Re: SHPR-1 P-Rails In Epi Les Paul Elitist

[MickGael]

Re: SHPR-1 P-Rails In Epi Les Paul Elitist

Hi Folks,

I just swapped out the pickups in my Epi Les Paul Elitist, and am mostly satisfied.

I do, however, have some problems with the neck pickup.

The first of these is that the tone is too wooly for my taste (so much so that it is virtually unusable in "full on" mode). It is also much louder than the bridge - even after dropping the pickup way down.

Any ideas or suggestions? With a few tweaks these would meet my needs perfectly.

 

[super rad stuff]

Re: SHPR-1 P-Rails In Epi Les Paul Elitist

Re: SHPR-1 P-Rails In Epi Les Paul Elitist

have you tried raising up your adjustable coil screws? otherwise, a p-rails would be a great alternative. you could either get a triple shot ring for it, or just wire up some push-pulls and get all the different tones out of it.

 

[MickGael]

Re: SHPR-1 P-Rails In Epi Les Paul Elitist

Re: SHPR-1 P-Rails In Epi Les Paul Elitist

have you tried raising up your adjustable coil screws? otherwise, a p-rails would be a great alternative. you could either get a triple shot ring for it, or just wire up some push-pulls and get all the different tones out of it.

Hi super rad ska,

I believe the SHPR-1 are the P-Rails.

I love the versatility! The only real problem (and it is significant for me) is the wooly tone in the neck, and the difference in output between the neck and bridge (the bridge is pretty high and is still not as loud as the neck).

 

[frankfalbo]

Re: SHPR-1 P-Rails In Epi Les Paul Elitist

Re: SHPR-1 P-Rails In Epi Les Paul Elitist

I'm not sure what your switching system is, but in a Les Paul the neck pickup in parallel is great. It's exactly the cure for what you're describing. The neck pickup in series is big and fat, but in parallel it's still round and open in the midrange with a crisp top and bottom.

Did you use push/pulls? What switching options do you have?

 

[MickGael]

Re: SHPR-1 P-Rails In Epi Les Paul Elitist

Re: SHPR-1 P-Rails In Epi Les Paul Elitist

I'm not sure what your switching system is, but in a Les Paul the neck pickup in parallel is great. It's exactly the cure for what you're describing. The neck pickup in series is big and fat, but in parallel it's still round and open in the midrange with a crisp top and bottom.

Did you use push/pulls? What switching options do you have?

Hi frankfalbo,

I had the pickups wired so that the two tone controls are now push-pull pots.

I think the tech wired the guitar so that the default is humbuckers in series (by far the loudest setting, and dark - even for humbuckers - and the neck is too wooly).

On the other hand, running them is series is almost perfect in terms of tone. But again, as is the case with all of the settings, the neck pickup is much louder (even with the neck dropped and the bridge quite high).

I could try swapping out the neck pot for a brighter value, but I have no idea what to do about the significant difference in volume.