majorbanjo
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Looking at putting a Pearly Gates in the bridge of my 60's players strat that is currently S/S/S.....anyone done this here and is there anything else I need to change? Wiring? Pots?......bought a new pick guard....
New Here Question going S/S/S to H/S/S on my 60's players strat
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Clint 55
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Re: New Here Question going S/S/S to H/S/S on my 60's players strat
Welcome to the forum!
Everything should work about the same. The one thing you can think about is how you want to designate your tones. 1 for the neck and middle, 1 for the bridge etc. You can also decide if you want to convert 1 or 2 of your tones into no load tones so they will be out of the circuit when they're on 10 and make it brighter.
An extra suggestion: I always use my 3rd knob as a neck/bridge blender so I can get neck and bridge position or all 3 pickups.
Welcome to the forum!
Everything should work about the same. The one thing you can think about is how you want to designate your tones. 1 for the neck and middle, 1 for the bridge etc. You can also decide if you want to convert 1 or 2 of your tones into no load tones so they will be out of the circuit when they're on 10 and make it brighter.
An extra suggestion: I always use my 3rd knob as a neck/bridge blender so I can get neck and bridge position or all 3 pickups.
shadowfire90
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Re: New Here Question going S/S/S to H/S/S on my 60's players strat
Start off with the usual parts, if you want a bridge tone like Clint55 said you could easily add it.
If you find the bridge pickup isn't bright or dare I say loud enough it's where it gets tricky. The usual rule of thumb for volume or tone controls on guitars is
250k - single coils
500k - humbuckers
See what works for your personal taste if anything.
Everything else is fine and can stay
mods wise
the autosplit mod is a must if you want to have hum cancellation in position 2 (bridge humbucker / middle pickup)
one of the best ways to add extra brightness to the guitar is a mod people call a blower switch, it acts like a true bypass on/off on a guitar pedal
for either of those wiring mods let me know if you need a copy I have over 200 diagrams on my computer I can send
this is a great explanation about different pots in your guitar. the more advanced video on his channel I suggest is the resonant peak one.
Start off with the usual parts, if you want a bridge tone like Clint55 said you could easily add it.
If you find the bridge pickup isn't bright or dare I say loud enough it's where it gets tricky. The usual rule of thumb for volume or tone controls on guitars is
250k - single coils
500k - humbuckers
See what works for your personal taste if anything.
Everything else is fine and can stay
mods wise
the autosplit mod is a must if you want to have hum cancellation in position 2 (bridge humbucker / middle pickup)
one of the best ways to add extra brightness to the guitar is a mod people call a blower switch, it acts like a true bypass on/off on a guitar pedal
for either of those wiring mods let me know if you need a copy I have over 200 diagrams on my computer I can send
this is a great explanation about different pots in your guitar. the more advanced video on his channel I suggest is the resonant peak one.
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PFDarkside
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Re: New Here Question going S/S/S to H/S/S on my 60's players strat
I love my 60’s classic player Strat, killer features including the CS69 pickups.
As Mincer says, watch out for polarity, the Duncan will be opposite phase from the Fenders.
I love my 60’s classic player Strat, killer features including the CS69 pickups.
As Mincer says, watch out for polarity, the Duncan will be opposite phase from the Fenders.
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