LesStrat
Reining PunLowered
Many of you know that I recently acquired a Fly from my brother in law. It has a CC in the bridge, and an AIIP in the neck position (custom wound/constructed by MJ on the original Dimarzio platform). I did not like the split coils in the middle pickup position. It sounded thin and "blah" and I wanted something better.
So, I searched the Parker Forum, and discovered what I needed to do to get the pups in full-on mode in the mid-position. It was really difficult, and it took me a full TEN MINUTES to do...most of which was cleaning the soldering iron so it would heat up.:smack:
I heated two connections to release the "coupled" wires from the selector switch, taped them, put the cover back on the guitar, and VOILA!
Really sweet sounding mod. I recommend it to everyone. The CC is quite a bit brighter (probably because of the poplar body) than the AIIP, and the mid position now gives a balanced tone. Great harmonics, smooth sound...I suspect this position will be used the most in the future, rather than not at all (as before).
So, I searched the Parker Forum, and discovered what I needed to do to get the pups in full-on mode in the mid-position. It was really difficult, and it took me a full TEN MINUTES to do...most of which was cleaning the soldering iron so it would heat up.:smack:
I heated two connections to release the "coupled" wires from the selector switch, taped them, put the cover back on the guitar, and VOILA!
Really sweet sounding mod. I recommend it to everyone. The CC is quite a bit brighter (probably because of the poplar body) than the AIIP, and the mid position now gives a balanced tone. Great harmonics, smooth sound...I suspect this position will be used the most in the future, rather than not at all (as before).
