Blackout Modular Preamp for HSS?
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Re: Blackout Modular Preamp for HSS?
The easiest route is to use an active along with the BMP-1. I'm just about to do a build on a HSS routed guitar with a BMP-1 and I'm putting an EMG-SA in the middle and a four conductor stack in the neck. BMP is designed to take two sets of four counductors direct from the Pups before the switch.
You could achieve this with some smart four pole switching, or just by using half of each section and all two conductor pickups, but that would'nt be hum cancelling, or you could use two BMPs... but honestly I'd just use a traditional preamp like an EMG afterburner which sits after the switch. Sometimes if you add up what you'd need to spend on expensive switches and extra preamps it starts to look cheaper to just buy some active pups.
A 3 pickup BMP...that'd be a great option..if it existed..<hint hint>.
The easiest route is to use an active along with the BMP-1. I'm just about to do a build on a HSS routed guitar with a BMP-1 and I'm putting an EMG-SA in the middle and a four conductor stack in the neck. BMP is designed to take two sets of four counductors direct from the Pups before the switch.
You could achieve this with some smart four pole switching, or just by using half of each section and all two conductor pickups, but that would'nt be hum cancelling, or you could use two BMPs... but honestly I'd just use a traditional preamp like an EMG afterburner which sits after the switch. Sometimes if you add up what you'd need to spend on expensive switches and extra preamps it starts to look cheaper to just buy some active pups.
A 3 pickup BMP...that'd be a great option..if it existed..<hint hint>.
Re: Blackout Modular Preamp for HSS?
Gams, I have done what you're talking about. The bmp has 2 p'up inputs, each w/2 legs of preamp. I run the bridge std, by running each coil of the HB to each leg of 1 input...so, they are parallel wired normally into the bmp, then summed for output. Then, run your 2 single-sized HB's as 2-cond humbuckers to each leg of the other bmp input. Your Lil59 & Dbkr will already be humbucking before the preamp, so you won't get typical single-coil hum. However, when using them separately you don't get the additional noise canceling benefit that the balanced differential design offers in its std configuration. Also, you'll notice one leg of the preamp accentuates highs more, one leg lows more. This actually works out well, though, and gives you an option of how you want the neck & middle to sound. To use the single-size HB's separately, just set one lead up on a switch to go to ground as you would for normal coil-splitting.
Gams, I have done what you're talking about. The bmp has 2 p'up inputs, each w/2 legs of preamp. I run the bridge std, by running each coil of the HB to each leg of 1 input...so, they are parallel wired normally into the bmp, then summed for output. Then, run your 2 single-sized HB's as 2-cond humbuckers to each leg of the other bmp input. Your Lil59 & Dbkr will already be humbucking before the preamp, so you won't get typical single-coil hum. However, when using them separately you don't get the additional noise canceling benefit that the balanced differential design offers in its std configuration. Also, you'll notice one leg of the preamp accentuates highs more, one leg lows more. This actually works out well, though, and gives you an option of how you want the neck & middle to sound. To use the single-size HB's separately, just set one lead up on a switch to go to ground as you would for normal coil-splitting.
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Re: Blackout Modular Preamp for HSS?
I have a H-S-H superstart with Invaders in the neck & bridge both driven by a BMP & a single SA-1 blackout in the middle. I suggest using active singles because the BMP just does'nt work with 2 conductor pu's. I tried with stock 3 conductor humbuckers (the sort that have one extra lead to split coils with) and could'nt get them to sound ok no matter what.
I have a H-S-H superstart with Invaders in the neck & bridge both driven by a BMP & a single SA-1 blackout in the middle. I suggest using active singles because the BMP just does'nt work with 2 conductor pu's. I tried with stock 3 conductor humbuckers (the sort that have one extra lead to split coils with) and could'nt get them to sound ok no matter what.
Re: Blackout Modular Preamp for HSS?
I suggest trying it yourself. The bmp won't turn a turd into a killer pickup, but you have good pickups to start with. More than a couple people have commented at the split sounds being surprisingly good w/the bmp. Well, when you split, you're using a 2 conductor pickup with it. If you don't like it, it's easy enough to add 1 active.
I suggest trying it yourself. The bmp won't turn a turd into a killer pickup, but you have good pickups to start with. More than a couple people have commented at the split sounds being surprisingly good w/the bmp. Well, when you split, you're using a 2 conductor pickup with it. If you don't like it, it's easy enough to add 1 active.
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