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Hink · Post by **Hink** » Fri Jul 22, 2011 6:25 am

susiwong wrote:Apparently EMG and BadCat are working on a "Curse Edition", connecting wireless to your BadCat amp. No soldering necessary !
Only system requirement is a BadCat amp and a working internet connection with full access permissions to the data folders on all your PCs.

Lol,
susiwong

I heard Badcat hooked up with gorilla amps relesing 'monkitty' plus the first guitar from either company the 'gibboncatter'. Actually gorilla is working with orther companies too and will come out with the new 'champanzee', 'messy chimp', the 'baboogie', the 'orangetan', 'twin lemurs', of course the modeled amps 'spider monkeys' and finally a headphone amp called the apeman. Steve Vai has pitched in with the 'bad monkey' I haven't heard much about it yet but apparently you slap it with your hand.

All of the amps come with the optional caveman reverb and king kong delay

hibidy · Post by **hibidy** » Fri Jul 22, 2011 6:36 am

When I put emgs in my bass, I did have to solder the pots, everything else was cake

But doing a minor solder to the pots is easy.....especially when doing a vol/vol/tone setup.

here's a pic of the ibby:

edit.....forgot the pic

Scary? No, not scary. BUT! This is NOT how the dimarzio wiring "5 way switch" looks for the setup I want. So, at this time, since I trust very few people (oh, you are on the list

) I'd definitely be doing it myself and I just don't have the proper info. I've asked at ibby and so far (though it's a good forum) I have not gotten proper info.

Btw, the setup I want (and I am not flexible on this) is hum/single/both single/single/hum

hibidy · Post by **hibidy** » Fri Jul 22, 2011 6:38 am

Hink wrote:
susiwong wrote:Apparently EMG and BadCat are working on a "Curse Edition", connecting wireless to your BadCat amp. No soldering necessary !
Only system requirement is a BadCat amp and a working internet connection with full access permissions to the data folders on all your PCs.

Lol,
susiwong
I heard Badcat hooked up with gorilla amps relesing 'monkitty' plus the first guitar from either company the 'gibboncatter'. Actually gorilla is working with orther companies too and will come out with the new 'champanzee', 'messy chimp', the 'baboogie', the 'orangetan', 'twin lemurs', of course the modeled amps 'spider monkeys' and finally a headphone amp called the apeman. Steve Vai has pitched in with the 'bad monkey' I haven't heard much about it yet but apparently you slap it with your hand.

All of the amps come with the optional caveman reverb and king kong delay

Oh man, mark it down......funniest KVR day EVA was the 21st of July 2011.....I've been in stitches today!

susiwong · Post by **susiwong** » Fri Jul 22, 2011 7:16 am

hibidy wrote:Btw, the setup I want (and I am not flexible on this) is hum/single/both single/single/hum

Are you sure about this ?
It's possible to do, but you'll probably need a 4 layer megaswitch to have it exactly like you describe. A bit complex to pull off, too ...

I could draw you a diagram or find one on the web, but :
Personally I'd much prefer the following variant :
Tele-style 3 way switch plus push pull tone pot for split
advantages :
- much easier to do and more wysiwyg
- all your sounds plus the fine Gibson N&B HB tone
- perfectly great to handle, even in stressful stage situations
- no mods (drilling etc) needed, guitar still looks stock
My PRS is set up this way (with dual volumes), my Schecter CET was, too, I only changed that wiring for the P-Rails.
Here's the basic idea, you'll have to adapt to different wire colours with other brands.

It's your call, but I'd take this over the 5-way any day.
Ymmv,
susiwong

hibidy · Post by **hibidy** » Fri Jul 22, 2011 7:25 am

I've done something similar (I wired my old tele with duncans) and that is cake (no really, it make sense to me)

Here is the dimarzio schem......

http://www.dimarzio.com/sites/default/f ... p1112k.pdf

As you can see, it's not even remotely similar to the switch I have.

Right now the wiring is hum/para/both hum/both single/hum.

I don't hate it, but the one I sent back (the fr) had the wiring I want and I WANT that again!

(yoda) research, I must do

Uncle E · Post by **Uncle E** » Fri Jul 22, 2011 7:30 am

hibidy wrote:Btw, the setup I want (and I am not flexible on this) is hum/single/both single/single/hum

That's exactly what the Megaswitch E does:

btw, I'm fairly sure the Seymour Duncan Liberator and Blackouts Modular Preamp will give you the whole solderless thing for the pickups while still allowing you to do your own wiring everywhere else.

susiwong · Post by **susiwong** » Fri Jul 22, 2011 7:35 am

hibidy wrote:I've done something similar (I wired my old tele with duncans) and that is cake (no really, it make sense to me)

Here is the dimarzio schem......

http://www.dimarzio.com/sites/default/f ... p1112k.pdf

As you can see, it's not even remotely similar to the switch I have.

Right now the wiring is hum/para/both hum/both single/hum. I don't hate it, but the one I sent back (the fr) had the wiring I want and I WANT that again!

(yoda) research, I must do

Exactly, that's the 4 layer switch circuit I was talking about.
Original switch e.g. here :
http://www.soundexchange2.com/dimarzioe ... witch.aspx
This one is better quality :
http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Electronics ... 3&xsr=2267

Ymmv,
susiwong

Uncle E · Post by **Uncle E** » Fri Jul 22, 2011 7:38 am

hibidy wrote:Here is the dimarzio schem......

http://www.dimarzio.com/sites/default/f ... p1112k.pdf

That looks a lot simpler than I imagined. Those switches are normally a hassle.

Right now the wiring is hum/para/both hum/both single/hum.

Yeah, a couple of my Ibanez's have that. I don't hate it but they use their own special switch so it's hard to modify. If I could, I'd put the tone control on the parallel and split positions only to balance them out better with the humbucker positions.

susiwong · Post by **susiwong** » Fri Jul 22, 2011 7:42 am

Uncle E wrote:
hibidy wrote:Btw, the setup I want (and I am not flexible on this) is hum/single/both single/single/hum
That's exactly what the Megaswitch E does:

Cool, that's even simpler.

Never used the E for HH, it was always the 4th option, SSS.
Thanks, noted for future reference !
Cheers,
susiwong

susiwong · Post by **susiwong** » Fri Jul 22, 2011 7:52 am

Uncle E wrote:
Right now the wiring is hum/para/both hum/both single/hum.
Yeah, a couple of my Ibanez's have that. I don't hate it but they use their own special switch so it's hard to modify. If I could, I'd put the tone control on the parallel and split positions only to balance them out better with the humbucker positions.

All you need is one free layer @ your 5-way, cable from hot output (going to the output jack) to input of the switch layer, cable from middle lug of the switch layer to tone control, bingo.
Ymmv,
susiwong

hibidy · Post by **hibidy** » Fri Jul 22, 2011 7:55 am

Hmmmmmmmmmm.

Oh, and of course thanks!

@pain: See! I told you

I really want that "shimmer" of the singles...ESPECIALLY in the neck position.....might be wrong but I've heard that the dimarzios are some of the best for coil splitting (I think all dim's have 4 conductor wiring??)

susiwong · Post by **susiwong** » Fri Jul 22, 2011 8:05 am

hibidy wrote:Hmmmmmmmmmm.

You'll need a big switch for that ...

But then, bridge HB and 10 small middle PUs, why not ?

Serious or paralyzed wiring ?
Here's a quick diagram off the top of my head.

Not sure about #13 and #37 yet ...

Ymmv,
susiwong

Uncle E · Post by **Uncle E** » Fri Jul 22, 2011 8:13 am

susiwong wrote:All you need is one free layer @ your 5-way, cable from hot output (going to the output jack) to input of the switch layer, cable from middle lug of the switch layer to tone control, bingo.

Man, I can't even begin to relate what you're talking about to the Ibanez switch. That thing is completely sealed.

susiwong · Post by **susiwong** » Fri Jul 22, 2011 8:16 am

hibidy wrote:I really want that "shimmer" of the singles...ESPECIALLY in the neck position.....might be wrong but I've heard that the dimarzios are some of the best for coil splitting (I think all dim's have 4 conductor wiring??)

Shimmer is easy, the real challenge is keeping some meat in your tone when split.
The best I've encountered, hands down, are the PRS DGT pickups, Paul loves them so much he even throws in a complete guitar when you buy a pair.

A close second best are the Schecter Superrock II HBs they used in their US custom shop back in happier days, these shouldn't be hard to find s/h.
Both are incredible pickups and have enough balls when split.
Ymmv,
susiwong

susiwong · Post by **susiwong** » Fri Jul 22, 2011 8:49 am

Uncle E wrote:
susiwong wrote:All you need is one free layer @ your 5-way, cable from hot output (going to the output jack) to input of the switch layer, cable from middle lug of the switch layer to tone control, bingo.
Man, I can't even begin to relate what you're talking about to the Ibanez switch. That thing is completely sealed.

Do you have the original diagram ?
Or the exact guitar type ?
There is a multitude of IBZ HH diagrams on the web.
The trick is to apply that to a 4 layer SuperSwitch and use the remaining layers for the tone control.
I'll see if I can find a solution over the WE.
No guarantees,
susiwong

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