Tonal Quality of the USA Pickups vs Japanese Pickups

[mosman]

After experiencing the dreaded 'guitar drop' too many times myself, I've adopted the habit of ALWAYS having at least one hand on the guitar at all times.

[MissionBrown]

The real tragedy is that I never did find the screwdriver that I was looking for.
I did find a different one and changed the pickup height, got the bass I was expecting.
Oddly enough after the initial shock, I'm not as upset as I thought I'd be.

I can live with body dings, but neck dings really bug me.

Here's the culprit.
A middle budget locking strap.
I usually use dimarzio straps, but I didn't want to alter my guitar with unscrewing the pins.
I guess I really should have. Oh well. I might fix it once I get more experience re-finishing guitars (I have three projects on the go currently).

[oipunkguy]

hey,

sorry about the accident, i feel ya. a good book to pick up on finish repairs is dan erlewine guitar player repair guide. but for a quick touch up on the dark edge is just color it in with a black sharpie marker, and wipe off any excess with a dry cloth right after. it doesn't take the dent away, but covers up the bare wood.

feel free to PM me about finish repairs if you like.

[olrocknroller]

I can't imagine having a strap break like that... I always do two things when I get a new guitar; one, I order appropriately colored strap-locks, and two, I order a heavy duty, real leather strap to go with it. A buddy of mine has started building straps for me with nice wide, sheepskin lined shoulder pads...he is a harness-maker for draft horses...need I say more?

Just call me heavy-duty.

[MissionBrown]

I can't imagine having a strap break like that... I always do two things when I get a new guitar; one, I order appropriately colored strap-locks, and two, I order a heavy duty, real leather strap to go with it. A buddy of mine has started building straps for me with nice wide, sheepskin lined shoulder pads...he is a harness-maker for draft horses...need I say more?

Just call me heavy-duty.

In my 20+ years of playing, this is the only strap I've ever seen break.
The strap looked and felt sturdy enough, so I didn't give it a second thought.

I mostly played the Mosrite sitting down and only stood up because my 21 month old daughter kept stealing my plectrums out of my hand. She's cheeky I tell ya!

[Dennisthe Menace]

Sorry to hear about your misfortune MissionBrown, however we might want to start a new thread with this,
being that we have drifted South with the original title of this thread....

[MissionBrown]

Since my guitar seems to be quite bright and is setup for 11-48 nickels, will I have any major issues by restringing it with 11-50 d'Darrio chromes (flat wound)?

I'm thinking it'll be minimally different, but I'd like to ask first, before I waste my time, finding out the hard way.

Currently it's strung with 9-46, so there's not a lot in the low end.

[MissionBrown]

Well I put 'em on and it's more beefy, definitely a lot less bright.
They felt pretty weird ad first, but I'm liking them a lot!
Fatter strings have also really balanced out the vibrato, the height is right and the tension feels good.