Carondelet HQ - The Fret Shack

Carondelet's headquarters is The Fret Shack, a fretted instrument repair, resto and upgrade workshop in Baton Rouge that services about 1,000 electric guitars and basses annually.  Jeff is an authorized service, installation and warranty center for ESP/LTD, Guild, Takamine and Cordoba.

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WARRANTY: All Carondelet pickups carry a one-year manufacturing defects warranty extended to the original owner. Abuse, misuse and/or altering, cutting short or tampering with pickup leads, exposed pickup coil wire, solder joints, coil tape. magnets, and/or metal pickup covers void the warranty.

DELIVERY TIMES: Most Carondelet pickups are wound and assembled by hand, one at a time. Due to speed limitations in the hand-crafted process and overall demand, lead times for Carondelet pickups typically range from two to four weeks.

Support & FAQ

  • Carondelet humbuckers use the same color codes as Seymour Duncan. All of the wiring diagrams at SD's website can be used in the installation of Carondelet humbuckers.

  • Carondelet cloth and shielded braid leads use the same color codes as Fender and Gibson. Online wiring diagrams for their products should work for Carondelet products as well.

  • Tips on adjusting your guitar's pickup heights. Remember, YOUR ears and YOUR impressions of tone and response are the ultimate litmus test when setting pickup height.

  • Magnets are at the heart of every guitar pickup, and the alloy/material employed affects output, equalization and the overall tone and feel of the pickup. Here's a very general magnet overview.

  • Fender-style pickups (Strat, Tele, P- and J-Bass) have exposed coil start and coil finish wires, and cutting or damaging either wire will KILL the pickup and void its warranty. Be aware and be careful!