Your next guitar?
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- KVRAF
- 8074 posts since 9 Jan, 2003 from Saint Louis MO
Chances are pretty good that my next guitar stringed instrument will be a taishōgoto.
At the Japanese Festival last weekend my spouse and I watched a musical group that included one of these along with koto and shamisen. It's basically a mechanically fretted zither from the 1920s (they originally used typewriter keys). Much like the autoharp it's mostly considered an instrument for old ladies, but there are modern electric versions. You can strum it, play mandolin-like tremolo, bow it, or if you're a lot more ambitious than me, build a MIDI-controlled robotic version
My reaction was "I kind of want one, but I'd probably use it as rarely as my other stringed instruments" but my spouse was like "I kind of want one too, so let's do this."
At the Japanese Festival last weekend my spouse and I watched a musical group that included one of these along with koto and shamisen. It's basically a mechanically fretted zither from the 1920s (they originally used typewriter keys). Much like the autoharp it's mostly considered an instrument for old ladies, but there are modern electric versions. You can strum it, play mandolin-like tremolo, bow it, or if you're a lot more ambitious than me, build a MIDI-controlled robotic version
My reaction was "I kind of want one, but I'd probably use it as rarely as my other stringed instruments" but my spouse was like "I kind of want one too, so let's do this."
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- KVRAF
- 7854 posts since 20 Jan, 2008
Re the accordion and in particular midi accordions. Jeepers they aren't cheap. Heavy things too.
Dell Vostro i9 64GB Ram Windows 11 Pro, Cubase, Bitwig, Mixcraft Guitar Pod Go, Linntrument Nektar P1, Novation Launchpad
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- KVRAF
- 20812 posts since 22 Nov, 2000 from Southern California
That's John Petrucci's wiring. It even requires a special switch from Dimarzio, a standard 3-way won't do it.incubus wrote:he rewired the pups (the middle position is set to two single coils instead of both pups)
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- KVRAF
- 20812 posts since 22 Nov, 2000 from Southern California
Oh, sorry, I don't know much about that guitar, I only know that John Petrucci himself uses a special switch that puts the pickups in single coil in the middle position. If you wire it for the two outer coils, you get a Telecaster middle position sound, and if you wire it for the two inner coils, you get a Stratocaster in-between sound.incubus wrote:Not according to MM. In fact, it's wired weirdly to where the tone knob if turned down all the way commits to no volume (confirmed to be incorrect)
I prefer the way Ibanez does it:
Bridge Humbucker
Bridge-Neck Split
Bridge-Neck Humbuckers
Neck Parallel
Neck Humbucker
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- KVRAF
- 20812 posts since 22 Nov, 2000 from Southern California
What don't you like about that?incubus wrote:Hmmmmmmm. Well, I finally took off the plate and looked. According to the schematic, it's wired properly.
So now I'm really confused, and kinda pissed. They told me that it's NOT supposed to be "two single" for the middle, but clearly it is.
Man, I'm the most cursed f**ker ever.
Fortunately, it couldn't be easier to make them not split in the middle, simply solder each pickup's respective black and white wires together:
http://www.dimarzio.com/sites/default/f ... 3w_all.pdf
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- KVRAF
- 20812 posts since 22 Nov, 2000 from Southern California
I'm sorry to hear how frustrating it is. Sure, you bought an expensive guitar, they told you it's one way and it's turned out to not be that way. You're right.
When we sell guitars, we'll provide almost any kind of service (short of a top and crown) for free, the customers only pay for the parts. We change wiring, change pickups, do setups, etc.
btw, it's a pretty funky 4PDT switch they're using and I wouldn't be surprised if that's related to the tone knob issue.
When we sell guitars, we'll provide almost any kind of service (short of a top and crown) for free, the customers only pay for the parts. We change wiring, change pickups, do setups, etc.
btw, it's a pretty funky 4PDT switch they're using and I wouldn't be surprised if that's related to the tone knob issue.
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- KVRAF
- 20812 posts since 22 Nov, 2000 from Southern California
At least one thing worked out 
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- KVRian
- 888 posts since 9 May, 2005
I can confirm that the tone knob should not be affecting volume.
With the magnetic switch in the center position (both neck and bridge pickups) and with the Tone knob pushed-in (popped up)... this is a pair of single coils (the inner coil from each humbucker).
The JP series maintains good tuning with the trem.
Part of the reason; Look at the break angle of the strings (lack there of) as they go thru the nut and into the tuners.
They're almost perfectly straight.
With the magnetic switch in the center position (both neck and bridge pickups) and with the Tone knob pushed-in (popped up)... this is a pair of single coils (the inner coil from each humbucker).
The JP series maintains good tuning with the trem.
Part of the reason; Look at the break angle of the strings (lack there of) as they go thru the nut and into the tuners.
They're almost perfectly straight.