The white plastic tip from my tremolo arm fell off, If I rethread it, it falls off again after some use, should I just use some super glue?

The super glue might not hold to the metal or might merely pull the chrome off the bar. You are better off with that tannish-brown gooey stuff marketed under such names as, "Gorilla Snot".

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Thanks for the suggestion, Martian.
BTW, I would love to hear your opinion about something, if you could be so kind to help me out.

Any time.

Sure, I'll be glad to help you out. What's on your mind?

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Wrap the tip of the arm with some teflon tape and replace tip. This should tighten it up......... Mike

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Yeah, I'm wondering what's on your mind too!!

Lol Fhopkins.
Well the thing is, I've read some of your suggestions on the pickup forum, and have narrowed my choice to the S. Duncan SSl-2/6/3 or the Dimarzio Area 67/58/61; both were combinations that you suggested.
Now, which one would you recommend, the hum cancel from the Dimarzio is indifferent to me, I'm only concerned in good tone, but from the soundclips I've heard, they're pretty good; I couldn't find many soundclips of the Duncan's, specially in that interesting combination.
So to make things short which one would be your choice just for tone and versatility?

Actually, I put the DiMarzio combo together for more, I guess you could say, "clinical" applications. Meaning, where 'my' 60 cycle hum would outright annoy others to the point of distraction. (Woosies!)

The Duncan combo is clearly the way to go. That SSL-3 alone in the bridge makes a Texas Special sound like an OEM Squier pickup! Truth be told, I haven't picked up my Strat with the DiMarzios in close to two months as I much prefer the wilder personality of the "Duncan Strat". The best part about it is that when you lower the volume, it goes most tastefully 'conservative'. The SSL-6 in the middle is great for lead OR rhythm blending. Prior to this, I hardly if ever used a Strat's middle pickup by itself as they were always too clanky, no matter what I put in there. And of course, the SSL-2 in the neck is of 'normal' output and because it as well as the other two, have the flat polepieces, dynamics are radically increased along with excellent string separation. So, for tasteful rhythms or nice, tight soloing, it's a champ!

I do have the, "Duncan Strat" wired a slight bit differently though. It is my Deluxe Players Strat, (my #1, I might add) where I've replaced the 5 way switch with a 3 way, the volume pot is a 250K and both tones are 500K each; the cap is OEM. I've found the 500Ks keep that bit of high-fidelity maintained as I lower the volume instead of using those erratic, over-kill treble retention circuits which were never meant for Strats and Strat type pickups but rather for full sized HB assemblies.

The wiring is like that of a traditional Strat and I've rewired that extra push button switch so that it kicks in the bridge pickup on command. I was never a big fan of the 5 way switches (too much clicking) nor did I use positions 2 and 4 much to begin with (or unless I really had to). As a matter of fact, I still find it faster to settle a 3 way to positions 2 or 4 than crunching through the 5 way. I've found this entire setup to be the most useful for my stylings. (I guess old habits are hard to break.) Nowadays though, those #2 and #4 tones are IMHO beyond beaten to death and to a degree, somewhat generic and frankly, I'm just sick of hearing them here, there and everywhere. To give a balanced presentation though, there are players who use them as a tasteful tonal tool vs. an 'across-the-board' crutch. FWIW, the same thing can surely be said about Floyds! LOL

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That's great, I'm looking forward to buying those 3 pickups and installing them in my strat; I'm going to the U.S. for a couple of days, are those duncan pickups sold in a normal music store like a Guitar Center?
Do you think I should also change the wiring as you did?

Yes, they are sold in normals stores like GC but it's the, "luck of the draw" which particular store will have which particular models in stock.

A thought: There's this Seymour Duncan Dealer in California by the name of Pro Audio Land, here's their link:

http://proaudioland.com/catalogsearch/r ... an&x=0&y=0

Pro Audio Land seems to always have most Seymour Duncan pickups in stock. If not, the Seymour Duncan factory is also in California so I'm sure they can get whatever they don't have in stock, right quick. You might want to contact Pro Audio Land, buy the pickup set and have them shipped to your hotel while here.

FYI: I did NOT get a RW/RP SSL-6 as I don't want any guitar I own to be partially HB. Rather, it's got to be one or the other. Consequently, for this Strat, it's 60 cycle hum all the way!

As to changing the wiring like mine, this was a matter of personal taste for me and for you, this would be a clear cut case of YMMV. However, it certainly can't hurt and obviously, having done it to mine, I'd have to recommend it!

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That's a great suggestion, I will order from PAL when I go to San antonio TX this Friday.
I checked out the SSl 3 and 5 and there seem to be two different versions of each, the SSl 5 has a normal and a hot output version, and the SSl 3 has a tapped version; should I get the normal one for each case?

PS: Do you have any opinions on Dimarzio true velvets? Those were also on my sights.

Note: You want the SSL-6, NOT the SSL-5.

You do NOT want the tapped nor RW/RP version of either the SSL-3 or SSL-6 pickups.

I had a set of True Velvets which I traded away recently. Although they sounded nice, they were too generic in the sense that I couldn't dial in anything which made me say, "Wow". They were a little too smooth for me all around and when I got on them, they continued to remained smooth. I just could not get any 'attitude' out of them. IMO, they'd be perfect for one who strictly plays rhythm.

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Then it is SSL-2,6 and 3. Got it. Not tapped, and about the RW/RP middle, why not? My am std strat has this and I like the cancelling, is there a reason why I shouldn't get it?
I've checked and there are many dealers in San antonio with SD pups, great!

If I were you then, I'd ensure that one or multiple of these San Antonio dealerships will have all three models.

My personal choice is to not want hum canceling in positions 2 and 4. Like I said, any guitar I own, I either want it all humbucking or not at all; but that's just me.

If YOU (as do millions of other players) like the hum canceling effect in positions 2 and 4 then by all means, get a RW/RP SSL-6.

Viva La Difference!!!

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All set. When I come back from San Antonio and install the "Martian Set" I'll post my comments. Thanks for the huge help as always!