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Post by png123 on Sept 18, 2006 10:55:31 GMT -5
Well as you may have probably noticed from my title. I SUCK at guitar building (even though i have ben playing for 2 years).
Anyway, Today i had nothing to do and played all day untill i decided to open my Fender Showmaster ,
I unscrewed the back, took a peep at the inside and closed it again.
I was feeling so happy that i had opened a guitar for the first time that i got my yamaha threw it on my bed and started unscrewing the 16 screws which held everything in place in front.
Everything moved out of place and several springs got stuck to the Pick Ups (2 sinngle coil + 1 humbucker),
Here are my questions:
1) What should i do
2) What do i do with the stupid springs!!
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Post by png123 on Sept 18, 2006 12:09:14 GMT -5
Update:
I found where the springs are supposed to go,
They go between the Pick-up and the SCrew.
ANyways, re-doing the strings,
Hope i didn't cut a wire whilst i was battleing with the humbucker.
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Post by png123 on Sept 18, 2006 16:10:27 GMT -5
Ok, Final Update: I screwed in my pick-ups really tight and they continued raising till now they nearly touch the string. (I recommend you try it) The sound is much more unique (and nicer) and sound like a $700 guitar not a £350 one  Plus the switch is no working better (as before i used to have to jam it in place). The only slight problem is that there is slightly more hum. |
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Post by UnklMickey on Sept 18, 2006 16:19:43 GMT -5
...like a $700 guitar not a £350 one ... that's a good one!  |
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Post by ChrisK on Sept 18, 2006 20:00:08 GMT -5
Like 3 fer a dime and 6 fer a quarter.
At today's exchange rates, it's 159.09 kg.
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Post by png123 on Sept 19, 2006 12:16:49 GMT -5
...like a $700 guitar not a £350 one ... that's a good one! Studpid Keyboard.  Well you got what i mean anyways ;D |
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Post by UnklMickey on Sept 19, 2006 12:36:47 GMT -5
...Studpid Keyboard.
Well you got what i mean anyways ;D aw man, that was not intentional? i thought you were being extremely clever. bummer! cheers anyway, unk |
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Post by png123 on Sept 19, 2006 14:14:44 GMT -5
Well i guess i better delet my post then ;D ;D ;D  (to leave no evidence that i am a dimwit ) |
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Post by UnklMickey on Sept 19, 2006 14:21:45 GMT -5
or just lie, and say you actually meant to be so clever.
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Post by UnklMickey on Sept 19, 2006 17:37:53 GMT -5
why?
other than calling yourself a dimwit, it's been good stuff.
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Post by png123 on Sept 20, 2006 6:32:45 GMT -5
;D,
Anyway back to topic.
Does any body know why i got better sound when i raised the Pick-ups?
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Post by UnklMickey on Sept 20, 2006 13:29:00 GMT -5
sure,
it's kinda like when a pretty girl is a block away.
when she gets closer, she looks even better.
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Post by png123 on Sept 21, 2006 8:16:46 GMT -5
sure, it's kinda like when a pretty girl is a block away. when she gets closer, she looks even better. unk Rofl!, Nice way to put it |
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Post by patchworkcat on Jun 11, 2007 12:37:44 GMT -5
Well, i can't say why the tone is any better. It must be louder with the pups that high. The main drawback *should* be the effect of the magnet on the string. It's supposed to dampen the vibration and cause a kind of distortion. i saw a great tip on one of the top custom makers sites. Might be Fralin or Gemini or Vintage Vibe (yay Pete!). i think you get the poles down to about an 1/8th or 3/16th inch from the string and screw the pup up until the note starts to kind of 'double', then you adjust back a bit.
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Post by Ripper on Jun 11, 2007 14:14:22 GMT -5
Patch...The vibration from the strings is still at a strong stage when you move the pups closer. The vibration signal hasnt had time to fade, so you get a much stronger sound. Not too close, or the magnetic pull will actually deaden the vibration, and/or pull the guitar out of tune. did I spell deaden correct?  |
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Post by lunaalta on Jun 11, 2007 17:05:55 GMT -5
Yes, but 'correct' should be 'correctly'.
LOL....
I'm sure there is an optimum distance for each setup.
Getting the most info into the pickup without getting too close, kind of.
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Post by sumgai on Jun 11, 2007 18:46:01 GMT -5
From the definitions page at www.kinman.com comes this little eye-opener: Strat-itisStrat-itis is simultaneous multiple discordant frequency syndrome. Dirty or rusty strings can also cause this but many players know this horrible phenomena is caused by excessively strong magnets in the pickups; here's how it works. What happens is the magnets of the pickups pull a section of the string (the part that's over the pickups) into a U shaped vibration path. Normally the strings vibrate in what is essentially a single-plane path or horizontal pattern. Lets say that the time taken for a string (not subjected to excessive magnet pull) to complete one cycle or oscillation is X milliseconds. Traveling in a U shaped path it actually takes longer to complete one cycle or oscillation since the distance is greater via a U shaped path, so the time is X + Y milliseconds. Now it's getting clear that what you have is a string that has a section of it's length vibrating in a U shaped path and part of the remaining section traveling in a direct single-plane path and yet other sections traveling at all frequencies between these two extremes. This means that the three sections are actually vibrating at many different frequencies when the string should be vibrating uniformly at a single frequency. ........ Excessively strong magnets also cause the strings to crash into the frets resulting in buzzes and rattles and loss of sustain. You may adjust your pickups accordingly. HTH sumgai |
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