Recent content by timrip

this diagram... http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/schematics/2h_2v_2t_3w_2pp.html looks a little weird... it says that the green and bare leads from BOTH pickups are sent to the back of the bridge pot... is this correct, and does it matter?

according to all the wiring diagrams on seymourduncan.com, the gibson three way selector switch has four wires coming off it. i can easily see the four coming off my switch in my guitar, but i noticed the the control cavity that there is a fifth, bare wire that is not accounted for in the...

any physicists in here wanna help me out with this one... why exactly does a longer string length/scale towards the low E and a short length/scale towards the high E supposedly help with intonation?

I'm looking for a set of 'buckers to put in a semi hollow mohagany body with a mogahany top for a nice warm, creamy sound that sings... not a lot of edge, though... Suggestions???

so i heard a buzzing coming from my yamaha licensed floyd rose on the high e. I went to tighten the lock on the bridge, and felt something fall onto my right thigh. i picked up my guitar and noticed the lock had clipped off the ball end and about 1 inch of the end of the string. up until this...

I am a little confused here... guitarelectronics.com and dimarzio.com claim that these different wiring schematics give the same pickup selection. Is this true? If so, is one "better" than the other? http://guitarelectronics.com/product/WDUHH5L1102 http://www.dimarzio.com/media/diagrams/E.pdf...

I'm wondering if someone could help me out here... does this wiring elicit these pup combinations? Or is it something different... 1) Bridge bucker full 2) Bridge split + middle (hum cancelled) 3) Middle 4) Neck split + middle 5) Neck bucker full...

I'm sort of new to do it yourself wiring. I've had success installing all of my after-stock pickups, but I'm still not too sharp on reading schematics. Am I correct in assuming that this schematic: http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/schematics/2h_2v_2t_3w_2pp.html splits both pups with the...

What is the difference between Ibanez/Yamaha/Oak Grigsby "super switches"? Are all of the soldering lugs analagous (will one wiring diagram work for all switches)?