Boleslaw Gers 666
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Does it affect the tone differently if you put say, a neck hot rails in the middle as opposed to in the neck? I've always wondered if you put the same pickup in 2 different places if it would sound different.
Pickup placement?
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CDBfan
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Re: Pickup placement?
I think that the Hotrails are pretty close in output weather it's the neck or middle.I have a Peavey Superstrat.With Hotrails at the neck a quarter pound for strat at the mid and Invader at the bridge.But i did have the hotrails in the mid but sounded weak compared to the neck.So the deal is there is more vibration at the neck than the middle and bridge.The neck is warm and thick,the middle is like the neck only thinner,and the bridge is tight and punchy.
I think that the Hotrails are pretty close in output weather it's the neck or middle.I have a Peavey Superstrat.With Hotrails at the neck a quarter pound for strat at the mid and Invader at the bridge.But i did have the hotrails in the mid but sounded weak compared to the neck.So the deal is there is more vibration at the neck than the middle and bridge.The neck is warm and thick,the middle is like the neck only thinner,and the bridge is tight and punchy.
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Edgecrusher
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Of course with the placement it will sound different... Look at how many Strats have 3 identicle pickups yet all the positions sound different...
Of course with the placement it will sound different... Look at how many Strats have 3 identicle pickups yet all the positions sound different...
azzyazzborne
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there will definately be a difference between a 2 hotrails in different positions because of the string tension...closer to bridge has more tension than where the neck pickup is... thats another reason why neck pickups usually sound fatter and rounder than the more aggressive bridge pickup..
there will definately be a difference between a 2 hotrails in different positions because of the string tension...closer to bridge has more tension than where the neck pickup is... thats another reason why neck pickups usually sound fatter and rounder than the more aggressive bridge pickup..
Boleslaw Gers 666
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Well if I wired my guitar say, Hotrails neck/bridge and then JB Jr. or Lil Screamin' Demon in middle, but put the demon in the neck position physically, even though it's wired differently, would the hot rails sound like a middle hot rails but just be wired so that it is activated when the neck position is flipped on? Does that make sense?
Well if I wired my guitar say, Hotrails neck/bridge and then JB Jr. or Lil Screamin' Demon in middle, but put the demon in the neck position physically, even though it's wired differently, would the hot rails sound like a middle hot rails but just be wired so that it is activated when the neck position is flipped on? Does that make sense?
Edgecrusher
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I'm not entirely sure what your trying to accomplish... flat out though where the pickup is physically positioned will determine its tone... If the hot rails is in the neck it will sound like a neck no matter how you wire it or what position on the switch its active...
I'm not entirely sure what your trying to accomplish... flat out though where the pickup is physically positioned will determine its tone... If the hot rails is in the neck it will sound like a neck no matter how you wire it or what position on the switch its active...
JB_From_Hell
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Neck pickups are ALWAYS have a "round" fatness to them, bridge pickups will ALWAYS have a middy twang to them, and middle pickups will ALWAYS fall somewhere in between.
The closer to the neck you get, the more the strings vibrate. Strum the guitar up by the neck, then closer to the bridge. What you hear is the same thing the pickup hears.
Neck pickups are ALWAYS have a "round" fatness to them, bridge pickups will ALWAYS have a middy twang to them, and middle pickups will ALWAYS fall somewhere in between.
The closer to the neck you get, the more the strings vibrate. Strum the guitar up by the neck, then closer to the bridge. What you hear is the same thing the pickup hears.
Boleslaw Gers 666
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Errrr. I wish so badly that I could have both the JB Jr. and the Hot Rails in the neck, but oh well. I'll try flipping them.JB_From_Hell said:
Artie
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Oddly enough, I understand what you're saying here, because its what I did with the Genny in my sig. With my 5-way switch in the middle position, I'm selecting the neck pickup . . . which sounds like a neck pickup, because its in the neck position.
Just like what everyone else said.
Boleslaw Gers 666 said:
Oddly enough, I understand what you're saying here, because its what I did with the Genny in my sig. With my 5-way switch in the middle position, I'm selecting the neck pickup . . . which sounds like a neck pickup, because its in the neck position.
Just like what everyone else said.
Boleslaw Gers 666
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Well, I flipped the JB Jr. and Hot rails, so from bridge-neck it is Hot rails/JB Jr./Hot Rails now. But it surprised me, the neck selection goes to the Hot rails even though I did zero rewiring. This was a bit disappointing, since I still wanted the 2 hot rails as my bridge/middle setting. This is all a bit confusing, I didn't do anything to it besides cutting the plastic thing holding the wires to each other and switching the pickups, but it still sounds wierd. Any ideas? Maybe my new sonic maximizer has something to do with it....
Well, I flipped the JB Jr. and Hot rails, so from bridge-neck it is Hot rails/JB Jr./Hot Rails now. But it surprised me, the neck selection goes to the Hot rails even though I did zero rewiring. This was a bit disappointing, since I still wanted the 2 hot rails as my bridge/middle setting. This is all a bit confusing, I didn't do anything to it besides cutting the plastic thing holding the wires to each other and switching the pickups, but it still sounds wierd. Any ideas? Maybe my new sonic maximizer has something to do with it....
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