Personally, changing pickup covers is dicey at best. They are usually waxed after the covers are put on, so taking them off is a pain. They also are...
Yeah... the PAF archetype really isn't clarity and tightness. Also, the type of magnet is not what determines the sound of a pickup, it's the pickup...
I would say, unless they use a different process than everyone else, most likely it's gonna wear. I tend to avoid gold hardware for this very reason....
Looks like they were really rough when trying to adjust the bridge. Maybe they even had the plate off several times. That looks to be more than just...
Yeah... I'm pretty much saying that a stingray configured like that would not be a stingray. It's missing the thing that make a stingray a stingray:...