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OaklandA · March 25th, 2009, 09:34 PM

Hopefully not straying off point, but have any of you explored the Fralin mod on these before buying replacements?

I had an opportunity to speak with Lindy on this and after trying it I am pretty pleased with the results. I have a '72 Thinline RI FSR, and a '72 Custom RI (both MIM).

The mod is to lower the pickups very far down....about flush for the neck pickup and a bit higher for the bridge. The top facing magnet screws are then heightened a full turn and then to volume adjustment. The bottom facing (hidden) mag screws are backed out a full two turns.

This takes a lot of the muffled sound out of these...particularly for the neck and opens them up a bit.

It is a shame that there aren't more aftermarket options for these, though I don't think the stock ones sound that bad (especially after the mod). I appreciate Telenator's efforts, but I am lucky to be able to hang on to the gear I have let alone pay $200 a throw for rewinds. BTW, Lindy Fralin is not planning on doing a version....I asked.

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OaklandA Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,945 28 Photos	Hopefully not straying off point, but have any of you explored the Fralin mod on these before buying replacements? I had an opportunity to speak with Lindy on this and after trying it I am pretty pleased with the results. I have a '72 Thinline RI FSR, and a '72 Custom RI (both MIM). The mod is to lower the pickups very far down....about flush for the neck pickup and a bit higher for the bridge. The top facing magnet screws are then heightened a full turn and then to volume adjustment. The bottom facing (hidden) mag screws are backed out a full two turns. This takes a lot of the muffled sound out of these...particularly for the neck and opens them up a bit. It is a shame that there aren't more aftermarket options for these, though I don't think the stock ones sound that bad (especially after the mod). I appreciate Telenator's efforts, but I am lucky to be able to hang on to the gear I have let alone pay $200 a throw for rewinds. BTW, Lindy Fralin is not planning on doing a version....I asked. __________________ ________________________ Words my Dad taught me to fear - "We're from the government and we're here to help."