Any Broadcaster User's Here?
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couple of months and i didn't....the tech did....lol. All i can say is that the combo of the Broadcaster, the Wilkinson bridge and the RS electronics turned my mexi tele from a very nice inexepensive little guitar to a tone monster that the tech called one of the bestr sounding teles he had ever heard.....nuff said.
couple of months and i didn't....the tech did....lol. All i can say is that the combo of the Broadcaster, the Wilkinson bridge and the RS electronics turned my mexi tele from a very nice inexepensive little guitar to a tone monster that the tech called one of the bestr sounding teles he had ever heard.....nuff said.
Re: Any Broadcaster User's Here?
That pu used to be my first go-to when I replaced USA RI stuff, a lot of which was pretty microphonic. The Broadcaster has more mids, less icepick, good output. I have a few from the late 80's around and adjust them pretty high and then back them off to balance with the neck pu...
That pu used to be my first go-to when I replaced USA RI stuff, a lot of which was pretty microphonic. The Broadcaster has more mids, less icepick, good output. I have a few from the late 80's around and adjust them pretty high and then back them off to balance with the neck pu...
JumpMarine
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Re: Any Broadcaster User's Here?
I've had mine for a couple of years now and love it. It's in a MIM Tele that's been modded a bit, 4 way switch/fully shielded/all new cts pots and wiring/Orange Drop/vintage fender 3 saddle(steel) bridge and paired to a Fralin Blues Special neck. My height is almost exactly like Curly's. This pup is a smoker when under gain and mixed with the neck. Clean, she is bright and clear but not icepicky.
BTW, welcome to the forum!
I've had mine for a couple of years now and love it. It's in a MIM Tele that's been modded a bit, 4 way switch/fully shielded/all new cts pots and wiring/Orange Drop/vintage fender 3 saddle(steel) bridge and paired to a Fralin Blues Special neck. My height is almost exactly like Curly's. This pup is a smoker when under gain and mixed with the neck. Clean, she is bright and clear but not icepicky.
BTW, welcome to the forum!
Luke Duke
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Re: Any Broadcaster User's Here?
I have an 8.2K broadcaster that I got as a Floor Shop Custom with A2 polepieces. GREAT pup. I keep it pretty high especially since it's A2. I don't have it with me right now to measure though. It's in a 2000 or 2001 Ash American Series tele.
Luke
I have an 8.2K broadcaster that I got as a Floor Shop Custom with A2 polepieces. GREAT pup. I keep it pretty high especially since it's A2. I don't have it with me right now to measure though. It's in a 2000 or 2001 Ash American Series tele.
Luke
BlueGuitar
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Re: Any Broadcaster User's Here?
So how well does the Fralin work with the Broadcaster: are they RWRP with respect to each other so that the parallel and series linkages on your 4 way switch are humcancelling?
When mixing and matching pickups from different vendors sometimes I need to swap the black and white wires, which can create problems if there is any leakage between the coil and the pole pieces. :no:
BTW in looking through old threads here I see that Lew asked if anyone really liked the "wide humbucker" sound of the tele 4-way series linkage. I find it to be very useful although it can be a bit on the dark side. When hum is a real problem at those BARS FROM HELL I've played a whole gig just alternating between the series and parallel linkages of the bridge and neck pickups. Just wondering what your thoughts are on the series linkage...
--Thanks!
JumpMarine said:
So how well does the Fralin work with the Broadcaster: are they RWRP with respect to each other so that the parallel and series linkages on your 4 way switch are humcancelling?
When mixing and matching pickups from different vendors sometimes I need to swap the black and white wires, which can create problems if there is any leakage between the coil and the pole pieces. :no:
BTW in looking through old threads here I see that Lew asked if anyone really liked the "wide humbucker" sound of the tele 4-way series linkage. I find it to be very useful although it can be a bit on the dark side. When hum is a real problem at those BARS FROM HELL I've played a whole gig just alternating between the series and parallel linkages of the bridge and neck pickups. Just wondering what your thoughts are on the series linkage...
--Thanks!
JumpMarine
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Re: Any Broadcaster User's Here?
If you look at the specs of a Fralin Blues Special Bridge it was voiced just like an original Broadcaster so it blends beautifully. Mine is also wound to 8.2k and I asked MJ about it at UGD and she figured that may have possibly been a CS job. I don't believe that it is hum canceling in 2 and 4 but it's really hard to tell as she's a quiet as a mouse with being fully shielded. I also like the #4 pos, but it can be a bit dark depending on the amp. It can really scream though...in a good way!
If you look at the specs of a Fralin Blues Special Bridge it was voiced just like an original Broadcaster so it blends beautifully. Mine is also wound to 8.2k and I asked MJ about it at UGD and she figured that may have possibly been a CS job. I don't believe that it is hum canceling in 2 and 4 but it's really hard to tell as she's a quiet as a mouse with being fully shielded. I also like the #4 pos, but it can be a bit dark depending on the amp. It can really scream though...in a good way!
BlueGuitar
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The series linkage can get pretty noisy when not humcancelling... if you get a chance maybe you can try plugging your guitar in near a TV or computer monitor with a CRT. Stew Mac does have a chart with the polarities of many pickup makers so I think I could figure it out from that. It'd be worth it to me to special order a Fralin neck pickup that would be humcancelling when used with a particular bridge pickup.
Thanks!
JumpMarine said:
The series linkage can get pretty noisy when not humcancelling... if you get a chance maybe you can try plugging your guitar in near a TV or computer monitor with a CRT. Stew Mac does have a chart with the polarities of many pickup makers so I think I could figure it out from that. It'd be worth it to me to special order a Fralin neck pickup that would be humcancelling when used with a particular bridge pickup.
Thanks!
JumpMarine
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Re: Any Broadcaster User's Here?
Monitors and TV's make it buzz something awful. But take two steps back it clears right up. With the shielding job that I did, I just don't find it to be a problem in 99% of situations.
Monitors and TV's make it buzz something awful. But take two steps back it clears right up. With the shielding job that I did, I just don't find it to be a problem in 99% of situations.
BlueGuitar
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Re: Any Broadcaster User's Here?
That 99% figure does not include those BARS FROM HELL with their dimmer switches and neon lights wired up by an electrician from the 19th century. :chairfall:
You are going to have noise problems at places like that even with humbuckers!
It sounds like you did a good shielding job... did you use copper foil tape or conductive paint?
JumpMarine said:
That 99% figure does not include those BARS FROM HELL with their dimmer switches and neon lights wired up by an electrician from the 19th century. :chairfall:
You are going to have noise problems at places like that even with humbuckers!
It sounds like you did a good shielding job... did you use copper foil tape or conductive paint?
JumpMarine
18 watts of Mayhemologist
Re: Any Broadcaster User's Here?
LOL, you are probably right about the bars! I used heavy aluminum foil on the tele. It's cheap and effective, but you have make sure to overlap seams for continuity if you don't use a single large piece. I'm still amazed at how quiet it is.
LOL, you are probably right about the bars! I used heavy aluminum foil on the tele. It's cheap and effective, but you have make sure to overlap seams for continuity if you don't use a single large piece. I'm still amazed at how quiet it is.
