SORRY, need some advise here with a new band....

[papersoul]

Hi guys....just started a new 90s cover band...mostly 90s rock, hard rock and grunge. Using my 1994 PRS CE-22 a lot. The Dragon bridge is a nice sounding pickup but a bit too hot for my needs now. I like that it is creamy, dark and smooth....but it hits my PWE Event Horizon too hard. I tried the Rio BBQ which I love but it lacks the smoothness of the Dragon. I thinking of trying the CC again. I tried before but thought it lacked the low end of the Dragon bridge which is 19K. I also need to flip the magnet. Any suggestions?

I am also thinking of the Dimarzio air Zone? what about that one?

Looking for solid split tones as well.

[ehdwuld]

Re: SORRY, need some advise here with a new band....

say you like the dragon but its too hot

would it sound ok at maybe 14k?

try this

you want 14k
14 x 4 = 56
subtract the dragon at 19k
56 - 19 = 37
find a resistor in the 37k range
put it in parallel with your dragon
attach one leg of the resistor to the pickup's hot wire
and the other to ground

you now have a dragon that won't hit the amp so hard
tone doesn't change
and your split coil sounds exactly the same

if its better but still to hot
then try a smaller resistor
using the math above

[metalmachine]

Re: SORRY, need some advise here with a new band....

Holy crap I had no idea you could do that

[Koreth]

Re: SORRY, need some advise here with a new band....

How is that not going to change the tone? Putting a 37k resistor in parallel with the pickup also puts it in parallel with the volume pot, effectively giving him a 34k volume pot.

Further, 19k+37k parallel doesn't equal 14k, it equals approx 12.6k. He'd want a 56k resistor parallel with his 19k Dragon to get around 14k.

[metalmachine]

Re: SORRY, need some advise here with a new band....

Ow my head

[AlexR]

Re: SORRY, need some advise here with a new band....

59/custom hybrid.

[papersoul]

Re: SORRY, need some advise here with a new band....

say you like the dragon but its too hot

would it sound ok at maybe 14k?

try this

you want 14k
14 x 4 = 56
subtract the dragon at 19k
56 - 19 = 37
find a resistor in the 37k range
put it in parallel with your dragon
attach one leg of the resistor to the pickup's hot wire
and the other to ground

you now have a dragon that won't hit the amp so hard
tone doesn't change
and your split coil sounds exactly the same

if its better but still to hot
then try a smaller resistor
using the math above

Thanks, will try it! How do you put it in parallel?
Just do this? "attach one leg of the resistor to the pickup's hot wire
and the other to ground"

[papersoul]

Re: SORRY, need some advise here with a new band....

I am getting a Custom Custom and will try and also another Air Zone.

[ehdwuld]

Re: SORRY, need some advise here with a new band....

How is that not going to change the tone? Putting a 37k resistor in parallel with the pickup also puts it in parallel with the volume pot, effectively giving him a 34k volume pot.

Further, 19k+37k parallel doesn't equal 14k, it equals approx 12.6k. He'd want a 56k resistor parallel with his 19k Dragon to get around 14k.

I showed my math
if you want to sharpshoot it
then show yours

Thanks, will try it! How do you put it in parallel?
Just do this? "attach one leg of the resistor to the pickup's hot wire
and the other to ground"

yep

[That90'sGuy]

Re: SORRY, need some advise here with a new band....

How is that not going to change the tone? Putting a 37k resistor in parallel with the pickup also puts it in parallel with the volume pot, effectively giving him a 34k volume pot.

Further, 19k+37k parallel doesn't equal 14k, it equals approx 12.6k. He'd want a 56k resistor parallel with his 19k Dragon to get around 14k.

Yep. The total resistance with a parallel circuit is always going to be less than the smallest resistor.

Rt = 1/ ((1/R1) + (1/R2)...)

The less resistance you have the more treble is going to bleed to ground. Methinks this experiment could make the pickup go from dark to "really, really dark".

I'm surprised that that Rio Grande BBQ didn't work for you. I used to have one of those in a Hamer Special FM and that was the darkest and smoothest pickup I've ever tried.

[metalmachine]

Re: SORRY, need some advise here with a new band....

could try the volume knob?

[ItsaBass]

Re: SORRY, need some advise here with a new band....

Try lowering the pickup.

[papersoul]

Re: SORRY, need some advise here with a new band....

Try lowering the pickup.

LOwering the pickup just made it muddy. Lowering the volume knob works best.

[ItsaBass]

Re: SORRY, need some advise here with a new band....

LOwering the pickup just made it muddy. Lowering the volume knob works best.

It should be the opposite. Lowering the pickup should remove mud/thickness, and lowering the on-board volume should remove high end.

[Ed Hunter]

Re: SORRY, need some advise here with a new band....

SH- 16 HYBRID nuff said!