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Hink · Post by **Hink** » Sun Jul 24, 2011 10:31 pm

Dean Aka Nekro wrote:
zerocrossing wrote:I long for the days when this thread had good guitar porn in it.

About 2:50 in

how come the pilot lights are not on nor do the speaker cones ever move?

hibidy · Post by **hibidy** » Sun Jul 24, 2011 11:03 pm

Uncle E · Post by **Uncle E** » Sun Jul 24, 2011 11:30 pm

Triple pickup Hamer Mirage with blower switch:

hibidy · Post by **hibidy** » Sun Jul 24, 2011 11:41 pm

I'll take two!

Dean Aka Nekro · Post by **Dean Aka Nekro** » Mon Jul 25, 2011 12:04 am

I am more worried about that nasty marl-grey Gold's gym vest and lycra tight heavily stone washed jeans combo. Oh MAB has a T-Rex signature OD pedal, Here is his studio/gear tour:

Dean Aka Nekro · Post by **Dean Aka Nekro** » Mon Jul 25, 2011 12:20 am

Hink wrote:
Dean Aka Nekro wrote:
zerocrossing wrote:I long for the days when this thread had good guitar porn in it.

About 2:50 in
how come the pilot lights are not on nor do the speaker cones ever move?

Dunno mate, But well this guy whom you will all know just has alot of nice guitars given to him like they are free. Including an 'Uli' sky...He don't seem very arsed about his stuff though

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Edit: As much as i again dislike signature stuff, The Marshall Malmsteen head is really good as an allround modded plexi and not just a one sound wonder. Actually i didn't know it was his signature model until i looked round back. So to be fair he has put together a good product thier with Marshall

If i had alot of money i would have one but i just wouldn't use it that often and on my budget as is to justify one and course YMMV. If anyone gets chance then try one and i think you would be surprised how not signature they are

hibidy · Post by **hibidy** » Mon Jul 25, 2011 12:36 am

Dean Aka Nekro wrote:He don't seem very arsed about his stuff though

Yeah, just throw those out there......no worries........

(one of the first strats ever made.......clunk!)

Uncle E · Post by **Uncle E** » Mon Jul 25, 2011 1:16 am

Dean Aka Nekro wrote:Edit: As much as i again dislike signature stuff, The Marshall Malmsteen head is really good as an allround modded plexi and not just a one sound wonder. Actually i didn't know it was his signature model until i looked round back. So to be fair he has put together a good product thier with Marshall

The Malmstreet strat is a fantastic instrument. It's the only signature guitar I can imagine myself playing.

btw, regarding the location in your signature:

hibidy · Post by **hibidy** » Mon Jul 25, 2011 1:32 am

I should have known not to turn that on

hibidy · Post by **hibidy** » Mon Jul 25, 2011 1:37 am

(passive pickups)

Over at the ibby forum, someone posted this:

Really? I always thought it was higher at the first string (passive pickups)

Uggg....the older I get, the less wise I get...it's like rules I knew for sure suddenly change

susiwong · Post by **susiwong** » Mon Jul 25, 2011 1:37 am

Uncle E wrote:Very nice again! Check this out:

http://www.guitarelectronics.com/produc ... -Bass.html

Also very nice !

Here's the background and wiring :
http://www.smitspickups.com/coiltapping.htm
Close to the bottom of the page.

Uncle E wrote:I enjoy it because it's so dead easy to do, especially on a PRS, Gibson, or tele where you don't even have to take the pickguard off. Today I was getting some great strat tones by simply riding the treble bleed on the volume control into my Key Lime compressor pedal.

That's the spirit !

Cheers,
susiwong

susiwong · Post by **susiwong** » Mon Jul 25, 2011 1:57 am

Here's another split variant, ideal for guitars you don't want to / can't mod with extra switches (pardon the crude drawing "mod"

, didn't find it anywhere atm).
Handy e.g. for LPs with long shaft pots, semis etc.

No extra parts needed, it's only a rewired tone pot.

Tone pot 10 = coil split
Tone pot 8 to 10 = gradual blend to HB
Tone pot 8 = full HB
Tone pot 8 to 0 = full HB with standard tone control

So tone control will not work in split mode, but hey ...
You can only split one HB per tone pot this way, obviously, but on most Gibsons and many others you have dual tone controls anyway.

Have fun,
susiwong

PS: That "north/south finish" thing is simply where you'd connect a regular coil split, e.g. with Duncans it's where the red and white wires are connected.

Uncle E · Post by **Uncle E** » Mon Jul 25, 2011 2:01 am

hibidy wrote:Really? I always thought it was higher at the first string (passive pickups)

I can dig this setup. Thin out the neck and toughen up the bridge, it sounds like a good thing to me!

Hink · Post by **Hink** » Mon Jul 25, 2011 2:05 am

susiwong wrote:Here's another split variant, ideal for guitars you don't want to / can't mod with extra switches (pardon the crude drawing "mod" , didn't find it anywhere atm).
Handy e.g. for LPs with long shaft pots, semis etc.

No extra parts needed, it's only a rewired tone pot.

Tone pot 10 = coil split
Tone pot 8 to 10 = gradual blend to HB
Tone pot 8 = full HB
Tone pot 8 to 0 = full HB with standard tone control

So tone control will not work in split mode, but hey ...
You can only split one HB per tone pot this way, obviously, but on most Gibsons and many others you have dual tone controls anyway.

Have fun,
susiwong

PS: That "north/south finish" thing is simply where you'd connect a regular coil split, e.g. with Duncans it's where the red and white wires are connected.

I dont want to bother Meffy but I wish I could move all these posts to the diy forum...you guys wouldn't mind copying them would yah? (if not I will if you dont mind) I'll start a pick-up wiring/mods thread now

susiwong · Post by **susiwong** » Mon Jul 25, 2011 2:08 am

Agreed, this wiring stuff would be better put in the DIY section, but it just developed here somehow ...
At least it's guitar related.

Btw, I went overboard with these wirings in the past, but nowadays I find I rather keep my guitars stock except for the odd Megaswitch in F-styles.
No matter what you do, electronics will only take you so far, the bigger part of a guitar's tone is determined by it's physical construction.

Ymmv,
susiwong

EDIT:

Hink,
crosspost !
By all means go ahead if you want.
You could leave a link here to the new thread, perhaps ...
Cheers,
susiwong

Your next guitar?