Post your Swiss Army guitars.
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Chistopher
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Believe it or not, I've found that with the right LP Jr, you can get a passable neck tone just by messing with your tone knob and adjusting your picking location. Not good enough to beat a real neck pickup, but good enough that you won't notice it live.
Believe it or not, I've found that with the right LP Jr, you can get a passable neck tone just by messing with your tone knob and adjusting your picking location. Not good enough to beat a real neck pickup, but good enough that you won't notice it live.
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Diego
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PFDarkside
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That's what I meant by Fishman saddles.Needs a piezo.
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My Jackson SL3 has the factory pickup set of a JB Trembucker in the bridge with Hot Rails neck and middle. An aftermarket Superswitch allows for:
1. Neck, series
2. Neck, parallel
3. Neck split in parallel w/ middle split
4. Middle, series
5. Bridge, series
If I were going to try to cover a bunch of styles and genres with one of my guitars, this would be the one.
Holy crap this picture is awful. Enjoy.
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My Jackson SL3 has the factory pickup set of a JB Trembucker in the bridge with Hot Rails neck and middle. An aftermarket Superswitch allows for:
1. Neck, series
2. Neck, parallel
3. Neck split in parallel w/ middle split
4. Middle, series
5. Bridge, series
If I were going to try to cover a bunch of styles and genres with one of my guitars, this would be the one.
Holy crap this picture is awful. Enjoy.
View attachment 82744
de_dUKe
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Re: Post your Swiss Army guitars.
American Fender Strat.. Duncan Distortion(b) Fender Single Coil(m) DiMarzio Chopper
.. 500k Bourn No Load Volume Pot, Fender TBX Bridge/Middle Tone Pot.. Push/Push 500k No Load Neck Tone + 'Neck On' Switch.. 4dpdt Bridge Split 3-Way Switch..
From the brightest quack to the deepest metal.. :headbang:
American Fender Strat.. Duncan Distortion(b) Fender Single Coil(m) DiMarzio Chopper
.. 500k Bourn No Load Volume Pot, Fender TBX Bridge/Middle Tone Pot.. Push/Push 500k No Load Neck Tone + 'Neck On' Switch.. 4dpdt Bridge Split 3-Way Switch.. From the brightest quack to the deepest metal.. :headbang:
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Mincer-
I am an entirely form follows function guy (my partner is the make it pretty guy
But I have to say, the guitars you post don't only looks great, they seem to project great sound through their images-
I imagine my brain is doing a subconscious inventory of high quality woods and parts and how they work together- But I would love to play one of your guitars to see if they sound like I imagine they do!
Mincer-
I am an entirely form follows function guy (my partner is the make it pretty guy
But I have to say, the guitars you post don't only looks great, they seem to project great sound through their images-
I imagine my brain is doing a subconscious inventory of high quality woods and parts and how they work together- But I would love to play one of your guitars to see if they sound like I imagine they do!
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Diego
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Re: Post your Swiss Army guitars.
Yes, you did. I'm stupid and read the specs too fast.
Yes, you did. I'm stupid and read the specs too fast.
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One thing I did with my SL3 was to replace the stock JT-580LP trem with an OFR. The factory trem wasn't that bad, but it was made of soft metal that, I feel, dampened the response to the extent of imparting a slightly dark top end and kind of a chewy crunch. I actually liked it in some ways, but I wanted to hear what the German Floyd would sound like on it. The attack is completely different. It has a nice bite that reminds me of a good Strat. There's a bright, jangly quality on the two parallel positions that says funk and pop, and I would probably focus on the middle pickup for jazz. Okay, maybe the neck.
One thing I did with my SL3 was to replace the stock JT-580LP trem with an OFR. The factory trem wasn't that bad, but it was made of soft metal that, I feel, dampened the response to the extent of imparting a slightly dark top end and kind of a chewy crunch. I actually liked it in some ways, but I wanted to hear what the German Floyd would sound like on it. The attack is completely different. It has a nice bite that reminds me of a good Strat. There's a bright, jangly quality on the two parallel positions that says funk and pop, and I would probably focus on the middle pickup for jazz. Okay, maybe the neck.
Rich_S
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Lot of tones hidden behind the simple-looking 2-knob arrangement. The pots are just volume for the bridge and neck; I never use tone controls on HB guitars. The bridge pot pulls up to split the bridge pickup. The neck pot pulls up to reverse the pickup phase. The pickups are a plain ol' set of '59s, which sound great on their own and give all sorts of interesting shades when I mix them with the volume controls.
I've been wanting to try a C5/'59 hybrid in the bridge to give a little more oomph to the coil-split setting, but I just never get around to it.
Lot of tones hidden behind the simple-looking 2-knob arrangement. The pots are just volume for the bridge and neck; I never use tone controls on HB guitars. The bridge pot pulls up to split the bridge pickup. The neck pot pulls up to reverse the pickup phase. The pickups are a plain ol' set of '59s, which sound great on their own and give all sorts of interesting shades when I mix them with the volume controls.
I've been wanting to try a C5/'59 hybrid in the bridge to give a little more oomph to the coil-split setting, but I just never get around to it.
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I need to own an Albert Lee one day. They are amazing instruments, and I love my 2 Music Mans.
Thanks! I am a 'form follows function' guy, too, so I understand. I was lucky with the parts I picked for the Warmoth...they worked so well together. I also went into that project with an open mind. Both the neck & body were in their showcase.
I need to own an Albert Lee one day. They are amazing instruments, and I love my 2 Music Mans.
Mincer-
I am an entirely form follows function guy (my partner is the make it pretty guy
But I have to say, the guitars you post don't only looks great, they seem to project great sound through their images-
I imagine my brain is doing a subconscious inventory of high quality woods and parts and how they work together- But I would love to play one of your guitars to see if they sound like I imagine they do!
Thanks! I am a 'form follows function' guy, too, so I understand. I was lucky with the parts I picked for the Warmoth...they worked so well together. I also went into that project with an open mind. Both the neck & body were in their showcase.
Synapsys
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The Swiss Army knife in my roster has to be my ESP LTD TE-212.
I had installed a STK-T2b (Hot Lead Stack) and an APH-1n (Alnico II Pro), a Les Paul three-way position switch, and individual switches for each pickup for Series / Parallel / Split wiring. Some magic on the pots, allowing to select between 500k or 250k, depending whether in series or split, to try and catch some classic tones.
The Hot Lead Stack still gives a Tele character, although a modern one. No hum, handles high gain very well. A2Pro is a dream on the neck, liquid solos just pour out, and parallel and split gives very usable tones, mainly in clean/ breakup.
Also a racing stripe for some Hot Rod look. Added an ABR brass bridge with individual saddles, Planet Waves Auto Trim locking tuners, Dunlop straplocks, a Graphtech TUSQ nut, and a string roller.
Some eye candy for you, as follows. I'm terrible at photography, BTW...
The Swiss Army knife in my roster has to be my ESP LTD TE-212.
I had installed a STK-T2b (Hot Lead Stack) and an APH-1n (Alnico II Pro), a Les Paul three-way position switch, and individual switches for each pickup for Series / Parallel / Split wiring. Some magic on the pots, allowing to select between 500k or 250k, depending whether in series or split, to try and catch some classic tones.
The Hot Lead Stack still gives a Tele character, although a modern one. No hum, handles high gain very well. A2Pro is a dream on the neck, liquid solos just pour out, and parallel and split gives very usable tones, mainly in clean/ breakup.
Also a racing stripe for some Hot Rod look. Added an ABR brass bridge with individual saddles, Planet Waves Auto Trim locking tuners, Dunlop straplocks, a Graphtech TUSQ nut, and a string roller.
Some eye candy for you, as follows. I'm terrible at photography, BTW...
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