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Post subject: What are the best online dealers for pickups ?
Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2016 7:03 am
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I want to buy a set of dimarzio's area set and wondering what is the best online place for shopping(overall)
Found some but not sure about them at all

1- musiciens friend ( heard very bad things about them )
2- sigler ( odd prices )
3 - music123

Thanks in advance


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Post subject: Re: What are the best online dealers for pickups ?
Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2016 7:18 am
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Have you considered Amazon?

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Post subject: Re: What are the best online dealers for pickups ?
Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2016 7:26 am
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BMW-KTM wrote:
Have you considered Amazon?

Or Ebay? GC, MF and M123 are all subsidiaries of the same parent company.


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Post subject: Re: What are the best online dealers for pickups ?
Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2016 11:20 am
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BMW-KTM wrote:
Have you considered Amazon?


Obviously, but the thing is that amazon or ebay are not the original retailers. The mentioned companies are the actual providers in both markets so the question still remains, which one do you prefer or have worked with ?


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Post subject: Re: What are the best online dealers for pickups ?
Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2016 11:44 am
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I recently bought a loaded DiMarzio pickguard from (Dimarzio--amazon) actually, Twilight guitars.
My review.
ByEric on February 7, 2016

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Excellent tone, wiring, etc. but I dropped the bridge pickup on the low E side when adjusting the height to my preference. After the second time, I got out the caliper to measure the screws and they were a 1/16" short of Fender specs(6-32x3/4"). Not a big deal, I replaced all the height adjustment screws for $1.29 at my local Lowes. No replacement screw needed if you set them to DiMarzio specs(6/64 low E 4/64 high E) or closer.
I would recommend them to friends.


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Post subject: Re: What are the best online dealers for pickups ?
Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2016 12:57 pm
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sfceric64 wrote:
I recently bought a loaded DiMarzio pickguard from (Dimarzio--amazon) actually, Twilight guitars.
My review.
ByEric on February 7, 2016

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Excellent tone, wiring, etc. but I dropped the bridge pickup on the low E side when adjusting the height to my preference. After the second time, I got out the caliper to measure the screws and they were a 1/16" short of Fender specs(6-32x3/4"). Not a big deal, I replaced all the height adjustment screws for $1.29 at my local Lowes. No replacement screw needed if you set them to DiMarzio specs(6/64 low E 4/64 high E) or closer.
I would recommend them to friends.


Thank you my friend i will check them out


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Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2016 4:08 pm
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sfceric64 wrote:
After the second time, I got out the caliper to measure the screws and they were a 1/16" short of Fender specs(6-32x3/4").


Actually, DiMarzio's stacked-coil Strat humbuckers require a longer mounting screw. All of them.

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Post subject: Re: What are the best online dealers for pickups ?
Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2016 7:43 pm
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Thanks for making it clearer Arjay, I was unaware that all stacked pups needed longer height adjustment screws.
It wasn't one of my better reviews. I meant that the neck pup dropped out, not the bridge.
I did find that the 3/4" length was the minimum I needed to keep it from dropping out and that the 6/64 low E side for the neck sounds pretty good to me but I keep it up to 5/64.
I did replace all the "to short screws" that came w/ the loaded pickguard/pups.


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Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2016 10:57 pm
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I was forewarned by my luthier so I ordered several screw sets direct from DiMarzio before buying my pickups. They offer them in chrome, nickel, and gold which makes it easy to match them to a guitar's hardware type.

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