Post by ashcatlt on Dec 20, 2011 18:19:27 GMT -5
I still haven't drawn the schematic for this thing. In fact, I had to open it up to see exactly what I had done. Luckily I did the old "split pickguard" thing (used a utility knife 
, no you can't see pictures!) so it didn't take much.
It's got a pair of GFS L'il Killers - Neck and Bridge. Each of these gets its own DP5T rotary. Each of these rotaries has two caps on it - a 0.1uF and a .047uF. It selects either one or both (in series = .032uF) across either one coil (local broadbucker) or the whole pickup (high cut tone, system broadbucker), or neither (whole HB at full). Like so:
Knob-------Cap
Position---Selection
10---------None
8----------0.1u one coil
5----------0.32u one coil
3----------0.32u full HB
0----------0.1u full HB
So it starts out full HB wide open, then goes as close to a single coil as it can get (most of one coil bypassed by the big cap) which should be the brightest position, then it gets progressively darker from there.
These 5-ways are then wired to a 3P4T rotary wired like sumgai's revised Baja wiring (Yes, one pole is wasted. Don't tell the other nuts
) to give Neck, N+B, N*B, B
After that it goes to a Strat 5-way switch wired to give On (no load) at the B postion, On (.068uF cap to ground - Tone Kill) at the N postion, and Off in the middle 3.
Follow so far? Okay, so I recorded this little demo thing (baridemo1.mp3 - 9.95M) to show off what it can do. I recorded all of these tracks through a 10' cable straight into the instrument input on my PodStudio UX1. thetragichero asked me to show off clean and crunchy versions, so for the first part I split the signal to left and right. On the LHS you'll hear it into the PodFarm "Jazz Clean" (Roland JC120) model, and on the RHS is the "Citrus D30" (an Orange clone). I did not apply any EQ or compression, nor adjust any of the levels before these amps. You can really hear the difference in output levels from setting to setting on the clean side. Most of the system series settings clip the UX1 itself!
I wrote three different riffs for the beginning switch through expo thing. The first and third I wrote to show off single note and chord stuff as well as some lead type things higher on the neck.
First comes the single pickup broadbucker sounds theoretically getting brighter and thinner:
N10, N8, N5, B10, B8, B5
Next, a quick run through the parallel settings. For this, the system mode switch sits at N+B, and I switch both pickup switches to the same postion, theoretically getting darker and louder:
P5, P8, P10
Then on to the system broadbucker settings. Mode is at N*B, and I go through the high cut settings for one pickup while the other sits at 10, and then the other:
S (both10), S(N3), S(N0), S(B3), S(B0)
From there it goes into a little ditty which I used to show off some of the sounds "in context". I applied different amps and effects to show what I might actually use some of these sounds for.
This starts with all four coils in series (N10*B10) and the Tone Kill engaged.
Then in comes a little thing meant to sound like the type of six string bass stuff you hear in the Cure or Cocteau Twins. (N5)
Over the top of that is what I call a Smashing Pumpkins lead tone. The first two times it repeats is N3, then the rest is N0.
Around the same time that switches a little rhythm thing comes in. (B5+N8)
Then the nasty nasal lead thing. (B10)
And then everything together to the end.
I didn't put any effort into the drums, just a single measure loop from EZDrummer. They're mono so that you don't lose drums as you pan to hear clean/crunchy version.
I hope you find this at least somewhat interesting. We have a lot of interest a'board re: broadbucker tones. Between this and my Rick, I think I've demoe'd quite a few different versions.
, no you can't see pictures!) so it didn't take much.It's got a pair of GFS L'il Killers - Neck and Bridge. Each of these gets its own DP5T rotary. Each of these rotaries has two caps on it - a 0.1uF and a .047uF. It selects either one or both (in series = .032uF) across either one coil (local broadbucker) or the whole pickup (high cut tone, system broadbucker), or neither (whole HB at full). Like so:
Knob-------Cap
Position---Selection
10---------None
8----------0.1u one coil
5----------0.32u one coil
3----------0.32u full HB
0----------0.1u full HB
So it starts out full HB wide open, then goes as close to a single coil as it can get (most of one coil bypassed by the big cap) which should be the brightest position, then it gets progressively darker from there.
These 5-ways are then wired to a 3P4T rotary wired like sumgai's revised Baja wiring (Yes, one pole is wasted. Don't tell the other nuts
) to give Neck, N+B, N*B, BAfter that it goes to a Strat 5-way switch wired to give On (no load) at the B postion, On (.068uF cap to ground - Tone Kill) at the N postion, and Off in the middle 3.
Follow so far? Okay, so I recorded this little demo thing (baridemo1.mp3 - 9.95M) to show off what it can do. I recorded all of these tracks through a 10' cable straight into the instrument input on my PodStudio UX1. thetragichero asked me to show off clean and crunchy versions, so for the first part I split the signal to left and right. On the LHS you'll hear it into the PodFarm "Jazz Clean" (Roland JC120) model, and on the RHS is the "Citrus D30" (an Orange clone). I did not apply any EQ or compression, nor adjust any of the levels before these amps. You can really hear the difference in output levels from setting to setting on the clean side. Most of the system series settings clip the UX1 itself!
I wrote three different riffs for the beginning switch through expo thing. The first and third I wrote to show off single note and chord stuff as well as some lead type things higher on the neck.
First comes the single pickup broadbucker sounds theoretically getting brighter and thinner:
N10, N8, N5, B10, B8, B5
Next, a quick run through the parallel settings. For this, the system mode switch sits at N+B, and I switch both pickup switches to the same postion, theoretically getting darker and louder:
P5, P8, P10
Then on to the system broadbucker settings. Mode is at N*B, and I go through the high cut settings for one pickup while the other sits at 10, and then the other:
S (both10), S(N3), S(N0), S(B3), S(B0)
From there it goes into a little ditty which I used to show off some of the sounds "in context". I applied different amps and effects to show what I might actually use some of these sounds for.
This starts with all four coils in series (N10*B10) and the Tone Kill engaged.
Then in comes a little thing meant to sound like the type of six string bass stuff you hear in the Cure or Cocteau Twins. (N5)
Over the top of that is what I call a Smashing Pumpkins lead tone. The first two times it repeats is N3, then the rest is N0.
Around the same time that switches a little rhythm thing comes in. (B5+N8)
Then the nasty nasal lead thing. (B10)
And then everything together to the end.
I didn't put any effort into the drums, just a single measure loop from EZDrummer. They're mono so that you don't lose drums as you pan to hear clean/crunchy version.
I hope you find this at least somewhat interesting. We have a lot of interest a'board re: broadbucker tones. Between this and my Rick, I think I've demoe'd quite a few different versions.
