Recent content by Juanhanglo

Its just a simple coil split/tap. Its a bit more work to do both inners or both outers. I find both have drawbacks. Outers has a shrill bridge sound that causes more of a scoop in the middle position Inners, you lose the "proper" neck coil position. Inners on a 24 fret exacerbates that...

The only way to pick and choose what switch position selects a pickup/s is to use a super switch. Superswitches are a bit tricky to wire, but once you know how to do it, its pretty easy. The splits can be done on thev2 current p/p pots. The phase can be done on a new third p/p pot. You then...

I run some both inner, parallel. Others I run neck outer and bridge inner. There is no issues with noise on this one. Come to think of it, the dark matter 2s are quieter than lace sensors when split. Neck outer/bridge inner is the most fenderesque version, IMO. It gives you the "right" neck...

By p90 types, I mean fatter single coils. More bass and mids. I see high output p90 strat type puckups and mini rail humbuckers in a similar way. Do i want a more single coil or humbucker feel to the sound? Chopper is weaker than protrack. Its eq'd differently is all. Satch track...

The first thing that came to mind for me was the pro track. Satch track is a bit warmer, but also a bit more reactive like a single coil. Chopper is a bit fatter than the protrack. How do you feel about steel pole p90 types?

No, thats the tie, scarf, or ascot that you have tied around your thigh fluttering.

I like the 57/66tws in one of my guitars better in single coil mode. Different from passives, but really really good in their own right.

Elixir optiweb 9-42s on all my guitars. Gravity picks 3mm Gator grips 2mm Dunlop d500 2mm Primetone 2mm sometimes.

I have the satch track in my js2450. All this talk about 24 fret location and how a single rails pickup is going to sound way different. I don't hear anything but a really good neck humbucker that has a touch of a single coil vibe to it. Good job btw.

Sorta. 8.4k vs 8.27. Thats not much different. Its slightly lower powered. 275 vs 300mv Its supposedly brighter by dimarzio's ratings as well, but I dont hear it. To me, the biggest difference is in the attack. The paf joe is smoother. That has to be the warmer highs and mids of the VV...

PAF Joe > PAF PRO

I started my p90 journey withva set of tonerider rebel 90s in my as73. I didnt know how close they were, as it was my first time ever playing a p90 anything. Well, I liked the "big single coil" sound enough that I bought a guitar with actual p90s. A Revstar rs502t. The rebel 90s did not...

Steel pole/bar magnet strat pickups dont have to be cheap or dull, and can sound really good. Case in point: Harmonic design vintage plus vs fralin or others' steel poles. HDs are ~5k boutique ceramics. They are very loud and have a fuller bottom and mids, but never sound overwound. They...

Check out the transition. Imagine a 36th and a super distortion had a child. Very much a loud beefy paf sound. If that is too much, the transition neck is also a bridge pickup. Its a 10k ceramic with some speed to it. More low mids/lows than a 36th. Dark matter 2 bridge. Split the...

The breed neck is only 25mv stronger than the paf pro. The bridge is an old school overwound bridge pickup to match the neck. The neck makes a great bridge pickup too