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The point is that the Ric ones switch out the tone cap with the pickup, so they're not both in-circuit all the time.

Arguably, Gibsons are wrong, because both Tone controls affect both pickups; Rickenbackers address this by: a. putting the tone caps on the pickup side of the selector switch so that they're out of curcuit when their respective pickup is off, and b. keeping the circuits independent right up to the output sockets and even allowing them to go to separate amps (Rick-O-Sound).

Another "Rics are wrong because they aren't Fenders" issue. 🙂

It's torture, I tell you!

Putting "absolutely" after an opinion still doesn't make it a fact and the "I'd say" confirms it as opinion.

That is an opinion, but not absolute fact.

Yep - I tried adding more and that didn't work. My old iron is an Antex; it can't do silver solder though.

OK - I'll rephrase... A solder sucker needs the solder to be melted.

A solder sucker doesn’t melt the solder.

Hmmm - it's an FX-888D I have; maybe I'll give it another try. I was trying to remove existing solder but it couldn't do it, so I just ended up adding more to it...

I have a Hakko; nice for precision PCB work, but it hasn't got the power to melt a blob of solder on a pot base.

Note that the newer Schallers have an integral screw, as opposed to the older ones which are a two-part button and screw fitting. Also beware that some 3rd party ones aren't quite exact and I've had them not fit the Straplock strap ends.

I wouldn't mind one of those Washburns.

I had a 1 beer rule and stuck to it. I've been speculatively pulled over by the police on a couple of occasions and just told them that I'd had one (at the start of the evening), breathalysed to confirm it, and thanked them for their work in trying to keep the roads safe.