high output baseplates
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Lewguitar
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Re: high output baseplates
The baseplate will fatten up the bass about 5% and seems to thicken up the mids a little bit too. I don't know that I'd like one on the neck or middle pickup, but if your neck and middle pickup sounds to thin to you then give it a try and let us know the results. Generally, they're only used on the bridge pickup...
Lew
The baseplate will fatten up the bass about 5% and seems to thicken up the mids a little bit too. I don't know that I'd like one on the neck or middle pickup, but if your neck and middle pickup sounds to thin to you then give it a try and let us know the results. Generally, they're only used on the bridge pickup...
Lew
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Lewguitar
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Re: high output baseplates
Tele bridge pickups have a metal baseplate attached by wax on the bottem of the pickup. You can do the same thing to a Strat bridge pickup...that's the idea behind the Duncan Twangbanger and the Fralin Baseplate that Lindy will add by request to his Vintage Hot or Blues Special Strat bridge pickup. The plate is first dipped in wax and then you press it against the bottem of the pickup, melt the wax with a soldering tool and then when the wax cools and hardens the plate stays attached to the pickup. There's also a ground wire soldered to the baseplate that you solder to the ground wire (usually black) of the pickup.
Lew
Tele bridge pickups have a metal baseplate attached by wax on the bottem of the pickup. You can do the same thing to a Strat bridge pickup...that's the idea behind the Duncan Twangbanger and the Fralin Baseplate that Lindy will add by request to his Vintage Hot or Blues Special Strat bridge pickup. The plate is first dipped in wax and then you press it against the bottem of the pickup, melt the wax with a soldering tool and then when the wax cools and hardens the plate stays attached to the pickup. There's also a ground wire soldered to the baseplate that you solder to the ground wire (usually black) of the pickup.
Lew
STRATDELUXER97
Stratoblaster Tone Meister
Re: high output baseplates
I've had good results also with clear silicone...
I've had good results also with clear silicone...
Rev Donzo
Mad Tone Scientist
Re: high output baseplates
some considerations..
Magnetic metal is needed. Ferrous ( brass is doing nothing to the magnets yet it may add inductance? -- thats hard to estimate unless you have a HZ meter)
carefull when adding metal to rails and humbuckers you may redriect the magnetic fields away from the strings and squash output.
some considerations..
Magnetic metal is needed. Ferrous ( brass is doing nothing to the magnets yet it may add inductance? -- thats hard to estimate unless you have a HZ meter)
carefull when adding metal to rails and humbuckers you may redriect the magnetic fields away from the strings and squash output.
Artie
Peaveyologist
Re: high output baseplates
I'm not sure that it needs to be magnetic, per se. By bringing metal into close proximity to the magnetic field, you add eddy currents. Thats cuurent flow that isn't doing any work, but it adds to the overall "load" the pickup sees. Kinda like going from a 500k pot to a 250k - but different. It just has its own affect on the frequency response and output.
Artie
Rev Donzo said:
I'm not sure that it needs to be magnetic, per se. By bringing metal into close proximity to the magnetic field, you add eddy currents. Thats cuurent flow that isn't doing any work, but it adds to the overall "load" the pickup sees. Kinda like going from a 500k pot to a 250k - but different. It just has its own affect on the frequency response and output.
Artie
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