No feedback from these!

vinnie1971

vinnie1971

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I have a Cort Yorktown BV which had the Cort alnico 2 classic rocker II humbuckers. For a fully hollow body it was not prone to feedback but it's tone was somewhat muffled - is it because of all this wax?

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It's got Gibson Classic 57 PAF reissues in now, which I don't think are fully potted but sound much nicer....

Does wax sap tone ?


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Re: No feedback from these!

Honestly I doubt it. It's more likely that you're comparing a budget OEM Asian pickup to a higher end USA one even if it isn't a particularly good example. Some higher output 'buckers (like Gibson Iommi sigs) are actually potted in epoxy and it seems to work fine for those.
 
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My guess is that it is just the tone of that particular pickup, although, man, that's a lot of wax.
 
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Mincer said:
My guess is that it is just the tone of that particular pickup, although, man, that's a lot of wax.
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I'm guessing they figured the wax layer on the baseplate added some more vibration damping to the pickups. I wonder it they are also vacuum potted.

I also doubt that the wax, inside or out, is the main reason why the pickups sound "muffled".
 
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I actually removed all that wax & the cover from mine, it may sound slightly brighter to my ears now. Those are not worth the time to take apart unless for parts.
 
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Whatever the reason those pickups are relegated to the parts bin... maybe good for a cigar box


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