jimbones
Joined: Nov 21, 2012
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Montreal
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Posted on Jun 05 2017 09:36 AM
Any Galaxie users out there ever swap out those DiPinto pickkups for something a littler hotter? Instead of popping mine out and getting the recoiled (which I don't think is ever a sure thing), I'm considering just buying some replacement pickups that have decent output. The Galaxie's stock pickups looks like a Strat-type pickup would fit well, but I'd need to find some tall ones. Any recommendation/ideas?
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crumble
Joined: Sep 09, 2008
Posts: 3158
Guildford England
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Posted on Jun 05 2017 11:10 AM
Jaguar pickups are taller and hotter, the adjustment screw positions are the same as a Stratocaster but you'd need to get creative with the pickguard because of the metal claw width. If I remember correctly Stratocaster covers very nearly fit without the claw. Because of the extra height of the jag pickup the Strat cover doesn't quite mate at the bottom, there is a bit of a gap.
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Reverbenator
Joined: Jul 26, 2015
Posts: 261
San Diego, Ca
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Posted on Jun 05 2017 03:33 PM
Greg Townson, (aka Gregorio El Grande of Los Straitjackets) installed Lipstick Tube pickups in his Galaxy IV, although I don't know which particular brand. If you search around the 'net, you can find pics of his modified guitar.
Curtis Novak makes Lipstick Tube pickups, and will wind them to your specs.
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Squid
Joined: Aug 22, 2010
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Portland, Oregon with Insanitizers
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Posted on Jun 05 2017 04:54 PM
I like DiPinto pickups. They're strong in the range of 800-2000 Hz, with not much above 3000 Hz. They cut through the mix without harshness. Before you replace them consider adjusting them to maximum height (without causing distortion). Their sound varies a lot with pickup height.
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shake_n_stomp
Joined: Jan 09, 2014
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Vancouver BC
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Posted on Jun 05 2017 05:25 PM
Reverbenator wrote:
Greg Townson, (aka Gregorio El Grande of Los Straitjackets) installed Lipstick Tube pickups in his Galaxy IV, although I don't know which particular brand. If you search around the 'net, you can find pics of his modified guitar.
Curtis Novak makes Lipstick Tube pickups, and will wind them to your specs.
On the Los SJ site, their contact page shows their email address...you could always try to reach out to Greg. In recent months, I had sent Danny Amis an email and he was very gracious and generous with providing me an informative reply within 24hrs. A fellow band member reached out to Eddie Angel and has ongoing communications about something...so I think it bodes well for any direct communication here...
losstraitjackets(at)gmail.com
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Las_Barracudas
Joined: Apr 24, 2011
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Surf City, NC
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Posted on Jun 05 2017 06:30 PM
The pickups in my Galaxie IV are pretty "hot." Some of the other Meteor Men guitarists played Jags & Strats and none of the pickups in those guitars seemed to cut quite like my DiPinto.
As stated, try adjusting the height before swapping them.
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WaveOhhh
Joined: Apr 24, 2006
Posts: 236
Plantation, FL
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Posted on Jun 06 2017 08:12 AM
I put a Danelectro pick-up in the mid-neck position of my Galaxy IV so that it will sound a little different on rhythm than the other Fenders I was playing with. (At the risk of cliche' might I say "jangle-y"?) I also installed 4 individual switches to have the selectability of the Los Straitjackets model. According to Chris DiPinto when I brought the guitar to his shop, that guitar was #9 off the initial Korean (I think) production line.
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jimbones
Joined: Nov 21, 2012
Posts: 151
Montreal
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Posted on Jun 06 2017 08:18 AM
I have raised the pickups (all of them) to get more volume out of them in the past, and although I do get more volume out of them this way, I don't find that they're bright. I can hardly get and splash out of the tank as I can with my Strat. The neck pickup is super bassy regardless how high it is and the bridge pickup is really weak and thin. The middle two aren't all that bad, and in my opinion, the mid-neck pickup has the best tone out of the 4.
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Reverbenator
Joined: Jul 26, 2015
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San Diego, Ca
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Posted on Jun 06 2017 09:42 AM
Keep in mind that the Galaxy IV has a Mahogany body, which has a slightly darker tone, than a Fender Strat/Jag/Jazzmaster, which will sound brighter, not just because of its pickups, but also because of its Alder body.
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mike_fried
Joined: Aug 02, 2012
Posts: 162
Nashville, TN
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Posted on Jun 06 2017 11:36 AM
+1 on trying raising the pickups first. I had the same complaint until I raised the bridge pup as close as I could to the strings, then "stairstepped" the others to balance. It made a huge difference in both output and tone quality.
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jimbones
Joined: Nov 21, 2012
Posts: 151
Montreal
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Posted on Jun 06 2017 12:08 PM
When I first got it, they were already in that ascending stair pattern, but when I started playing with my Twin I noticed that I was practically maxing the amp out. I figured, must be pickup height because my Strat was/is really loud. I've raised the bridge up to the point when it mostly distorted and gave feedback, so I backed it off. Still not very powerful pups now matter what height they're at. The only quasi exception is the neck pickup... it's really bassy, to the point where I have to practically roll it completely off on the amp.
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Squid
Joined: Aug 22, 2010
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Portland, Oregon with Insanitizers
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Posted on Jun 06 2017 06:55 PM
jimbones wrote:
...Still not very powerful pups now matter what height they're at. The only quasi exception is the neck pickup... it's really bassy, to the point where I have to practically roll it completely off on the amp.
Something systemic is wrong. I suggest looking for capacitors or resistors soldered on the pots or switches that shouldn't be there or that went bad. Maybe one or more pots are bad. Maybe all the pickups are defective or were replaced with bad pickups.
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Las_Barracudas
Joined: Apr 24, 2011
Posts: 1087
Surf City, NC
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Posted on Jun 07 2017 05:58 PM
Maybe call or email Chris DiPinto, he's very responsive and helpful. I've personally talked with him a couple of times.
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