Recent content by Steelrz13

I have designed my own wiring diagram but before I put it all together it would be very helpful if someone with more experience could look it over to make sure everything is alright. I am going for a HSH set up with two volumes and a master tone. The volumes will each be independent controls...

I am trying to come up with a wiring diagram for a guitar that I am building and I am stuck on just a couple things. I am going for a HSH setup with 2 volumes, one for the neck and middle pickups and one for the bridge. I also want to add a switch that will activate the next pickup in any...

I finally got the final pieces for my guitar build and after wiring it up i have some pretty big problems. my volume controls do nothing, In just about every position of the selector switch one of the pickups that should not be on is on, the neck and middle pickups are much louder than the...

I am trying to come up with a wiring diagram for a project i was trying to finish and I ran into some problems. I am going for an HSH setup with 2 push pull volume controls, the first one controlling the neck and middle volumes and the second to control the bridge. The switch would split the...

I know it is possible to turn a 500k pot into a 250k by using the right value resistor wired between the two outer lugs of the pot. My question is would it be possible to use this mod with a DPDT switch to switch between the two values? For this to be ideal I would like to use a 500k push pull...

I'm looking to get a bridge pickup for my alder strat. I'm trying to find a pickup that has a big but tight low end and will help make my tone nice and thick without being muddy. It will be used mostly for rhythm but enough clarity for occasional solos would be ideal. From what I've read the...

I'm trying to find the right bridge pickup for a guitar I'm building and could use your guyss help. It's a strat style guitar with an alder body and maple neck with a rosewood fretboard. For the neck pickup I've chosen the dimarzio protrack but I'm not sure what to get for the bridge. I'm...

Re: Mighty Mite Strat Body As a reference this is the type of finish I want to get. Obviously mine would be nowhere near as nice seeing as this is a PRS but I would like to get at least close to this. Would a grey stain or a black do this, or maybe a combination of the two?

I am thinking about building my own strat type guitar and was thinking about maybe getting a mighty mite body. Since they seem to be on the cheaper end I was wondering if anyone had any experience with them and what your opinion was. I am concerned with quality of the finish and the quality of...

I was thinking about changing the pickups in carvin for some different pickups. It's a mahogany body with mahogany neck and an ebony fretboard. For the neck pickup I really want a nice clear solo tone for higher gain solos. Think iron maiden type solos. To get that I was thinking about the...

I finally got my carvin recently and It's hands down one of the best guitars I've ever played. The playability on it is amazing. The action is really low just how I like it but without any buzz. The neck is great and I love the feel of the ebony board. As for sound... Just as I expected...

I just got a carvin st300 and I wanna get some duncans in it. The guitar is a mahogany body and neck with an ebony board. I'm looking to replace both pickups. For the bridge I want something that will give me a huge tight low end sound for metal riffs. For the neck I want a pickup for a really...

I was just wondering if anyone has played one and what your thoughts are. Also i wanted to know if anyone knew how thick the maple cap is. It sounds like a great guitar and I'm hoping to try one out soon.

I recently bought a mini humbucker to put in the neck of my strat, and once I installed it I was fretting out like crazy on the first 3 strings. So I had to raise my action a ton for my guitar to be playable again. But what I can't figure out is what happened. Before the pickup it played fine...

Well I'm looking to purchase my first tube amp and I was hoping you guys could help me out. I'm willing to spend around 700$ but not much more. What I would really like to do is buy a used Marshall dsl but I know it will be way too loud for me. Because of that I'm thinking I would need a low...