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Post by Leftee on Jan 16, 2021 18:52:33 GMT -5
I did a bridge pickup swap in this new (to me) Jackson wing-wang guitar and, while I was in it, I wired it ‘50s style.
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Post by funkykikuchiyo on Jan 16, 2021 19:39:58 GMT -5
Sounds like a good idea to me, and may help avoid the need for a treble bleed (which I've never cared for).
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Post by Leftee on Jan 16, 2021 19:41:52 GMT -5
I like it better than the volume pot treble bleed setup.
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Post by Leftee on Jan 17, 2021 11:04:43 GMT -5
I ended up spending all day this guitar, yesterday. It started as a bridge pickup swap. These came with a JB in the bridge... and I’m not a huge fan. Just a little too hot for me. I went with a SD Blues Saraceno Parallel Axis.
The previous owner must have caustic sweat because every screw on the guitar was roached. No worries, I have plenty of black screws.
The electronics worked fine, but I swapped them all out, given the state of the screws. Also, the guitar was wired lefty with righty pots. That’s a bit unusual with a MIJ guitar. They usually know better.
Since the strings were off I dressed the frets. I also disassembled the Floyd and cleaned/lubed it.
She’s super-sweet now. 😎
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Post by Auf Kiltre on Jan 17, 2021 11:29:17 GMT -5
Weird. I can't see a pic or link. 🤔
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Post by Leftee on Jan 17, 2021 16:55:11 GMT -5
Weird. I can't see a pic or link. 🤔 That’s not so weird, really. Turns out I haven’t posted one. 😂 I’ll get one up. |
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Post by Leftee on Jan 18, 2021 10:44:52 GMT -5
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Post by Leftee on Jan 18, 2021 10:53:12 GMT -5
More deets:
Date stamp in neck pocket is Oct. 2008. Body is alder with a flame maple veneer top. The single coils are Duncan STK-1. These guitars came with a JB in the bridge, but this one now sports a SD Blues Saraceno. It's more like a hot PAF trembucker. These stacked single coils do *excellent* Strat tones.
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on Jan 28, 2021 14:53:18 GMT -5
NICE guitar!
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Post by Leftee on Jan 28, 2021 15:11:27 GMT -5
Thanks!
I forgot how much fun these are.
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Post by LTB on Feb 4, 2021 18:51:21 GMT -5
Purdy Leftee!!!!
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Post by Lefty Rev on Feb 6, 2021 17:18:46 GMT -5
Very cool...but I've never been man enough to wiggle a Floyd wang bar...
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Post by Leftee on Feb 6, 2021 19:21:34 GMT -5
It’s a lot of fun to wiggle.
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Post by Wrnchbndr on May 1, 2021 22:45:55 GMT -5
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Post by pdf64 on May 2, 2021 3:30:28 GMT -5
I find that the 50s tone wiring is only beneficial if the tone control is actually used at settings below max. Super hot pickups tend to be a bit muffled anyway, so a tone control might not get much action.
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Post by Leftee on May 2, 2021 8:34:35 GMT -5
I find that the 50s tone wiring is only beneficial if the tone control is actually used at settings below max. Super hot pickups tend to be a bit muffled anyway, so a tone control might not get much action. Agreed. And now I get to use guitar tone controls since I wire them correctly so that they actually work. 😎 |
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Post by zoikzz on May 2, 2021 16:20:55 GMT -5
I thought this was a Mars transport thread, how to age a human in Earth years on another planet per Elon "people may die". O.K. find these volunteers !
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