Recent content by mattk

Hello SD Forum, I have been exploring pickup sounds for my ibanez (Talman - strat style). I am curious if I mix the vintage staggered for the neck, the five-two (rw) for the middle, and Custom Staggard into the bridge. Would this still work in regards to hum cancelling, polarity, etc.? Also...

Hello SD forum! I recently went to turn on my EHX nano small stone and it was completely off. The footswitch did not engage and the light was off. I tried different outlets and power supplies (a single wall wart and a 1 spot). Both functioning. I have some soldering experience. Does anyone have...

I've reinstalled my old pups (SD's not stock) into my Ibanez S series and keep having my signal short out. I've replaced all the wiring, w/ a new input jack and volume pot. When I plug in my cord, theres a signal when Im halfway in, than when the cord is fully in it cuts out. Ive rewired a few...

My old crate DX212 is going. Im planning on gettiing a new combo amp and crossing to the tube side. On a budget around $1,000, Im still on the quest for a satisfactory distortion (envying those who arent). I do want a good clean sound also. I do enjoy the smooth sound of mesa boogie distortion...

I have a Crate DX 212. I installed Celestions about 2 months ago and it sounded great. I noticed now that there's a slight buzzing. It only occurs when I play and lasts for a few seconds. If I play really lightly I can't hear it, but if I play slightly harder it starts. I've tried changing...

I recently got a 2007 Ibanez arc 100. I installed 2H Jazz (neck) and SH4 (bridge). It sounds great, yet when I change the pup switch, the neck and mid postition sound almost identical. Its like Im playing two necks and the bridge, no in between? Ive ran into this problem before and posted it...

I've just installed 3 new seymour duncan pups, however the sound of all 3 pups is extremely similar. I only notice a small difference between the 3. Has anyone heard of this before? Could I have a faulty wire somewhere?

how do you label the fender 5-way pup switch w/ the 4 hubs on both sides, comparing it to the old stock ibanez 5-way pup switch with all 8 hubs next to eachother? I'm changing my factory Ibby 5-way pup switch to the fender switch? If anyone could help me understand the labeling transversion from...

I previously posted a thread for a SH-1 59n in my 2001 S470 Ibby. I'm still making a wrong connection. I also added a vintage staggard (mid) and SH-5 (bridge). I had to change all the wiring previously for my old Sey Dun pups. Ibanez wiring didn't match. For some reason my old Sey Dun wiring...

I need help installing a Sey Dunc SH-1 59n for my Ibby 2001 S470. I'm swithcing out a 2HN jazz. The Sey Dun wiring shows 5 wires http://www.seymourduncan.com/images/products/electric/humbuckers/ 501005-110.pdf yet the SH1 only has 1 shielded cable. How do I wire? Any help appreciated...

I installed my new pups, however the pupswitch sounds reversed, Neck switch position sounds like bridge and bridge switch position sounds like neck? Where did I go wrong with wiring, do I need to add another connection? I have a Ibanez S470 with a Fender 5-way pup switch after my regular one got...

i have Ibanez HSH w/ 5 way switch , got all new seymour duncan pups, 3 Problems - I have no sound out of position 2 and 4 (in between pups), But the Neck, mid, and bridge alone have sound -These 3 pups have all same sound -tone pot sounds like a volume pot? I am new at wiring. Should I buy new...