New PICKUPS And WIRING In My BUDGET METAL GUITAR! (Affordable Upgrades)

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  • Опубликовано: 23 дек 2024

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  • @mikegleeson8733
    @mikegleeson8733 3 года назад +57

    Thanks Max, just bought a JS32 White Kelly for $250, per your recommendation. Popped in an old set Seymour Duncan JBs and now it plays like a dream. Always wanted a shredder guitar/explorer style body (white like 80s Hetfield) and you inspired me to pull the trigger. Thanks man, keep up the great content

    • @MrFatPallasCat
      @MrFatPallasCat 3 года назад +3

      I've got a gloss black Js32 Kelly serial number 666. Is your fretboard rosewood or amarathe like the latest js32's

    • @mikegleeson8733
      @mikegleeson8733 3 года назад

      @@MrFatPallasCat I think it might be amaranth even though the listing said rosewood. Either way, I polished it up and it feels and looks great.

    • @MrFatPallasCat
      @MrFatPallasCat 3 года назад

      @@mikegleeson8733 nice, either way it's good. There's been sort of ban on rosewood recently so it's gotten more expensive we'll see less of it in newer models. Amaranth will be a pinkish purpleish hue which is sexy.

    • @MrFatPallasCat
      @MrFatPallasCat 3 года назад +1

      @@mikegleeson8733 on a scale of 1 to 10 how much is a JB swap worth it compared to stock Jacksons? . Contemplating it myself.

    • @mikegleeson8733
      @mikegleeson8733 3 года назад +1

      @@MrFatPallasCat I would say an 8 for me. Like Max said, the Jackson pickups don’t have much character and are a tad bit noisy and microphonic. For me, the JB swap was totally worth it, way more clear and stable, especially on the neck with that nice jazz pickup. I use a Friedman BE OD on either a Twin Reverb or a Marshall JCM800 and it absolutely slays. But those Dragonfire pickups that Max has been talking about are actually really great and affordable, I just happen to have a set of JBs, so I went with those.

  • @nicolamontoro
    @nicolamontoro 3 года назад +16

    I love GFS stuff, it’s all I use on my project guitars

    • @I.am_Groot
      @I.am_Groot 3 года назад

      I need to give them some business. I looked at them a few years back before the current upswing in budget aftermarket gear but at that time the used market had what I needed. Now that I am looking at some more in depth projects its time to check GFS out. Curious have you gotten any of their locking tuners?

    • @BrandonEht
      @BrandonEht 3 года назад

      @@I.am_Groot I've never used their locking tuners, but their Gotoh style tuners are fantastic. I'm sure their locking tuners are equally as good. I just upgraded the Floyd on my Jackson with one of their "heavy duty" ones. It's comparable in quality to an OFR, for $80. Great company to get hardware from

    • @edwinstovall3334
      @edwinstovall3334 3 года назад +1

      @@I.am_Groot I have never tried any GFS lockers, but I would recommend Wilkinson EZ-LOK tuners. They should be durable because they are no more complicated than regular tuners. They just have an extra hole in the shaft, at right angles to the "normal" hole. This makes tying a locking knot much easier, and locking knots work on ALL tuners. You get pretty much all the benefits of locking tuners at a lower cost and with much more simple use!😎❤️️🎸‼️

    • @wiseguy9202
      @wiseguy9202 3 года назад

      @@BrandonEht I like the 80's Japanese Takeuchi made Floyd Rose bridge copy. Those were high quality yet most people unknowingly swapped them out for a 'better' locking bridge. So there's plenty on the market.
      Couple decades later and the OEM Takeuchi bridges are making a come back because most people found them to be on par or better than their FR counterpart.

  • @mattcap2010
    @mattcap2010 3 года назад +12

    Hey Max, love the simplicity of the pickup wiring and install. Also, the aesthetics fit that guitar really well with the solid bars across the pickups. Great little budget project.

  • @rindred
    @rindred 3 года назад +12

    I'm going to be honest here... I can't believe how good it sounded clean. To me, that's the real mark of a good-sounding pickup. If it sounds good with no effects, then it should sound amazing with them.

    • @lostreb
      @lostreb 3 года назад +4

      I know there are those that will disagree, but how pickups (as well as guitars) sound clean is of primary importance to me. I totally agree with your last sentence.

    • @andy_182
      @andy_182 3 года назад

      Ummmm eq is what makes clean LOL

    • @camilo1455
      @camilo1455 3 года назад

      Wish more reviewers knew that. Maybe they'll read these comments.

  • @christiancordaway2181
    @christiancordaway2181 3 года назад +1

    Reminds me of the Old Schaller fat rail humbuckers

  • @davelanciani-dimaensionx
    @davelanciani-dimaensionx 3 года назад +5

    I really like my Power Rails. They're installed in 2009 Schecter Omen-6. Loud pickups, but the cleans are surprisingly clean and full. Great for metal.

  • @JCRJr3
    @JCRJr3 3 года назад +8

    Wow, this was a great video. I had literally just sold my JS32 hardtail Rhoads, and now after watching this, I am filled with regret....might be time to grab one with a floyd.

  • @michaelmcnicholl608
    @michaelmcnicholl608 3 года назад +6

    Sounds great! I just wanted to comment to help you out with the YT algorithms. Keep the videos coming please. I really enjoy your channel.

    • @GuitarMAXMusic
      @GuitarMAXMusic  3 года назад +3

      Much appreciated!

    • @lostreb
      @lostreb 3 года назад +2

      I just recently learned about that myself. Great Comment!!!

  • @hawleybrowder4083
    @hawleybrowder4083 3 года назад +4

    I am a fan of GFS. I bought some humbuckers from their clearance section; $25 for a a pair. I put them in a LP style kit with a Jimmy Page harness from 920 D. That guitar wails!! These pickups are incredible.

  • @theswordofkings7549
    @theswordofkings7549 3 года назад

    Lot of the budget accessories are coming with great quality.

  • @MorrisChannel4
    @MorrisChannel4 Год назад +1

    I just now noticed that heavy metal poster in the background! Hell yeah awesome

  • @Living_EDventures
    @Living_EDventures 3 года назад +3

    I've done this to five of my six guitars. I also changed pots and upgraded some hardware to brass and titanium. Left my Kramer Snake Sabo stock so far.

  • @soykanmuri7277
    @soykanmuri7277 3 года назад

    All right that intro sounded better than anything I've ever herd on a RR immaculate.

  • @garyheighway7635
    @garyheighway7635 3 года назад

    After your first video I picked one up one eBay and dropped in a set of Iron Gear ( Tesla Shark ) pickups. Popped in a bone nut and I plane on new tuners down the road.

  • @paistefever
    @paistefever 3 года назад +1

    Great mods, Max! EMGs also have solderless plug and play wiring for passive or active pickups. I was so relived when I switched to plug and play wiring, I absolutely hate soldering! hahaha

  • @prosto_potomuwto
    @prosto_potomuwto 11 месяцев назад

    Line pole pieces go well with non-dot freatboard markings.

  • @ENZO-xu4sn
    @ENZO-xu4sn 3 года назад +1

    My JS32T arrives Thursday (I actually had it on my list for months and bought it the day before your video XD) and this guy is already suggesting great upgrades.
    Love the content man!

  • @oceanavekid
    @oceanavekid 3 года назад +1

    That dive bomb in the intro 👌

  • @tony_n316
    @tony_n316 3 года назад +2

    I just replaced the pickups in my Jackson JS34Q with some inexpensive rails from Amazon and they're absolutely amazing, I was shocked how muddy the stock Jackson pickups actually were. Also, I took a chance and for 73.00 on Amazon I upgraded the Floyd with stainless screws (3 nut, 6 saddle, 6 long locking for 13.00), Set of titanium saddle blocks 30.00 and the FR Big Brass Block 30.00. If you don't care about a fatter block, then I strongly recommend getting the stainless screws and the titanium blocks. It took my tuning stability from "meh" to absolutely impossible to knock the guitar out of tune.

    • @washaconte3956
      @washaconte3956 3 года назад

      Does the titanium saddle works properly? Do they come with titanium little cubes that press the strings? My FR special just sinked the string on the cube and the saddle after years of use, now they get loose after a few whammy and bends :/

    • @tony_n316
      @tony_n316 3 года назад +1

      @@washaconte3956 I didn’t replace the saddles, just the little square saddle blocks. The titanium blocks allowed me to tighten them down a little more and they hold the strings in much better. Of course, I also replaced my screws with stainless at the same time, so I don’t have a point of reference for how the new blocks work with softer screws.
      EDIT: To answer your question, they worked perfectly. My bridge is the standard black “Jackson by Floyd Rose”. The same bridge you see in Max’s video.

    • @I.am_Groot
      @I.am_Groot 3 года назад

      That is awesome. The gap in performance from high end pickups to budget ones is closing quickly

    • @washaconte3956
      @washaconte3956 3 года назад +1

      @@tony_n316 thanks for the reply! Damn that sound awesome!

  • @LosRockson
    @LosRockson 3 года назад

    When I saw your Tshirt I remembered the Valeton GP100 review where you said you were gonna drop all the funny shenanigans in your reviews because of critics, and then went to make a review with a puppet roadie. Loved it. The quality of the product and your review alone made me get the CP100. Thank you!

  • @namelessghoul1572
    @namelessghoul1572 3 года назад

    This guitar is my favorite out of all the videos you’ve done so far!

  • @jorgegodoy1590
    @jorgegodoy1590 3 года назад

    Thank you for talking all these nice pickups. For all the shred in a budget people like me.

  • @damonwolf7222
    @damonwolf7222 3 года назад

    I put an old 1980s set of Ibanez V5 giant blade-buckers just like those GFS Power Rails in the Jackson RRXT I used to have. 🤘

  • @blackfender100
    @blackfender100 3 года назад +1

    I have a GFS power rail in my hand made flying V it ROCKS .

  • @guyfromnj
    @guyfromnj 3 года назад +1

    Max tore that intro up. 🤟🏻

  • @rowanmurphy5239
    @rowanmurphy5239 2 года назад

    This was the video that inspired me to buy a JS32. I went with the King V. Love it. But I need to upgrade the bridge and pickups.

  • @zoomzoom3950
    @zoomzoom3950 2 года назад

    Great info.
    I've wanted a Rhoads for many years, but I wanted one similar to the original Concorde, and I found a new Jackson X Series CDX22 Concorde in Snow White.
    It has a Fender Strat trem bridge, 22 frets, like RR's original prototype #1; it's also a mahogany body, one-piece through maple neck, back of neck painted the body color, laurel fretboard. Unlike the JS series, this has a 3-way blade switch.
    I'll see how the stock pickups work, but thanks to you I found the Guitar Fetish pre-soldered, drop-in kwikplug 2 HB coil tap wiring harness, which will give me additional tonal options, and uses a 3-way blade switch like some Ibanez and Jacksons.
    I'm looking at the KP GFS Power rails in white, and will keep the black pickup rings. The price for the wiring harness and 2 pickups is about the same as one DiMarzio / Seymour Duncan pickup.
    Cheers!

  • @theundaunted5481
    @theundaunted5481 3 года назад +1

    Wow. Seems like a great set up for me, the new guy to the game.

  • @markursitti5305
    @markursitti5305 3 года назад +1

    Max great video showcasing the Guitar Fetish products! I’ve installed the Quick Plug harnesses on several Les Paul style guitars with the coil tap feature as well as changing out pick ups including Power Rails, there Eddie Van Halen style pick up and the Fat Pat I love the tone of all of them!

  • @troychrisman2035
    @troychrisman2035 2 года назад

    Thank you for explaining the work needed to install the pre-soldered wiring. Awesome info!

  • @randymiles904
    @randymiles904 2 года назад

    Yep. Max can make a broom sound amazing, but I'm still sold on the GFS system and pickups. I'm gonna load my Korean les Paul with one of their setups. Thanks Max!

  • @catzdollz9810
    @catzdollz9810 3 года назад +2

    I bought a CRESCENT electric guitar (strat style) at the Goodwill store today, for $15. Its got a broken nut and 1 broken string.
    I am just learning about guitars.

    • @chrismeadows4216
      @chrismeadows4216 3 года назад +2

      First things first, definitely order a new nut and a new pack of strings. If the strings you have on seem comfortable, try to get the same gauge. Most start with 9-42s. The nut works pretty simply. You glue it down with something water-soluble. If you're not comfortable with it, don't be afraid to have a guitar tech install one and set everything up at a store. Make sure you have like $50 on you if you go that route. Also, you should look into getting some good picks and a nice strap that won't fall off of the guitar. I use Dunlop Jazz IIIs and an Ernie Ball PolyLock, personally. You can get stuff like this in increments if you need to. Remember how important it is to maintain the instrument and practice and you're good to go. Upgrades will come later. 🙂

    • @lostreb
      @lostreb 3 года назад +3

      There are several RUclips videos on how to do your own work on your guitar. This includes everything from "Set-Ups" to Repairs. I started playing in 1962, but a couple of years ago, I sent $ 60-something on a Stratocaster Copy to use to attempt repairs before I jumped into replacing nuts and soldering new pickups on my guitars I've had for years, basically afraid I'd mess something up. Sure Enough, I needed to replace the nut on that $ 60-Special, and when I did, it broke part of the fretboard. I tell you this not to scare you, but to let you know...Sure Enough...There "is" a video out there on that problem. If your nut is already broken? If it isn't loose and you have to remove it? Please remember to pull straight up when you remove it. Best of luck to you on your project and learning experience. I think you'll embrace your new adventure!!!

    • @catzdollz9810
      @catzdollz9810 3 года назад +1

      @@chrismeadows4216 THANK-YOU!!! will follow your advice!!

    • @catzdollz9810
      @catzdollz9810 3 года назад +2

      @@lostreb awesome advice!! Thank-you!

    • @lostreb
      @lostreb 3 года назад +2

      @@catzdollz9810 Please always remember, we all started somewhere. Chris Meadows also had excellent advice. The more you play, and the more you learn, the more you will learn there are lots of string choices available in today's market. 9's are a great starting place. (Some guitars come with 10's. Acoustics are an entirely different scenario, but that's a different subject. I only mention this because you said you were new to the guitar world.) Since I'm over 70, it depends on weather and other factors. I find there are days when I have to play my guitars with 8's, and then there are those days when it's all I can do to play my guitars with 7's (Having said that, Billy Gibbons plays 7's, so you don't have to be coping with arthritis to play 7's. I play his 7's). I said all that to say this...Please do not be afraid to experiment (within your budget limitations). If you think the strings are too high off the fretboard for you to be comfortable? That's called string "action." Just search for how to set string action. (When I started doing this by trial and error in 1962, I had no idea there was a term for this...Setup. While that was an attempt at trying to be informative if you weren't aware of that terminology, Yes that was an attempt at humor.) I wish you the best of luck on your new journey into the world of guitars.

  • @jonathanrowan4802
    @jonathanrowan4802 3 года назад +1

    I have a Jackson X series soloist. Absolutely love it.

    • @camilo1455
      @camilo1455 3 года назад +1

      Have a '99 Dinky, sweet guitar.

    • @jonathanrowan4802
      @jonathanrowan4802 3 года назад

      @@camilo1455 I was looking at the Dinky’s when I got mine. I pretty much had to flip a coin both excellent guitars. The necks are built for speed. Can’t go wrong with either one

  • @carlhunt1113
    @carlhunt1113 3 года назад +1

    I use GFS most of the time also.

  • @anzesuligoj9122
    @anzesuligoj9122 Год назад +1

    looks aesome, I love it

  • @metal1mark73
    @metal1mark73 3 года назад +1

    EMG best humbuckers ever!!!!!

  • @mdwayne741
    @mdwayne741 Год назад

    OMG....that does sound awesome. GFS baby!

  • @COMICSCOFFEEMETAL
    @COMICSCOFFEEMETAL 3 года назад +2

    Sounds great and I really really dig the look of the bigger rails.

  • @triledink
    @triledink 3 года назад +1

    My first electric guitar I bought for myself was a js32 rhoads, no trem. It still feels amazing, playing e flat tuning and slayer and early cannibal corpse all day. but it has grounding issues which is louder than any other guitar I have ever seen.

  • @johngraymusic
    @johngraymusic Год назад

    One of best guitars was a JS32 tobacco bust. 24 frts, jackson pickups which worked, flyod rose, (not a fan) and a killer neck!

  • @Beulzabob
    @Beulzabob 2 года назад

    Thank you Max. Bought from GFS before. Great cheap stuff. I want to go from the actives in my Schecter to these rails. Should be almost the same parts.

  • @lostreb
    @lostreb 3 года назад +1

    I have no idea if the timing of this upgrade video by Max has anything to do with what I'm about to say or not, but, it just so happens that Guitar Fetish is having a 4th of July Sale. If you are interested in anything from Guitar Fetish? Now might be the time. (Before anyone asks, I have nothing to do with Guitar Fetish and am only passing on this information as a courtesy.) Great Video, Max!!! Thank you for more info on the Kwikplug system.
    (Note: To see the sale discounts, click on one of his Guitar Fetish links and then go to the home page.)

  • @che2335
    @che2335 3 года назад +1

    One suggestion during the demo instead of displaying clean on the screen which we can hear how about a neck or bridge or both pickups caption.

  • @ianyoung8392
    @ianyoung8392 Год назад

    I would love to hear a head to head with these pickups and a set of Dimarzio D-Activator X's.

  • @rc_hoov7374
    @rc_hoov7374 3 года назад +1

    Timely info, I think my buddy will order this exact setup.
    I will have to install it for him, but that means I get to play it first. :)

  • @catzdollz9810
    @catzdollz9810 3 года назад

    Like that whole,set up! Including that cool strap.

  • @TheEricsnet1
    @TheEricsnet1 3 года назад

    Good choice of pickups. The crunchy rails are very good as well.

  • @Addahasan
    @Addahasan 2 года назад

    Dear, kindly do review the OriPure pickups, would love to hear from you.

  • @tankdarla637
    @tankdarla637 3 года назад

    inexpensive Jacksons are DOPE, I am keeping the 2 I have, they hang with my expensive guitars no problem, I love them!

  • @JesseLeeKing
    @JesseLeeKing 3 года назад

    The new pickups look cool af in it too

  • @eguitarplayer6689
    @eguitarplayer6689 3 года назад

    The pickups look nice. Clean playing sounded "jazz-like". I would get custom paint on the body- maybe a multicultural theme, or zombies.

  • @JoshuaHuntsWorld
    @JoshuaHuntsWorld 3 года назад

    Always love seeing a new guitar max video! Been curious about this company. Thanks for reviewing.

  • @ronnmims7696
    @ronnmims7696 10 месяцев назад

    These are freaking amazing. Thanks for the heads up!

  • @Lordbaccus
    @Lordbaccus 3 года назад

    I would like to have see the DIY build!!! just how easy was it???

  • @Crypticmaskguitar
    @Crypticmaskguitar 3 года назад

    Looks so much like the old Ibanez PR1600 Rhoads-Style V that I used to own!

  • @scotthoward6265
    @scotthoward6265 3 года назад

    I’m a couple weeks along in enjoying the GFS QuikPlug set up as well; ‘Brown’ HBs and push-pull tone knob for coil tap; my PRS SE custom 24 is so versatile now. You recent install video sent me down that path and I thank you. One hiccup; GFS has had the 2-hum coil tap harness on back order for months; I stumbled into one In eBay...good luck!

  • @ericbgordon1575
    @ericbgordon1575 3 года назад

    One thing which could activate my own interest in models such as this Rhoads V would be if I woke up one day and knew how to not only swap put the pickups like you have, Max, but also install stacked vol/tone controls a la Danelectro. For some reason that might just be traceable to lack of maturity, I just think that body shape cries out for individual volume controls.

  • @edwinstovall3334
    @edwinstovall3334 3 года назад

    Max, if you're going to upgrade the vibrato parts, I recommend Guitar Fetish for this, too. They have some brass and steel units that I think work really well. I have a couple of Ibanezes with those installed and I think you'll have an easier time of it than I did. Jackson seems to use parts that are more standard than those of Ibanez, so you probably don't have to do any wood removal. Those Floyd's WILL make your axe heavy, though, so be warned. Thanks for the video!

    • @xlr8r2010
      @xlr8r2010 3 года назад

      The JS32 has a Takeuchi tremolo unit....they are actually pretty decent tremolos.

    • @edwinstovall3334
      @edwinstovall3334 3 года назад

      @@xlr8r2010 That's one of the fun parts of guitar modding: Deciding what gets upgraded and what doesn't, and why.😎❤️️🎸‼️

    • @xlr8r2010
      @xlr8r2010 3 года назад

      @@edwinstovall3334 I know..I have the same JS32 Rhoads, that Max is using in the video. I upgraded the bridge pickup with a Seymour Duncan Distortion TB-6. The neck, is fantastic...plays like butter.

  • @rifleonline
    @rifleonline 3 года назад +1

    Looks and sounds great! I have been using gfs pickups in RIFLE guitars for many years. Great quality and value!

  • @kalisilot6010
    @kalisilot6010 3 года назад

    EMG makes a solderless system kind of like that before a bit more money I didn't know about that brand thank you for bringing that to the table I am definitely going to try that on one of my lower end guitars love the channel keep up the good work bro

    • @GuitarMAXMusic
      @GuitarMAXMusic  3 года назад

      Yes, the EMG plugs can still be installed backwards / upside down though, because they are flat plugs, unlike these, also these plugs hols in better / tighter. I like this system better.

  • @seanflannery777
    @seanflannery777 3 года назад

    Digging that P-bass behind you!

  • @KeatonWalsh
    @KeatonWalsh Год назад

    So I bought one of these kwikplug wiring harnesses for my Jackson King V JS32, and I was just curious about one thing. How were you able to connect the input jack to the pots? The input jack wire it came with was WAY too short.

  • @riahlicht5995
    @riahlicht5995 3 года назад

    Your upgrade is awesome , love the video ! Thank you , Max for the info on GFS !

  • @andymartinhimself
    @andymartinhimself Год назад

    I’m putting Power Rails on my Jackson JS 21

  • @larrymcneill8407
    @larrymcneill8407 3 года назад

    I only payed $350 Pluss $185 for the case for a new custom made xrr 24 7 Jackson is the best for finding cheep . I've been having problems with my new wireless system it makes the battery get hot on my Jackson 6 string v bass . I guess it powers it overload .

  • @Rico_B
    @Rico_B 3 года назад

    Max, great video- will you have one for the upgrade / wiring kit? Would like to see that video too. Thanks!

  • @CoyoteDuran1
    @CoyoteDuran1 3 года назад +2

    *What? A Sir Guitarsalot t-shirt?! Where can we purchase such a fine and noble garment?*
    *EDIT: Ah, I see where. I freaked out and didn't wait until the end of the video. At least I'm not losing any points!*

  • @tankdarla637
    @tankdarla637 3 года назад

    I cant remember who reviewed several of the guitar fetish humbuckers but I really liked the vintage extra hots because they cleaned up well I also liked the vintage alnico 2s, actually they were all good

  • @zakkcovers18
    @zakkcovers18 3 года назад +3

    I have the same humbucker .works good for metal 👌🤟 16k

  • @wadessouthernsounds3631
    @wadessouthernsounds3631 3 года назад

    Max I’ve got an Epiphone goth lp, have been looking for a while for upgrades. I want it to melt faces. Never thought about GF, thank you sir.

  • @glennkoch5173
    @glennkoch5173 3 года назад

    Nice work on your Rhoads V!
    I just bought a barely used JS32T Warrior for $125. It is stock except for a low action setup but I'm sure I'll get the bug to experiment and upgrade. Mine is a hardtail and it stays in tune real well. So far, seems like pickups, electronics, and strap pegs/placement are the only things down the road for me.

  • @jasonhoudyschell666
    @jasonhoudyschell666 3 года назад

    Excellent Max, I love it! Thank you for bringing these pick ups to my attention.

  • @batmany2k
    @batmany2k 3 года назад

    i will be doing that to mine thanks Maxx

  • @sagarbiswas4594
    @sagarbiswas4594 3 года назад

    It sounds like an unleashed beast now...

  • @andymartinhimself
    @andymartinhimself Год назад

    I live in Canada so I had to pay shipping but other than that… it’s a steal.

  • @xlr8r2010
    @xlr8r2010 3 года назад

    Good luck trying to get a set of these GFS pickups...I've been on the waiting list for months. I'm going to buy a set of Dragonfire Power Rails....not waiting for Guitar Fetish, to get their shit together anymore.

  • @currituck
    @currituck 3 года назад

    I love the look of rail pickups. I believe most have ceramic magnets and that is cool. I always loved the BL L500XL, SD Dimebucker and Dimarzio X2N. Dylan Talk Tone will make one as well.

    • @matthewbolduc2714
      @matthewbolduc2714 Год назад +1

      Just put the great X2N in the neck of a telecaster that has an SD hot rails bridge pickup. Well balanced.

  • @teddoucet7323
    @teddoucet7323 3 года назад

    Give the GFS crunchy rails a try, i have them in 2 guitars and they sound great.

  • @KellKheraptis
    @KellKheraptis 3 месяца назад

    Max, how do those Power Rails compare to say, an SD Dimebucker? From what I'm reading in the comments and from how it sounded on your rig, it almost seems comparable in terms of raw power, but without some of the mud when played clean. Not to mention getting an entire guitar's worth of wiring and hardware for the price of one pickup...

  • @DathSwian
    @DathSwian 3 года назад

    Those are killer pickups. I have a non-quick plug set in one of my guitars.

  • @JesseLeeKing
    @JesseLeeKing 3 года назад

    I like his more expensive intermediate to professional modern guitar collection, he has like every guitar I want except the charvels I want which I love my charvel.

  • @jacobswafford1151
    @jacobswafford1151 2 года назад +1

    "Guitar fetish..... The company..." literally make the same pauses any time I am talking about them in public LOL

  • @sergmo4979
    @sergmo4979 2 года назад

    I have this guitar and loved the idea with the harness and pick ups swap. So i purchased it ! But when I came to the output jack. The wire couldn't reach the pots.
    How did you get this to work ? I bought exactly what you linked on here.

  • @jennaoullette1915
    @jennaoullette1915 2 месяца назад +1

    Is it Bolton or neck through?

  • @KaddysJamKave
    @KaddysJamKave 3 года назад

    I'll have to look more into this "wiring harness" stuff... I friggin hate soldering. Those humbuckers look like Ibanez V5's that's in my Ibanez Pr1660 Randy Rhoads V. Exact replica of this guitar from the 80's.

  • @stevengoodman3498
    @stevengoodman3498 3 года назад

    Great playing and great sound on this beast! Thanks Max for all you do! Keep rockin.

  • @jefferybradford5936
    @jefferybradford5936 3 года назад

    Sounds worlds above what it did originally. I’m curious if that set up will work in my budget Sterling stingray

  • @MARTINPHILIOP
    @MARTINPHILIOP 3 года назад

    Dear - kindly do a video of Trev. Willkinson's Vintage TSBV100 guitar

  • @windsurfmaui8239
    @windsurfmaui8239 3 года назад

    I'm not a fan of kwikplug systems because I think it locks you out of more aggressive modifications like coil splitting and out-of-phase mods. However I do like some new systems where you can plug individual wires in and tighten them with a screw so you don't have to do soldering and it still allows you to do more aggressive modifications. That said I did like the tone of those pickups.

  • @nickrose7592
    @nickrose7592 3 года назад

    Good stuff man.

  • @franciscopalermodasilva84
    @franciscopalermodasilva84 3 года назад +1

    Great Video once again.
    If you could I would like to ask you a question. Between the all the Jackson J32 models and that Sawtooth J24, What would you pick to be your first Floyd Rose guitar?

    • @franciscopalermodasilva84
      @franciscopalermodasilva84 3 года назад

      Thank you.

    • @kevincortez2968
      @kevincortez2968 3 года назад +1

      @@franciscopalermodasilva84 the 32 has a licensed floyd
      So its not the best and will give u trouble if its your first floyd
      Not sure about the other one
      I own 2 js32

    • @tony_n316
      @tony_n316 3 года назад +2

      @@kevincortez2968 The "Jackson by Floyd Rose" trems are Floyd Specials. They're not as good as the real thing, but they are in fact Floyd and not just licensed. Upgrading the saddle blocks and screws will take you right to the tuning stability of an actual Floyd.

    • @boyraisedinhell6307
      @boyraisedinhell6307 3 года назад +1

      @@franciscopalermodasilva84 As a person who doesn't use either guitars but had a friend who experience with the Js32 models I would probably go for the sawtooth. Allot of the cheap Js32 models of Jackson are good quality guitars but allot of the issues with them are the Floyd's the whammy gets lose easily over no time and it goes out of tune and my own opinion they sound kinda bleh. Unless you get a used one of the Jacksons and know someone who can replace the Floyd's with let's say a Floyd rose special (which you can get the whole set 80 or 90$) try to go for a good guitar with a license Floyd's. If you really don't care about any of that kind of stuff and just wanna try a Floyd out. Harley Benton guitars sell some Floyd guitars for an awesome price though I don't know how well they work (sorry I hope this helps you though)

    • @GuitarMAXMusic
      @GuitarMAXMusic  3 года назад +4

      If you mean the MAB Sawtooth guitar (the satin white one), then I would recommend that guitar for a first Floyd Rose equipped guitar. That Floyd Rose bridge is much better than the Jackson version on the JS32. The Jackson might have other advantages, but if you're making your decision based on the bridge, then the Sawtooth is the better choice.

  • @prosto_potomuwto
    @prosto_potomuwto 11 месяцев назад

    THESE JUST PUNCH! Incredibly rich sound, you can to whatever you want with them, pull any sound out of them.

  • @prosto_potomuwto
    @prosto_potomuwto Год назад

    This is the cheapest and best way to get tone. Can take on all of the top guitars in the world.

  • @tfbytslols8426
    @tfbytslols8426 3 года назад

    that fingerboard wood is super dark, almost gives an ebony kinda look which I really like. Is it really that dark or is it because of the lighting?

    • @GuitarMAXMusic
      @GuitarMAXMusic  3 года назад +2

      It's very dark in person!

    • @tfbytslols8426
      @tfbytslols8426 3 года назад +1

      @@GuitarMAXMusic cool, might get one of these and mod the ever living shit out of it just to see how close i can get it to something like a custom shop

  • @johnnywest8283
    @johnnywest8283 Год назад +1

    So no issues mounting the new Floyd? Direct replacement?

  • @paulstepien2376
    @paulstepien2376 2 года назад

    I have a jackson with 1 volume 2 tone knobs what wire harness should i use? Great video

  • @shanewright9735
    @shanewright9735 Год назад

    Did you modify the wiring harness from GFS? I'm only seeing the standard State/Tele/LP/SG/PB Bass harnesses. Nothing 1 volume/1 Tone/3 way switch on there. Looking to upgrade my Rhoads V the same way. I can solder, but prewired sounds nice!

  • @justincurranguitarstudio9618
    @justincurranguitarstudio9618 3 года назад

    Awesome video as always man! Thanks for the inspiration!

  • @TheKey304
    @TheKey304 3 года назад

    I dig the look it gives the guitar. Something so simple lol. I agree with others so far, that this kind of pickup installation becomes the norm. 🔥🗝️🎸🗝️🎸🗝️🎸🔥

  • @warlock403
    @warlock403 Год назад

    Guitarmax... How did you go about the output jack? I know the Rhoads/star needs the long wire to the output.... was the regular GFS one long enough?