Pickup placement
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TwilightOdyssey
Darkness on the edge of Tone
Re: Pickup placement
That's a beautiful guitar! Looks like some routing will have to be done if you're gonna put a neck pup in there ...
Zerbius or Gearjonser could tell you what's involved in moving the bridge pup, but if the guitar was voiced with the pickup in that location, why change it?
That's a beautiful guitar! Looks like some routing will have to be done if you're gonna put a neck pup in there ...
Zerbius or Gearjonser could tell you what's involved in moving the bridge pup, but if the guitar was voiced with the pickup in that location, why change it?
Re: Pickup placement
Zerbius or Gearjonser could tell you what's involved in moving the bridge pup, but if the guitar was voiced with the pickup in that location, why change it?[/QUOTE]
Thanks!
could you define voiced though? this wasn't exactly a high end custom job here, more of a get some wood, make the guitar kinda deal. I had it made locally. so i don't know if the guy "voiced" it?
Zerbius or Gearjonser could tell you what's involved in moving the bridge pup, but if the guitar was voiced with the pickup in that location, why change it?[/QUOTE]
Thanks!
could you define voiced though? this wasn't exactly a high end custom job here, more of a get some wood, make the guitar kinda deal. I had it made locally. so i don't know if the guy "voiced" it?
Davey
Goliath of Tone
Re: Pickup placement
hmm, i dont think it's too far from the bridge, you might get a better bass responce in that position.... but PLEASE show the guitar some love and put in a neck pup.
god that is a sweet looking guitar. i've never seen gold hardware fit better on a guitar than this. wow. you got a really nice axe there
hmm, i dont think it's too far from the bridge, you might get a better bass responce in that position.... but PLEASE show the guitar some love and put in a neck pup.
god that is a sweet looking guitar. i've never seen gold hardware fit better on a guitar than this. wow. you got a really nice axe there
TwilightOdyssey
Darkness on the edge of Tone
Re: Pickup placement
Well, the closer the pup is to the brige, the brighter the tone will be ... On Charvel, Jackson, and Wayne guitars in particular, the bridge pup is in the place known as the 'sweet spot', the place with the most warmth, tone, and growl. Hope you find this helpful!
Well, the closer the pup is to the brige, the brighter the tone will be ... On Charvel, Jackson, and Wayne guitars in particular, the bridge pup is in the place known as the 'sweet spot', the place with the most warmth, tone, and growl. Hope you find this helpful!
Artie
Peaveyologist
Re: Pickup placement
If you built that yourself - great job!
(Nevermind . . . I see that someone else did. Still, nice guitar.)
I don't even like that style of guitar, and I think that looks sharp.
The only thing that strikes me is, given the design, you'ld be removing a lot of wood right in the area where that guitar needs it.
Just a thought.
If you built that yourself - great job!
(Nevermind . . . I see that someone else did. Still, nice guitar.)
I don't even like that style of guitar, and I think that looks sharp.
The only thing that strikes me is, given the design, you'ld be removing a lot of wood right in the area where that guitar needs it.
Just a thought.
Creedis777
New member
Re: Pickup placement
To be honest with you war moving that bridge pickup would almost be more trouble than it is worth. You would have to do routing if you wanted to move it and then have to find a way to cover up the part of the whole where the pup used to be. Besides it's almost blasphemous (in my opinion) to mod a guitar THAT sexy anyway. Though if your gonna do it leave the bridge pup where it is. Simply for the reasons I mentioned above and because I don't think you would want to put a pickgaurd on it to cover up any holes from routing or cover up those pretty grain lines. :13:
To be honest with you war moving that bridge pickup would almost be more trouble than it is worth. You would have to do routing if you wanted to move it and then have to find a way to cover up the part of the whole where the pup used to be. Besides it's almost blasphemous (in my opinion) to mod a guitar THAT sexy anyway. Though if your gonna do it leave the bridge pup where it is. Simply for the reasons I mentioned above and because I don't think you would want to put a pickgaurd on it to cover up any holes from routing or cover up those pretty grain lines. :13:
Re: Pickup placement
wouldn't that only count if it was a set neck? its a bolt on, so would it really matter if the wood was routed there?
Thanks for the compliments!
That guitar is simply a jackson neck, EMG-81, hardware (all ebay), with the body wood (Mahogany) bought and shaped locally, and then a tung oil finish.
with the mahogany body and the rosewood fretboard, its a pretty warm sounding guitar. its due soon for a TB-4, and i think i'll try the 81 in the neck.
A
ArtieToo said:If you built that yourself - great job!
(Nevermind . . . I see that someone else did. Still, nice guitar.)
I don't even like that style of guitar, and I think that looks sharp.
The only thing that strikes me is, given the design, you'ld be removing a lot of wood right in the area where that guitar needs it.
Just a thought.
wouldn't that only count if it was a set neck? its a bolt on, so would it really matter if the wood was routed there?
Thanks for the compliments!
That guitar is simply a jackson neck, EMG-81, hardware (all ebay), with the body wood (Mahogany) bought and shaped locally, and then a tung oil finish.
with the mahogany body and the rosewood fretboard, its a pretty warm sounding guitar. its due soon for a TB-4, and i think i'll try the 81 in the neck.
A
beandip
Frito's Better Half
Re: Pickup placement
It shouldnt cause a problem, and your bridge pickup isnt in the way, as long as you dont plan on using the middle position TOO much. I forgot exactly how, but the nekc and bridge have sweet spots, and when those sweet spots get together, they sound ultra sweet, but you kinda loose some of the sweetness in the in between when you move the neck pickup out of the sweet spot. Laymans terms for ya there, bud. And welcome to the forum.
It shouldnt cause a problem, and your bridge pickup isnt in the way, as long as you dont plan on using the middle position TOO much. I forgot exactly how, but the nekc and bridge have sweet spots, and when those sweet spots get together, they sound ultra sweet, but you kinda loose some of the sweetness in the in between when you move the neck pickup out of the sweet spot. Laymans terms for ya there, bud. And welcome to the forum.
TwilightOdyssey
Darkness on the edge of Tone
Re: Pickup placement
Most times the word 'sweet' was used in one post!!beandip said:
Re: Pickup placement
its a 24 fret neck in a 22 fret body, so theres less room between the bridge and the end of the neck. I think. not OVERLY sure. and then the bridge pickup could be moved back, maybe 5 cm's, which would looks different cosmetically, and give the "right" amount of space between the pickups.
Thanks again!
Allen
MattPete said:
its a 24 fret neck in a 22 fret body, so theres less room between the bridge and the end of the neck. I think. not OVERLY sure. and then the bridge pickup could be moved back, maybe 5 cm's, which would looks different cosmetically, and give the "right" amount of space between the pickups.
Thanks again!
Allen
Hellion
New member
Re: Pickup placement
It looks like it's in a good place just seeing it here, but I don't think adding a neck pickup would change your tone options much, because it doesn't look like there's a lot of room to add one. I think you might have more luck changing the bridge pickup, adding a tone control and the ability to tap the coils. That's a really pretty instrument, by the way.
It looks like it's in a good place just seeing it here, but I don't think adding a neck pickup would change your tone options much, because it doesn't look like there's a lot of room to add one. I think you might have more luck changing the bridge pickup, adding a tone control and the ability to tap the coils. That's a really pretty instrument, by the way.
