Q filter experience?

[jimijames]

Anybody tried the bill lawrence q filter?

I'm curious about using one with the P rails. Series setting is too congested to my ears and this seems like a good way to tone it down, so it's still a hot humbucker (vs. PAF which is already covered by parallel) but more open sounding.

 

[idsnowdog]

Passive inductor-based tone circuits work, but there are caveats to their use. They work better with higher output pickups. More energy in equals greater tonal variation out. They are volume-dependent so you may not hear any difference in tone at low volumes. They are lossy circuits and reduce overall output. A transistorized treble booster is more useful.

 

[freefrog]

Many things can be done with inductive circuits in parallel with pickups and options are not limited to BL Q filters...

Possibly useful link:

https://forum.seymourduncan.com/for...-changing-the-voicing-of-pickups…#post6244220

HTH.

 

[jimijames]

Awesome freefrog thank you for sharing!

I guess the broader goal here is to have as versatile a guitar as possible, with as simple a layout as I can manage. And 3 of the 4 settings on the prails are awesome. 2 push pulls and one 3 way switch so very easy to dial in most of the time. Parallel on the neck isn't exactly a PAF, more like halfway between a Tele neck and a PAF. Very good sound but not that sweet singing tone I associate with PAFs.

4 out of 4 would be great if I could dial back the series setting just a little bit.

I'm on a flight for the next few hours, so definitely appreciate the reading material.