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Post by mageo on Feb 5, 2018 9:54:05 GMT
HI Guys, I have just ordered the HB CST 24 Black cherry and I know it comes with the Wilkinson Humbuckers fitted as standard, I have found that in all the other guitars that I have purchased the Wilkos tend to be a bit thin to my liking and a bit thrashy when driven. Can anyone give me an idea of how they work out when fitted to the CST 24..I can then decide to change to a set of Iron Gear, or Toneiriders to my liking.. Thank you in advance..
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Post by Banana on Feb 7, 2018 11:23:18 GMT
Well, they are not LP thick for sure, which is a good thing, because it makes it a great guitar for rock/metal. Pickups have good output, but Alnico V magnets. So they are not as brittle sounding some high output ceramics, but have attack and clarity.
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Post by mageo on Feb 13, 2018 10:34:59 GMT
Well, they are not LP thick for sure, which is a good thing, because it makes it a great guitar for rock/metal. Pickups have good output, but Alnico V magnets. So they are not as brittle sounding some high output ceramics, but have attack and clarity. Thanks, appreciate your comments..
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Post by mageo on Feb 13, 2018 10:35:46 GMT
Many thanks for the comments...
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Post by DerAlex on Feb 14, 2018 9:41:24 GMT
I have changed the PUs in my HB35 to Warman P90s (Humbucker format) and like the tone. It can be played quite clean but also crunchy stuff is nice.
I also tried out Vanson 57s which I also quite like.
Let me tell you though that changing electrics and PUs in a semi-hollow is a mahor pain in the backside. You should also upgrade the electrics in yours when you change PUs. Mallory caps are great and cheap and I would recommend installing Bourns pots which I like.
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Post by DefJef on Feb 14, 2018 9:55:58 GMT
Tell me about it, DerAlex . I attempted to fix my band mate's 335 intermittent jack socket with whatever tools he had at his house (clue: not many!). Managed to find some dangerously fragile cotton so tied that around the screw thread of the socket with a little noose - that was a challenge in itself! Then came the fishing amongst the nest of internal wires with a crochet hook, gently tugging each one to see if it was connected to the jack. Eventually found the right one which needed to be unraveled from beneath others. Pulled it out through the f hole. Found nothing perceptible wrong with it so tucked it back in the hole and began to pull it back to it's hole using the cotton. Would it come? Would it buggery! After much pointless tugging at the cotton it was decided to lower the crochet hook through the tiny hole and try to pull the socket out using whatever cable we happened to catch! Amazingly it worked...only to find the thread was wrapped around the cable in seemingly impossible way making getting the socket back out impossible. In the end we snapped the cotton and simply rattled the guitar upside down until the socket magically fell into the hole, like some Christmas cracker 'get-the-ballbearings-in -the-holes' game. What a desperately stupid design. I'm surprised they can make more than one a day at the factory . SOMEBODY invent the rear access hatch. What's that? They already have? Well I'll be....
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Post by DerAlex on Feb 15, 2018 7:04:02 GMT
Ok, DefJef, I had to look up some words as I normally don´t use them when talking in english. ;-) I did all the work through the f-hole. As I have uite big hands this is a nusiance in itself. And you are right, the first thing I do install is the jack as this is the hardest part. I tried several things with plastic wire attached to the upper part of the jack (doesn´t work too good as you cannot remove it easily once the jack is in place). I made my own tool with iron wire which I model like a T and insert it through the jack and then the long end goes through the f-hole and then through the jack-hole. Once the jack is in place I can tighten the screw nut - and then finally I can remove the "T-wire" again usually through the f-hole. Hard to explain in writing. But I will only do this again if something is really broken. I installed mustard caps and nice pots so no need to change anything soon.
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Post by MartinB on Feb 15, 2018 22:31:59 GMT
This is the biggest problem I have with thinking about getting another semi hollow. I’d have to save up enough to get a “Perfect” one (About £800 for my tastes)
If I got a cheaper one to mod myself I know I’d get the rage and end up trashing it.
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Post by DerAlex on Feb 16, 2018 8:56:31 GMT
If I got a cheaper one to mod myself I know I’d get the rage and end up trashing it. I got a deco instrument for a very good price and besides the "D" imprint it is very very good. But I get your point - I was often on the brink of trashing the semi-hollows while modding them.
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Post by oghkhood on Feb 17, 2018 20:48:54 GMT
They ar not that fools. They equip the table before they glue it in place
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Post by shalafi111 on Feb 23, 2018 20:27:10 GMT
Hi sorry to hijack your thread a bit.. Yesterday I received my CST-24 as a warranty claim (there was a crack on the neck running between the binding and the wood) and this new guitar seems to be from a fresh 2018 batch. Apart from having a rather different shade of blue as my first CST-24 (now it has an almost turquise tint) the pickups are not Wilkinsons but Roswells.
And man, maybe my ears are bad, but those Roswells do not come close to the full biting sound of Wilkinsons and I rather do not like what I hear. But to the point.. the product page and also the shipping information email do not state the pups are changed to Roswell. My question is then.. do you think I can somehow have them to get me the Wilkinson pickups?
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Post by Jazz III on Feb 23, 2018 21:02:40 GMT
Hi sorry to hijack your thread a bit.. Yesterday I received my CST-24 as a warranty claim (there was a crack on the neck running between the binding and the wood) and this new guitar seems to be from a fresh 2018 batch. Apart from having a rather different shade of blue as my first CST-24 (now it has an almost turquise tint) the pickups are not Wilkinsons but Roswells. And man, maybe my ears are bad, but those Roswells do not come close to the full biting sound of Wilkinsons and I rather do not like what I hear. But to the point.. the product page and also the shipping information email do not state the pups are changed to Roswell. My question is then.. do you think I can somehow have them to get me the Wilkinson pickups? Now I'm afraid that my SC-550 to come is gonna have the same PUs issue :\
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Jazz III
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Post by Jazz III on Feb 24, 2018 19:37:20 GMT
Thomann confirmmed my fears, SC-550 now comes with a new pair of Roswell... Let's see...
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Post by Banana on Feb 26, 2018 9:41:44 GMT
Yes, the new pickups in CST-24 seem to be pretty bad. They are Roswell PAF type humbuckers, quite a bit lower output than Wilkinsons, quite different EQ.
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