ArthurS
Well-known member
Ian - if it's of any help, I used a 40W iron to install my pickups. It was sufficiently powerful to solder the ground connections to the pot, but I doubt you'd succeed with a less powerfull iron. Be careful too use a soldering pencil and not a gun, because I once read in a Seymour Duncan brochure that a gun can demagnetize your pickups. I'm thinking about rewiring as well; I've ordered some vintage shielded wire with my pots/caps 'upgrade' from Black Rose, so I'll probably install that and do the fifties mod.
Paladin - thanks for the info. Your previous posts left me a bit confused: did you get to compare the CTS pots with the Nobles?
Joe - Tim doesn't have a website, but don't let that put you off. He is quite simply amazing to deal with, incredibly friendly and quick to reply to e-mails. He also really cares about his customers being satisfied. You can contact him at [email protected]. There is a prettylong waiting time for them, but the positive side of that is that if you eventually get them and don't like them, you can sell them for twice the amount you paid for it (a pair recently popped up on eBay and got sold within a day for $500 - that's how in demand they are!). I've also sent you a pm about the caps!
Paladin - thanks for the info. Your previous posts left me a bit confused: did you get to compare the CTS pots with the Nobles?
Joe - Tim doesn't have a website, but don't let that put you off. He is quite simply amazing to deal with, incredibly friendly and quick to reply to e-mails. He also really cares about his customers being satisfied. You can contact him at [email protected]. There is a prettylong waiting time for them, but the positive side of that is that if you eventually get them and don't like them, you can sell them for twice the amount you paid for it (a pair recently popped up on eBay and got sold within a day for $500 - that's how in demand they are!). I've also sent you a pm about the caps!