastic, the pickups became way more dynamic and full soundi...