Recent content by Renderman

If one of the volume pots for a pickup is at zero, or off, but there is still a slight bit of sound getting through, where might the problem be coming from? Is it wiring or a bad pot? It's from a Fender Jazz Bass with new pots by the way. Thanks.

I'm rewiring an old jackson performer guitar to replace the scratchy pots and bad switch. It's an h-s-s with stock jackson pickups, 1 volume, 1 tone, and a 5 way switch. I'm going to use the seymour wiring diagram but the jackson pickups each have 2 colored wires (red and white) and a plain...

I know there are an endless amount of threads on the subject of pots and 250k vs 500k, but I can't really find the answer for this particular question. Just out of curiosity, should tone and volume pot values match for each pickup? Can a 500k volume pot be used with a 250k tone pot, or the other...

How much should you consider the neck wood when selecting pickups? The Seymour Duncan tone wizard asks for body and fretboard wood but not neck wood. A Les Paul has a mahogany body and neck making it a warm instrument. Therefore you wouldn't usually install dark pickups. What if the Les Paul has...

What exactly determines the sound of a pickup. I know there are different types of magnets that give different tones and the amount of wire wraps effects the output. How are there so many models of pickups though? What else is there to influence the tone? How can two pickups with the same magnet...

I have a mahogany Les Paul shaped body that I made a while back. The neck on it is maple with a rosewood fingerboard. The scale is 25.5" if that makes any difference. I need a bridge and neck humbucker for it and I want to make sure I get ones that will sound good with the mahogany and maple. I...