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Uh oh... Better call out the troll police! Looks like we got another one on the loose here.

+1 I almost find it hard to believe that Kahler is still around after all these years. Who the hell buys and installs that crap??? http://www.kahlerusa.com/

Pretty sure those never came with a Kahler. That's a retrofit.

\ I like Jay's typical hyped description of the finishes... smiley-lol We spray a single coat of old fashioned automotive paint and sand it back. The pores don't get clogged so the wood can breathe. It works. It sounds better. Louder. Fuller.

Slick Guitars = Reincarnation of Hondo?

http://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/101...-company/25576 Below is his previous signature model from Framus (Warwick)...

http://www.slickguitars.com/

"This is the real deal. Designed by Earl Slick in his New York studio..." http://www.guitarfetish.com/Slick-Guitars_c_496.html

Thanks I didn't know that, what about all those vintage pickups you see, are they rebuilt? Forgot to mention earlier that it's slightly possible to damage a Strat pickup (a Strat pickup with staggered-height poles) if you decide to reduce the height of a AlNiCo pole by filing too aggressively. You can reach the melting temperature instantaneously by filing aggressively. AlNiCo material starts to lose its magnetism as it approaches and exceeds its melting point. Actually, the aggressive use of a file mentioned above is a bit overblown. If you find yourself needing to reduce the height of a pole in Strat pickup, all you need to do is perform one stroke at a time with the file and you should easily be safe from damaging the pole magnet. Whatever you do, just don't use a bench grinder. PS: The most likely cause of the original poster's problem is a bad pickup selector switch.

Thanks I didn't know that, what about all those vintage pickups you see, are they rebuilt? Those are typically un-potted vintage Strat / Tele pickups that have required a rewind job because player sweat accumulated night after night inside the un-potted pickup, which cause the magnets to rust and swell a bit, which in turn eventually pop a winding close to one of the AlNiCo rod magnets making for a dead pickup due to coil discontinuity.

Can pickups even die? Yes. Rusting AlNiCo magnets can destroy Strat / Tele pickups by eventually causing a break in the magnet wire. Also, some magnets can become weak over time.