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ThreeChordWonder
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Questions:
What value pots and capacitor are recommended?
I want a good "Tele twang" out of these.
PS nines.
What value pots and capacitor are recommended?
I want a good "Tele twang" out of these.
PS nines.
ThreeChordWonder
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^ They'll be dropping into a DIY 
ToneFiddler
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never owned the neck, but i use my SD Str-1 (which is brighter) without a tonepot most of the time.
same for the quarterpound bridge. i like the bridge that way.
so maybe a no load pot or pushpull pot is a good start, so you can take the tone cuircuit out.
same for the quarterpound bridge. i like the bridge that way.
so maybe a no load pot or pushpull pot is a good start, so you can take the tone cuircuit out.
^ They'll be dropping into a DIY
Gotcha. I'd start with whatever you have around. You probably find as many people who like QPs with 500k as well as people who like 250k. As intended, it was designed to drop right in a stock Tele with 250k.
ThreeChordWonder
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Wiring done.
250K volume with a push-pull to invert the neck, 500k no-load tone. Don't know why but I seem to prefer a 250K volume to a 500K. A Fender 4-way switch gives me the normal three positions plus both pickups in series, so with the neck phase invert as well I get:
Bridge
Bridge plus neck parallel
Bridge plus inverted neck parallel
Neck
Bridge plus neck series
Bridge plus inverted neck series
The ash body (a $50 "second" off eBay) has been sanded, tung oiled and come up beautifully. Really pleased. I'm waiting for the tung oil to fully harden before clear coating it Monday or Tuesday. A fantastic neck arrived from Howell Guitars up in Michigan. Maple with a rosewood top, satin back (super-smooth) and superb medium-medium frets with no fret sprouts at all.
250K volume with a push-pull to invert the neck, 500k no-load tone. Don't know why but I seem to prefer a 250K volume to a 500K. A Fender 4-way switch gives me the normal three positions plus both pickups in series, so with the neck phase invert as well I get:
Bridge
Bridge plus neck parallel
Bridge plus inverted neck parallel
Neck
Bridge plus neck series
Bridge plus inverted neck series
The ash body (a $50 "second" off eBay) has been sanded, tung oiled and come up beautifully. Really pleased. I'm waiting for the tung oil to fully harden before clear coating it Monday or Tuesday. A fantastic neck arrived from Howell Guitars up in Michigan. Maple with a rosewood top, satin back (super-smooth) and superb medium-medium frets with no fret sprouts at all.
ToneFiddler
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pics! or it didn't happen
that's a lot of options:bigthumb:! you will find out what you like.
i guess series will be over the top. have to try that at some point, too
that's a lot of options:bigthumb:! you will find out what you like.
i guess series will be over the top. have to try that at some point, too
