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Topic: Pickup swapping on a Chandler? |
Mark van Allen
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Watkinsville, Ga. USA
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Posted 23 May 2013 9:02 am |
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I have a student who plays a Chandler 6 string and has been having hum and noise issues. She wants to replace the pickup with a humbucker. Any ideas on brand and any routing issues? Thanks.
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Stephen Cowell
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Round Rock, Texas, USA
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Posted 23 May 2013 10:38 am
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Well, since we're guessing as to which model, etc... I had to go look for pictures. What I see is an RH-2... is that the model? It has a Charlie Christian-looking pickup and lists for near $900.
The rout looks like it will take a P90/P100 soap-bar pickup... no way to tell without having the thing in my shop. I have a P100 in my SG Jr and love it... humbucking, with P90 growl. They are not cheap... looks like $120 for the pickup.
I would not rout that guitar at all... if it can be avoided. It's not one of the cheapies, more like one of the higher-dollar ones. You could contact Chandler; they look to be an upstanding outfit in the USA and they'd know everything there is to know about the guitar.
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Mark van Allen
From:
Watkinsville, Ga. USA
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Posted 23 May 2013 12:14 pm
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Thanks, Stephen, the P100 was exactly what I had suggested they look at. On the routing, I don't think it would be a big deal as the RH-2 models can be had in the $300 range. I used to have one, and it was a pretty good guitar. My suggestion would be to just use another bucker-equipped guitar, but she's a younger player and I think comfortable with that particular guitar.
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Jon Sawyer
From:
Richmond, California
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Posted 24 May 2013 8:20 pm
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It's not a humbucker; but Jason Lollar built me a Chicago Steel 6 with a Charlie Christian top plate that matched the original pickup. It did require some minor routing, and Jason included a plastic ring similar to what humbuckers use, to cover the hole. It sounds great 
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Laurence Pangaro
From:
Brooklyn, NY
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Posted 25 May 2013 10:25 am
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It might be worth contacting Chandler about the humbucker used on the Studio 6 lap steel. I have a Studio 8, and I think it's a pretty good sounding pickup. You probably wouldn't need to route either.
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Laurence |
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