Recent content by VTM Mike

Hello all, What effect does a pickup set too low have on tone? I'm hearing some weird, spikey dirty sounds coming from 2 out of 3 guitars, and it seems that the 2 guitars that aren't sounding right have the pickups fairly low away from the strings. The worst of the 2 is my Floyd equipped...

I've had the Invader in my '83 Washburn V for 5 or so years, and I'm thinking about removing it and replacing it with a '78 model. It's my only Floyd equipped guitar, and due to the current p/u combo that I have in it (Invader Bridge/Dimarzio SD neck) it gets used for mostly heavier stuff. I...

I'm thinking about swapping out the Invader in my Washburn V with something else. It has a mahogany body, maple neck/rosewood board and an original floyd. The neck p/u is a stock Dimarzio SD, which I like alot. I like the Invader, and use it in parallel quite a bit as well. My issue is the...

I've asked the question here about a replacement neck pickup for my Iceman. I currently have a JB/Jazz set and cannot get happy with the jazz. The Iceman is a birch/basswood body with a rock maple neck. Suggestions I got here have me pretty much sold on a '59. I have a Warmoth Iceman...

I'm thinking about trying to swap some magnets in my JB/Jazz combo. The guitar is a '79 Ibanez Iceman. I have finally found out what this guitar is made of: 3 ply rock maple neck and a birch/basswood body. I really don't have any problem with the JB, but I am curious as to what an A2 would...

After having the JB/Jazz set in my Iceman for 2 years, and after messing with pup heights and really trying to get to like it, it's time for an extraction. Not rich enough in this guitar, just kinda flat and tame. So I want something that is richer, especially for lead work, more bluesy but...

I have the A2P in my tele, and I am hearing an upper mid/lower high end harshness that can't be dialed out (without sucking high end). I know the tone chart has the mids scooped, but there is something in the voicing that I can't get along with. I tried lowering the pup but I lost spank...

Here is what I would like to do. I have an Invader bridge, Dimarzio neck in my Washburn V. The neck pup is a 2 wire. I have 2 pushpulls and a 3 way. I would like to run the invader series/parallel, and out of phase with itself. I don't need a tone control. 1 volume for both pups is ok as...

I'll try this again. Some pics.

Sorry no pics, they are to follow. I finally got this thing done, thanks to the advise and help on this forum in regards to pickup selection and wiring options. Thanks to Hermetico I got it wired up with 3 push pulls and a 3 way. Series/parallel/coil split and oop. WOW!! My wife's opinion...

I've done a search here and got some good info, but I have some questions. I have completed shielding my Iceman project and am getting ready to start wiring. (I used copper shielding tape) 1. Should I do "star grounding" as outlined on the Guitar nuts site, also eliminating ground loops...

After much deliberation I decided on a PG bridge and an APll neck in my mahogany Iceman warmoth project. So now that my neck, hardware AND pickups are shipped and on the way, I want to get my wiring plan figured out. 3 way, 3 controls. Tone knob isn't necessary. Series, split parallel for...

Ok, last night I tried the series/split/parallel with the invader/Dimarzio. It's not working, (I know I have neck pup, and maybe 1 coil on the invader, but no bridge position at all (very low volume, almost none.) I believe my problem lies in the 3 lugs at the bottom of the pot. I wired it as...

I have 2 pups in my sights for this project Iceman. Alnico ll pro is going in the neck (I should mention mahogany body and neck, rosewood board) so my choices for the bridge are 1. '59 (4 wire) 2. PG 3. I know I said 2 pups, but what the heck, '78 EVH My goal - must series/split/parallel...

Here's the layout: I have an Invader bridge and a Dimarzio SD in the neck of my V. The Dimarzio is a 2 wire p/u, but it will stay because I like it. I have the invader wired with a push pull for series/parallel. So here's what I want to do. I want the invader wired series/split/parallel...