Recent content by Jonny C

Is is feasible to use very small amps at gigs, that are miked up well? What are the disadvantages? I was thinking that instead of buying a mid-sized combo, I'd get a very small one e.g. a champ (6/8" speaker) and spend the rest on a good mic and monitor to compensate. I really like the big...

A while ago I posted a question concerning my neck seth which sounded as though the coils had been split (despite only single conductor wiring). I was told the best idea was to check out the pickup to see if any of the internal wires had shorted to ground etc. Well, I tried that and it seems...

Just received Dave Funk's Tube Amp Workbook the other day, and it really is quite good! Anyone with an interest in modifying (or even builing) tube amps should really check it out: it's written in a fairly basic format, but there's no end of ideas that would probably otherwise take a lifetime to...

I'm thinking about taking apart my neck seth and modifying it to a four conductor sos I can have an coil tap switch. (I did mend it the other day when one of the coils was shorted out of the circuit, but the tone was great and I miss it so.) Is this a good idea? i.e. Is there chance of...

It seems as though my neck seth pickup is tapping off one of the coils. It's not a four conductor model, and the wiring inside the guitar is fine. Should I remove the insulator tape and have a poke around inside? I'm confident with electronics, and I think I know what I should be looking for...