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Post by mafew129 on Mar 26, 2009 1:55:05 GMT -5
so i just replaced my bridge pickup in my mexican strat with a dimarzio hs-2. i added a push-pull volume put and set up coil tapping. ive noticed hardly a diffence in sound. probably because its a vertical humbucker.
i also modded my guitar to have the bridge and middle in series or the neck and middle in series.
im wondering what else i could use the push pull vol pot for. any ideas?
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Post by JohnH on Mar 26, 2009 5:54:23 GMT -5
How about a phase reversal on the neck pup? For a brighter jangly tone when combined with other pups,
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Post by mafew129 on Mar 26, 2009 10:53:55 GMT -5
maybe. is it even worth it to do phase reversal on the brige pickup, or will there not be as noticeable of a difference as with the neck pup?
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Post by ChrisK on Mar 27, 2009 19:39:34 GMT -5
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Post by mafew129 on Mar 28, 2009 21:09:45 GMT -5
im thinking of doing something like this: www.jpbourgeois.org/guitar/micos1.htmthe 4th one down. the one that says A Switchable Boost / Cut Control. but im a little confused on the jargon on the diagram. what does "inductor" mean. does that mean the pickup?
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Post by newey on Mar 28, 2009 23:17:50 GMT -5
No, it's an inductor, and since the text doesn't indicate what kind of inductor it is, it's going to be a bit tough to replicate the circuit.
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Post by sumgai on Mar 29, 2009 0:23:57 GMT -5
That inductor is a rather common value, 1.5Henries. This is most easily achieved by simply using half of an audio transformer, and indeed, the modification shown above the one under discussion (titled 'Midrange Modification') calls for just that, a TL-021. Google for more info, or query nearly any of the parts houses listed on our very own Links Page, sort of..... HTH sumgai
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Post by mafew129 on Mar 29, 2009 2:34:21 GMT -5
oh duh of corse. but what does "original tone cap" mean. do you solder off the cap on the tone pot and put it on the switch?
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Post by sumgai on Mar 29, 2009 12:36:29 GMT -5
oh duh of corse. but what does "original tone cap" mean. do you solder off the cap on the tone pot and put it on the switch? Essentially, yes, you use your original tone capacitor, moving to this new location. You can change the value, of course, if you wish to experiment. There's nothing magical about retaining the old cap, but by the same token, you aren't required to go out and buy a new tone capacitor, if you don't want to/are happy with your current tonality/are broke and can't afford it. HTH sumgai
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Post by xeroks on Mar 30, 2009 7:04:37 GMT -5
You could use the push pull to switch the neck pick up on, giving you B+N and B+M+N options.
B+M+N is a bit muddy on my guitar, but B+N is nice an raucous with a bit of overdrive.
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Post by mafew129 on Mar 30, 2009 16:34:38 GMT -5
i thought about that but im not sure how to go about doing that. how would u do it? any specific wiring you have. sorry im a noob at this kinda stuff.
edit: would there be any way to have a phase switch that would put the bridge pickup out of phase with the neck pickup? would i need to add another switch so i could get the bridge in parallel with the neck? i heard some people use their middle position on thier strat to do this. or is there a way to do it with just 1 switch?
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Post by ashcatlt on Mar 31, 2009 0:26:03 GMT -5
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Post by gitpiddler on Mar 31, 2009 5:04:22 GMT -5
Dimarzio claimed Eric Johnson wired it as a single-coil (series) and got vintage tone out of it;
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Post by mafew129 on Mar 31, 2009 13:44:19 GMT -5
im think of making my push pull pot a phase switch. is it even worth it to do if im going to put the bridge and middle pickups out of phase? i heard that the close the pickups are the less output there is.
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Post by newey on Mar 31, 2009 15:40:30 GMT -5
True. OOP will generally work better with N and B rather than the middle for just this reason. But some folks like the mid and bridge out of phase, it's really a matter of preference. And the loweroutput just means you need to crank in some more volume at the amp- unless it's already at "11"!
If you used the push/pull to put the bridge out of phase, and switched the neck and middle pups as Ashcatlt suggested, this would give you the choice of either N+B OOP or M+B OOP.
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Post by mafew129 on Mar 31, 2009 16:30:11 GMT -5
very interesting. i might do that.
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Post by mafew129 on Mar 31, 2009 16:36:20 GMT -5
how would i get the M+B OOP? if you do that mod by switching the middle and neck pickup you would lose the M+B option altogether.
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Post by newey on Mar 31, 2009 18:36:02 GMT -5
You are correct, I misspoke. You keep N+M at position 4, but lose B+M at position 2, in exchange for N+B. So it would be just the B+N OOP if you put the phase switch on the bridge pup. If you phased the neck pup, you'd then have the N+B OOP or N+M OOP. Of course, this is all parallel OOP, and SOOP is better than you-know-what.
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