I took my set of Super Distortions out of my basswood 'Explorer' and temporarily put them in my new ash 'Thinline' for sizing and to hear what they sound like in another guitar. I have 500k pots (1 vol 1 tone) with .22 cap on tone, typical H-H stuff. I am 99% sure I have everything wired right, everything is grounded, everything looks right BUT.... the 'Thinline' has overwhelming low end. It's like I took the EQ and set it to B-10/M-5/T-1, didn't have the problem in the 'Explorer'.
I know that different woods create different sounds. I also went on Dimarzio.com and saw the SD has a EQ rating of B-8/M-7.5/T-5.5. I was expecting the SLIGHT sound change but this is like going from a guitar to a bass. It doesn't sound 'bad' like the wiring is jacked it just has NO high end.
This is my first pickup transplant (usually put 'em in and leave 'em), is the sound difference between woods that great and I put the wrong pups in or am I missing a wiring problem? Ultimately I'm wanting to put a GFS Pro alnico II in the bridge and alnico V in neck but with this problem I might have to rethink it if it's the wood at fault.
Any help would be appreciated.
I know that different woods create different sounds. I also went on Dimarzio.com and saw the SD has a EQ rating of B-8/M-7.5/T-5.5. I was expecting the SLIGHT sound change but this is like going from a guitar to a bass. It doesn't sound 'bad' like the wiring is jacked it just has NO high end.
This is my first pickup transplant (usually put 'em in and leave 'em), is the sound difference between woods that great and I put the wrong pups in or am I missing a wiring problem? Ultimately I'm wanting to put a GFS Pro alnico II in the bridge and alnico V in neck but with this problem I might have to rethink it if it's the wood at fault.
Any help would be appreciated.
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