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Sergio,

Thanks for the pointer. A little prying, a little twisting, and a little shaving, and it drops right in.

But since you were wondering why I'm putting a high-gain on a '62: I didn't have any pickups at all when I started. Since there is some hope that I may yet get the original toaster tops (he swears he has them; he just doesn't know where), I thought I'd try something else. Even more to the point, they're available. Given Ric's inability to fill the parts pipeline, available is good. I've been waiting months for a humbucker, and just found out I might be waiting a while longer. I needed some pickup (any pickup) to verify my routs before I started the refin. When a cheap high-gain became available, I jumped on it.

BTW, do you (or does anyone) know if the guitar humbucker is the same pickup used in the Ric basses (e.g. the Cheyenne and the Laredo)?

Yes, it's the same humbucker.

Adam, the high gains on my 1981 460 (the 625's little cousin) sound absolutely great. Of course, on the 460 they are mounted to the pickguard and not directly to the body, so that may wind up making a difference in sound quality ...

Gary wrote

"that may wind up making a difference"

You certainly are in good Forum tonight.

Took me a few seconds to pickup on that one.

I think I need to unwind...

I'd like to propose a toaster to Peter for unfailingly finding fun puns in this forum.

It's a good thing some of us have good luck horseshoes!

These pickup lines are killing me.

I am going to install a pun-cut capaciter that will filter all the bad puns from my browser ...

Good idea Jwr2. I am sure you won't leave ohm without it.

Better make that a trouble-pass capacitor to increase pun output and quality...

that would be shocking ... or re-volt-ing ... oh no ... watt am I doing ... I've joined the nonsense ... maybe I will install a pun-bucker ...

is it safe to say this thread has gone to pot?

STOP

Yeah, stop - Stay Tuned, Original Puns.