Chistopher
malapterurus electricus tonewood instigator
Okay maybe this thing looking cool is unavoidable
Middle Humbucker for an HHH
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Teleplayer
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I would choose a brighter pickup for the middle. Eg, SH-1 '59 bridge, Suhr SSV neck, or maybe a SH-1 '59 neck.
nevermind.. I saw u already orderd a SH-16 59/custom.
nevermind.. I saw u already orderd a SH-16 59/custom.
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For a middle humbucker, gosh. I've experimented for years with that. Posted about it a hundred times as well.
The best option to my ears was a simple, classic SH2n, and then never on full blast but always with only 1 coil engaged or fully parallel for singlecoil kinda sounds.
So, I had it run this way: one push pull to engage that middle pickup, and it would run the coil closest to the bridge to the neck pickup on the switch or pot, and vice versa for the bridge. Emulates a strat. Do I still use it? Nop. but that was the way it worked best for me
The best option to my ears was a simple, classic SH2n, and then never on full blast but always with only 1 coil engaged or fully parallel for singlecoil kinda sounds.
So, I had it run this way: one push pull to engage that middle pickup, and it would run the coil closest to the bridge to the neck pickup on the switch or pot, and vice versa for the bridge. Emulates a strat. Do I still use it? Nop. but that was the way it worked best for me
Teleplayer
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The split tones will be useful IMO.
This may be what orpheo was suggesting. Personally I would coil-split to use the 59 screw coil in position 2, bridge + middle. It will quack like a strat if you split the bridge humbucker as well and also be hum-cancelling.
This may be what orpheo was suggesting. Personally I would coil-split to use the 59 screw coil in position 2, bridge + middle. It will quack like a strat if you split the bridge humbucker as well and also be hum-cancelling.
DLrocket89
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Sounds good. I'll have Trippe Shots on everything, so the tones will all be available.
GrooveHT
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Great looking body!
DLrocket89
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I completely botched the paint job...many lessons learned. At some point in time in the future I'll strip it and reapply. For now, everything has arrived and the fun begins.
DLrocket89
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Johnny Tenderloin
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Lots of HHH talk around here recently...
I don't think your paint looks too bad, maybe a bit of sanding and a polish will sort it out.
I don't think your paint looks too bad, maybe a bit of sanding and a polish will sort it out.
I like the paint work, quite unique.
DLrocket89
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Quick update. Got it put together, strung up, and the wiring mostly works 
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I think I might replace that 10-way freeway with something more simple. Overall, happy with the basic results. Lots of work to do on the action (strings are almost 1/4" high at the 12th fret).
Really really digging the roasted maple neck. I like unfinished necks, and the last I had was Indian rosewood which just isn't available any more, so it's good to have found a readily available replacement that feels good.
.I think I might replace that 10-way freeway with something more simple. Overall, happy with the basic results. Lots of work to do on the action (strings are almost 1/4" high at the 12th fret).
Really really digging the roasted maple neck. I like unfinished necks, and the last I had was Indian rosewood which just isn't available any more, so it's good to have found a readily available replacement that feels good.
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Select the 5 positions you are most likely to use and use a superswitch to see if you can get all 5.Quick update. Got it put together, strung up, and the wiring mostly works
I think I might replace that 10-way freeway with something more simple. Overall, happy with the basic results. Lots of work to do on the action (strings are almost 1/4" high at the 12th fret).
Really really digging the roasted maple neck. I like unfinished necks, and the last I had was Indian rosewood which just isn't available any more, so it's good to have found a readily available replacement that feels good.
Chistopher
malapterurus electricus tonewood instigator
Looks great! If you give us your favorite positions, we could help with a streamlined wiring
Aceman
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5 of which sound distinct in the mix
DLrocket89
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Update to everyone here on this one in case it comes around again.
I did take the Freeway out and put in a 5 pos / 4 pole super switch. I'll spare the messy details, but it turns out that what was wrong was actually on the Tripleshot on the middle pickup. Where the grey wires meet the board, one of them had broken, so things were floating, grounding, etc all over the place. Troubleshooting something as complicated as the Freeway without a fully functional rig is impossible.
Sidenote / Rant: As an engineer who has dealt with electronics manufacturing, I'm really bummed with how the Triple shot is put together. I get the plastic aspect of the ring to cut costs, but the wiring that goes in there is a) delicate AF and b) completely unrepairable if it breaks. So, I put my cheapo Guyker metal ring in on the middle position and that's enough for now. Fortunately, the two places I actually WANTED the tripleshot, the P-rails in bridge and neck, work fine.
So, what did I end up with?
1) PUPs:
Bridge - Standard P-rail with a tripleshot
Middle - 59/Custom Hybrid in series humbucker
Neck - Standard P-rail with a tripleshot
2) Main switch:
Pos 1 - Bridge
Pos 2 - Bridge + Middle
Pos 3 - Bridge + Neck OR Middle only
Pos 4 - Neck + Middle
Pos 5 - Neck
3) Aux Switching - 3 push/pull pots:
Pot 1 - Phase reverse neck pickup
Pot 2 - Switch between Pos 3 on the main switch options (in for Pos 3 being B+N, pulled for Pos 3 being M only)
Pot 3 - Phase reverse bridge pickup
4) Rotary controls
Pot 1 - Master volume
Pot 2 - Master Treble Cut
Pot 3 - Master Bass cut
Comments:
1) Even if I could get the Freeway working, I love this setup and don't feel like I'm missing anything that I intended to get with this build
2) 59/Custom in the middle works great, but ONLY because I have the bass cut option. It's HUGE and boomy straight out of the box, too much so, but roll the bass cut to like 5/10 and it's *perfection* for a higher drive sound. My favorite trick with it is having the main switch in Pos 3 on B+N with the rails (or one P-90), fairly mellow, and then pull out the middle pot and switch to the 59/C and it just roars while remaining "in character". Love it.
3) I don't think I'll ever have a guitar that doesn't have the Bass Cut option. So good, so useful. I don't own a strat, but if I did that would be mod #1.
Thanks for all the help along the way everyone!
TL/DR - 59/C in mid works great but only because of a bass cut pot. Triple shots are delicate creatures and can't be fixed once broken.
I did take the Freeway out and put in a 5 pos / 4 pole super switch. I'll spare the messy details, but it turns out that what was wrong was actually on the Tripleshot on the middle pickup. Where the grey wires meet the board, one of them had broken, so things were floating, grounding, etc all over the place. Troubleshooting something as complicated as the Freeway without a fully functional rig is impossible.
Sidenote / Rant: As an engineer who has dealt with electronics manufacturing, I'm really bummed with how the Triple shot is put together. I get the plastic aspect of the ring to cut costs, but the wiring that goes in there is a) delicate AF and b) completely unrepairable if it breaks. So, I put my cheapo Guyker metal ring in on the middle position and that's enough for now. Fortunately, the two places I actually WANTED the tripleshot, the P-rails in bridge and neck, work fine.
So, what did I end up with?
1) PUPs:
Bridge - Standard P-rail with a tripleshot
Middle - 59/Custom Hybrid in series humbucker
Neck - Standard P-rail with a tripleshot
2) Main switch:
Pos 1 - Bridge
Pos 2 - Bridge + Middle
Pos 3 - Bridge + Neck OR Middle only
Pos 4 - Neck + Middle
Pos 5 - Neck
3) Aux Switching - 3 push/pull pots:
Pot 1 - Phase reverse neck pickup
Pot 2 - Switch between Pos 3 on the main switch options (in for Pos 3 being B+N, pulled for Pos 3 being M only)
Pot 3 - Phase reverse bridge pickup
4) Rotary controls
Pot 1 - Master volume
Pot 2 - Master Treble Cut
Pot 3 - Master Bass cut
Comments:
1) Even if I could get the Freeway working, I love this setup and don't feel like I'm missing anything that I intended to get with this build
2) 59/Custom in the middle works great, but ONLY because I have the bass cut option. It's HUGE and boomy straight out of the box, too much so, but roll the bass cut to like 5/10 and it's *perfection* for a higher drive sound. My favorite trick with it is having the main switch in Pos 3 on B+N with the rails (or one P-90), fairly mellow, and then pull out the middle pot and switch to the 59/C and it just roars while remaining "in character". Love it.
3) I don't think I'll ever have a guitar that doesn't have the Bass Cut option. So good, so useful. I don't own a strat, but if I did that would be mod #1.
Thanks for all the help along the way everyone!
TL/DR - 59/C in mid works great but only because of a bass cut pot. Triple shots are delicate creatures and can't be fixed once broken.
