jay4321
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Short version: I want to be able to coil-split a Pearly Gates neck pickup and am looking for options.
Medium version: I want to be able to coil-split a Pearly Gates neck pickup in an HSH ash Strat, preferably using the 5-way switch as opposed to a pull-pull or smaller extra switch.
I rarely use positions 2-3-4 on a Strat; the middle pickup is almost a sham (blame this on the SxS-pickup guitar I learned on). However if positions 1 and 2 are the neck humbucker full and split, and 5 is the full bridge (which I don't want to split), maybe there's something useful I can do with positions 3 and 4 - integrating a middle pickup or not.
This is a 1 vol/1 tone setup that will be equipped with 250k pots, and yes I'm sure about that in this case.
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Heads up: I can follow a diagram but won't understand what I'm looking at & only have a vague understanding of current, grounding, resistance. That said I have done some wiring and soldering before and have a decent iron, the right solder and so on.
Thanks!
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About the guitar since I know people like to see stuff:
Natural nitro ash Strat, top rout, contoured heel, recessed chrome Wilky bridge, b/w/b pickguard.
12" radius maple/maple neck, PW tuners, 22 frets, black graphtech nut, standard frets, dots etc
Pearly Gates neck, ? middle, Pearly Trembucker bridge.
Nothing too unusual about it. I just needed a trem-equipped (non-Floyd) guitar in one-step-down tuning full time with these heavier strings I like. If I can get a somewhat ballpark single coil-ish extra sound out of the neck it would be perfect for my purpose.
Won't show up for a while as Warmoth still routing the body for me and I have to do the finishing, but doesn't hurt to get this sorted out.
Rough mockup
Medium version: I want to be able to coil-split a Pearly Gates neck pickup in an HSH ash Strat, preferably using the 5-way switch as opposed to a pull-pull or smaller extra switch.
I rarely use positions 2-3-4 on a Strat; the middle pickup is almost a sham (blame this on the SxS-pickup guitar I learned on). However if positions 1 and 2 are the neck humbucker full and split, and 5 is the full bridge (which I don't want to split), maybe there's something useful I can do with positions 3 and 4 - integrating a middle pickup or not.
This is a 1 vol/1 tone setup that will be equipped with 250k pots, and yes I'm sure about that in this case.
****
Heads up: I can follow a diagram but won't understand what I'm looking at & only have a vague understanding of current, grounding, resistance. That said I have done some wiring and soldering before and have a decent iron, the right solder and so on.
Thanks!
****
About the guitar since I know people like to see stuff:
Natural nitro ash Strat, top rout, contoured heel, recessed chrome Wilky bridge, b/w/b pickguard.
12" radius maple/maple neck, PW tuners, 22 frets, black graphtech nut, standard frets, dots etc
Pearly Gates neck, ? middle, Pearly Trembucker bridge.
Nothing too unusual about it. I just needed a trem-equipped (non-Floyd) guitar in one-step-down tuning full time with these heavier strings I like. If I can get a somewhat ballpark single coil-ish extra sound out of the neck it would be perfect for my purpose.
Won't show up for a while as Warmoth still routing the body for me and I have to do the finishing, but doesn't hurt to get this sorted out.
Rough mockup