2023-11-27 06:17
Strat Wiring must be the most modded wiring of all. It’s not that the original wiring isn’t great, there are just so many other possibilities. When I worked as a guitar repairer… Read More
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My blog is about all things electric guitar with a focus on electric guitar pickups
2023-11-14 18:05
Pickup string spacing is something you need to be aware of when you’re buying guitar pickups, particularly humbuckers. Guitar bridges come with different string widths so pickups need… Read More
2023-07-03 23:29
I thought it was going to be a straightforward pickup repair but is this Maxon humbucker actually a humbucker?
As part of my work I repair pickups for luthiers. Most guitar repairers don… Read More
2023-06-26 07:15
Alnico VI – Bridge 9.18 KOhms, 7.42H
The Draig doom humbucker is designed for all the genres encompassed by Doom Metal. It has strong mids, smooth treble and a bass response immedi… Read More
2023-06-26 07:15
Draig doom set NZ$379 for NZ customers, if you’re overseas they’re GST free; NZ$329.56
Draig doom single humbucker bridge NZ$199 for NZ customers, if you’re overseas it… Read More
2023-06-14 18:23
Setting P90 Pickup Height is an essential part of your tone. They really do like being up close to the strings.
There is, of course, no correct distance from the string. The measurements… Read More
2023-04-26 07:10
Here’s a suggested wiring diagram for a HS Strat.
I originally drew it up for Gabor from superfunawesimehappytime pedal show.
He has a green Strat with a Mr Glyns Tui neck picku… Read More
2023-04-18 18:31
Single “The Duchess” – NZ$129 for NZ customers. If you’re overseas it’s GST free; $NZ112.17
Pair “The Duchess” – NZ$249 for NZ customers. I… Read More
2023-04-18 18:31
Single The Duchess Tele – NZ$129 for NZ customers. If you’re overseas it’s GST free; $NZ112.17
Pair The Duchess Tele – NZ$249 for NZ customers. If you’re ove… Read More
2023-04-17 08:15
Pandora 3 way Esquire specifications: Alnico V – 10.07 KOhm 4.4H, 7.28KOhm 2.3H, 5.49KOhm 1.15H
NZ$149 for NZ customers, if you’re overseas it’s GST free; NZ$129.57… Read More
2023-04-16 18:27
The season is changing, old guitars are coming out of cupboards, if your electrics are crackly it might just be a Dirty Jack – don’t blame your pickups. It’s prett… Read More
2023-04-16 18:27
What could cause a Dirty guitar jack ?
The season is changing, old guitars are coming out of cupboards, if your electrics are crackly or your guitar keeps cutting out it might just be a D… Read More
2023-04-10 20:43
I came across a blog I wrote in 2010 about a repair on an old Hofner pickup, thought you might be interested:
I had a visit from Paul Crowther the other day (always a pleasure to see… Read More
2023-03-27 01:03
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Single NZ$129 for NZ customers, if you’re o… Read More
2023-03-19 05:36
In this short video – Pickup Phase Explained – I look at what phase is, what it isn’t and why you need to know.
I use a Strat to demonstrate the ‘out of phase&rsqu&hell…Read More
2023-03-14 17:57
As part of my series on How Pickups Work here is How To Test Pickup Phase – The Easy Way.
There is, of course, a hard way and that’s putting pickups into a guitar and having a… Read More
2022-12-21 01:39
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2022-12-19 17:47
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2022-12-04 21:23
Tūmatauenga is the Signature Pickup of Lewis De Jong – Alien Weaponry
NZ$229. If you’re overseas it’s GST free; NZ$199.13
Head to store…
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2022-11-30 07:09
Single – “Jazz Bass” NZ$149 for NZ customers, if you’re overseas it’s GST free; NZ$129.57
Pair – “Jazz Bass” NZ$285 for NZ customers… Read More
2022-11-28 06:46
Single – “Precision Bass” NZ$179 for NZ customers, if you’re overseas it’s GST free; NZ$155.65
Alnico V – 10.9 kOhms
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2022-10-20 23:16
Single – “Cool 90” P90 NZ$189 for NZ customers, if you’re overseas it’s GST free; NZ$164.35
Pair – “Cool 90” P90 NZ$369 for NZ custome… Read More
2022-10-14 06:29
Single – “Telecaster Bass” NZ$149 for NZ customers, if you’re overseas it’s GST free; NZ$129.57
Alnico V – 6.8 kOhms
Heaad to store…… Read More
2022-10-12 02:10
I like to support my customers as much as I can so here is my drawing of Gibson 50’s wiring. Hopefully it will help you fit your new pickups.
The 50’s wiring is great for play… Read More
2022-09-26 06:57
I like to support my customers any way I can so here’s a Telecaster Wiring Diagram for a standard Telecaster to help you fit your set of Mr Glyns Pickups.
Tele Wiring Diagram
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2022-09-10 05:06
When I was contacted about repairing a Les Paul Jr P90 from 1955 I was naturally very keen.
P90’s are very interesting pickups. They have a single wide flat coil usually of around 1… Read More
2022-09-06 06:55
There are numerous ways to wire a humbucker but for me the most versatile is with a Series Parallel switch.
So what is series/parallel all about?
The standard way of wiring a humbucker… Read More
2022-08-31 22:09
Had a great time talking with Andrew and Chris from ‘It’s the 5150 Show’ on YouTube.
The 5150 Show is a fantastic channel with in depth discussions on classic album… Read More
2022-08-23 04:49
Larry and the Trons is a short video by Brett Kingman to demonstrate Mr Glyn’s Pickups TheTron pickup set in a Telecaster Cabronita.
I sent him a set of TheTron pickups to make a de… Read More
2022-06-20 02:12
The biggest difference you can make to an Epiphone Les Paul is a pickup upgrade. In this video Ben Neal does just that.
Take a look at his YouTube channel for more great videos – ht… Read More
2022-06-13 23:34
Was great to see this Brett Kingman demo using a Tele Cabronita with Mr Glyns The Tron pickups to demonstrate some really cool pedals the other day. He’s got dozens of guitars to choos… Read More
2022-05-18 00:58
Had fun chatting with the guys at The Cultured Guitarist podcast. We had a pretty lively discussion and not just about pickups.
https://link.chtbl.com/The_Cultured_Guitarist
The post T… Read More
2022-05-12 07:15
COMING SOON!
Spent a couple of days with Alien Weaponry working on a signature pickup for Lewis and we’re just about there.
We’ve got the sound, and it’s BIG. This i… Read More
2022-04-30 02:19
Thought I’d let you know about a new demo of my Integrity humbucker by Ben Neil. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVg2uivLJff7FTWmwTYVZWQ
Here’s the short, to the point versio… Read More
2022-03-16 07:29
Here’s a map showing our international Shipping Rates to the most popular countries.
Our shipping is charged in New Zealand dollars and we use DHL for all our international ship… Read More
2022-03-04 19:07
There’s going to be a full The Tron demo coming soon from the legendary Brett Kingman.
Here’s a wee taster:
https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&href=h… Read More
2022-02-16 06:31
Had some fun today making a short stop-motion movie of Roboguy to demonstrate an Integrity humbucker in a HSS Strat.
The ‘real’ guitar is being played by Warren Mendonsa aka B… Read More
2022-02-13 01:21
I’ve just published a couple of videos on YouTube entitled ‘Eat My Packaging’. The idea is to demonstrate that our packaging is compostable and to have some fun at the same… Read More
2022-01-26 22:29
Had a great time chatting with the guys at The Guitar Knobs Podcast the other day. We talked about pickup design, methods of construction, materials and my favourite pedals.
251-INTERVIE… Read More
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