So what is so special about the pickups that they command such a high price?
unusual design, a few famous users and extreme rarity. but that price is well over the top, you could buy a mint condition john birch for the price he is asking for those
Well, bit of a rethink on this, has led to me being able to finalise my john birch
first impressions of the proper pickups - very good, absolutely silent as far as any noise is concerned. Quite Hi-fi but no harshness - which i was almost expecting
Very nice indeed.
Needs more knobs though.
I think you'll find it's a bit more complicated than that.
well it definitely needs one more control
oddly, the wiring loom from the flood damaged V was in much better shape than the one on my john birch, so after soaking in white spirit for a few days, cleaning all the mud out and then soaking in pot cleaner I have a fully working loom with john birches odd tone wiring.
the only downside of this is the V had one less control so currently the one behind the phase switch is a dummy. it would usually be wired for stereo operation but that isnt ever going to be needed so i am contemplating shoving a varitone in there
Hopefully in the next couple of weeks i'm gonna get my bronco new scratchplate cut for a pup in the neck position then i can drop the original birch wiring and switch back in.
The switch itself is odd - looks like an old transistor radio knob tbh.
Anyways, its got 3 positions which at the moment i'm assuming is neck/both/bridge.
Strange looking switch though.
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