Hi there! I am in there process of installing a set of P-rails with Triple-shots into an LP knockoff. I plan to reverse wire one of the triple-shots, so that the switch positions make more sense. My question is, since the neck P-rail in the set is RWRP, will reverse wiring it put it out of phase with the other pickup? Thanks!
P-rails/Triple-shots polarity/phase question
- Thread starter magillver
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No, it just changes which coil is on in a given switch position.
I always use the reverse wiring so that the switches kinda point to the active coil...Switches together = series, switches apart = parallel, switches toward the neck = neck coil active, switches toward the bridge = bridge coil active. It's just logical to me.
I always use the reverse wiring so that the switches kinda point to the active coil...Switches together = series, switches apart = parallel, switches toward the neck = neck coil active, switches toward the bridge = bridge coil active. It's just logical to me.
Yeah, that's how I do it.
Thanks! It had been an old Grass Roots gold-top, from ESP, with a nice body and neck, that my local shop sold me for $200 out the door. I immediately sanded off the ugly gold paint, and found some nice wood underneath, replaced everything except the switch, and I now have a pretty interesting LP knockoff, plays and sounds great (to me)...
Fender_Punk
BerriesAndCreamologist
I don't always like black hardware, but man that looks mean. All that's missing is a blackl poker chip, preferably with cheeky replacements for "Rhythm/Treble."
It's going to sounds great and be versatile as all get out with the P-Rails + Triple Shots.
As much as I appreciate "cheeky", I don't really need a hunk of plastic telling me which position my 3-way switch is in, even without the visual aid, I have a 1-in 3 chance of guessing right. I'm personally more concerned about the tiny, little black switches in the black triple-shots, and trying to set/keep track of which position those are in...
MikeS
Bengalsologist
I used push/pulls to get all the P-Rails sounds, and yes, keeping track of the switches to know which of the 4 sounds each pickup was set to was a chore. Eventually I realized that I only used half the tones.
I think most people who have complex switching systems eventually realize they actually use just a few sounds.
I have another set of triple-shots on a pair of Seth Lovers on a PRS hollow body, and there are definitely a couple of settings that I go to regularly, but it's fun to know how much else I can do with all of the other settings. It's especially interesting with the P-rails, since the individual coils are so different from each other, it really opens up the tonal possibilities....
