Recent content by Orville

Auto split as in using a 5 way switch? Would a push/pull pot to put the red Devil in parallel maybe work better?

I have a couple of old Bartolini humbuckers, a 1C and an old Beast II. They had 6 pins on the back and could be wired up in an insane number of ways. Ceramic magnets encased in goop. Very clean, high fi sound. Other pickups can be hi fi, but that and the large amount of wiring options I think...

That does sound like it could have some promise!

I have a nice example of a MIM Strat ( 2007) that I want to put a Red Devil bridge in, and keep my Van Zandt True Vintage singles in the middle and neck. The VZ's are about 6k. I'm pretty sure the Red Devil in series would overpower the Van Zandts, so I am thinking about wiring the Red Devil...

Hi all! I have my Orville Les Paul asking for new pickups. I think I'm close as far as what I will get, just wanted to ask a couple of questions. What is the difference between the APH-1 bridge and neck models? I read people using a PG in the bridge and a APH-1 in the neck, is it commonly the...

I have a set of Skinnerburst pickups in my Orville Les Paul model. When I had them put in I bought a 50's wiring harness for it. I understand what vintage PAF type humbuckers should sound like, but to me this set is a bit too bright. The 50's wiring is supposed to retain the highs as the...

I had the great honor of meeting Seymour Duncan in person in the mid 90's at a Vintage Guitar show in the Bay area- San Jose to be specific. He had a booth and was actually winding pickups while he was there. My friend that was with me talked me into asking him if he'd rewind a set of strat...

Recently grabbed up an empty Port City OS Wave 2x12 cab. I am thinking about putting a Celestion Gold and a Celestion V Type in it as I have those two on hand. Both 16 ohms. I have heard differing opinions on the Gold in a closed back, but the Port City does have the front port. Just curious...

I have a nice old Boogie MarkII B simul class combo with the matching 1x12 open back ext cab. Combo has the original EV and the cab has the original Black Shadow. I like the EV but sometimes I find it a bit sterile. I have at my disposal a V30 and a WGS G12C/s ( smooth cone) that I can use...

This is related to another thread I started and got great help with, but I thought it would be more appropriate to channel this question thru a new thread. I have Ruby el84's in my TA-30 Mesa. They are JJ's. They replaced Mesa el84's that I am 99% sure are Sovtec's. 1 Mesa went bad so my tech...

So I finished rolling some preamp tunes in my TA-30 and came back to the Mesa 12ax7's ( JJ's I am fairly sure) I want to look at my power tubes. Quick backstory. I got the amp and had a Mesa certified tech do some Mesa mods that were to help with some of the noisy nature of the amp. Other than...

I want to swap in some of the preamp tubes I have laying around to get the best ( for me) sound out of it. I have some basic questions on functions of the tubes. I am operating under the assumption that since 12ax7s have two sides, the A and B denote the sides and if the schematic says A&B that...

I have a set of Suhr Clasic T pickups that I think are high quality but just a bit too hot for me. The Suhr Woodsheds are supposed to be more vintage. I may try these but from the sound clips I might also like the Antiquity neck and bridge. Just curious to see if anyone has tried or heard first...

I just recently threw in a set of SD Alnico II Pro Tele in my G&L ASAT and I have to say they are awesome! Very vintage sounding. Very musical pickups with great touch sensitivity. Not as hot as the MFD's but that was my aim. A clean boost can make up that difference if needed. I bought a 5 way...

So I have a project I want to get to soon ( seems like I have a few!) which is to swap out pickups and electronics on a Ibanez Rg550 with the HSH pickup config. The previous owner put some pickups in there that suck ( he couldn't tell me what they are, but not the originals, and the electronics...