Recent content by orpheo

I think Masta'C is onto something. Not joking. I think that the way the guitar is made, and the hardware that is bolted on to it, makes a huge difference. I remember, my absolute favorite Aristides of all time was an 060 in cerulean blue, floyd rose, and 2 Dimarzio pickups. The material of...

I have tried hundreds of basswood guitars, and I always hear the same issue: they sound flat, almost dead. Totally uninteresting. But with a maple cap, it gets more spunk, bite, and comes alive. The softness and weight are not an issue for me, it's just boring.

The series parallel options work very well for these pickups because their inductance is so low. The phase options also sound great but I just like phase reversal. Gotta finish the guitar by screwing the backplates etc but there's just so, so much work left to do. Hope to get it all finished...

Yes, my wife was in her own country for 2 full months so i finished projects. Still 9 to go.

OH this one has backplates. Next weekend I think I'm going to make photos of my 2-month guitarmaking binge. I finished I 15 guitars in 2 months.

Artie, so many thanks for your input!!!! I had already prepped a lot of the schematic, so only the last part that I needed to fix yesterday was the 4 way. I didn't drill the mini toggle (series parallel) yet, but at this point I did. The action is dialed in, the nut is cleared up. Just have...

As I'm getting older I love the jb more and more buy I do prefer 250k over 500k pots, set up lower, and maybe even an aged magnet. The "old" jb's sound insane. I tried a 1995 JB in an 1995 epi LP this week for a client and it k I c k Ed ass. Loved it. The jb derivatives of the customshop...

I worked for Guild for 2 years, and now they are my soft spot. I love 'm. I love that headstock, I love the feel, vibe, tone. My ex nicked my Guild, and doesn't want to give it back.

Thought I'd bump this thread with a photo of the guitar & pickups in question. The guitar behind her has a Concept set, but is otherwise identical. Needs new pickup rings though.

Yes, that is the idea. I thought of doing the series parallel switch with a push pull pot but I dislike those quite a bit. So just a toggle indeed

You analysed the 3 way correct but the 4 way not. I took a photo.

I'm not going to make a strat with the 3 singles but a les paul. The schematic I posted earlier is to go in a lp and the out of phase options are some of my all time favorites.

I think we can post images already. As long as they're under 2mb. I'm hoping to finish this project this weekend. I'm so, so done with this haha. Been working 80 to 100 hours a week for 2 months. I'm looking forward to a break.

Depends on what you want. The JB is the most classic option, and I enjoy that pickup quite a bit. The Distortion is too hairy, fizzy , for my taste, and the Custom is too fat. So I'll never gravitate towards those. Get the one you enjoyed the most.

I had to request access to the link. does that show my wiring but edited by you?