Recent content by brandonr

For rock I love the classic combination of a JB in the bridge and Jazz in the neck. Beautiful cleans and sweet distortion.

Agreed Stub. And very good point on the string sampling width. I hadn't consided the simple physical size of the full sized PU could just be picking up a wider range of string vibrations. This guitar as it is built right now definately has a place in my collection. If nothing else simply because...

Good Morning All, The lack of available information on the internet has inspired me to post this topic. In my last build I decided to change things up a bit. I normally stick with the SSH configuration in my strats. I find this configuration the most versatile for the music I play. However...

Sorry for the TYPO..... I meant half the time.

Very true. These are humbucking pickups. However, for whatever reasons (probably the unshielded wires in the control cavity) I did notice a difference after I applied the shielding paint. Also true, copper will work just as well. My point is that it took me have the time and looks much more...

Ok so I found the right combination for me. A Dimarzio Crunch Lab in the bridge, Chopper in the middle and Fast Track 1 in the neck. I went with all 500K pots and a .047 cap in the tone circuit. Very nice sounding. BTW anybody who is still using copper to shield cavities needs to try that...

Thanks John. I love the JB too and am a bit disappointed. I knew this build would produce a bright guitar and I knew that the JB has a tendancy to be treble heavy, I guess in this situation I just underestimated both. No big deal though live and learn. So I had a Dimarzio Tone Zone sitting...

Here is a better one

Ok that picture sucked.

A work in progress.

Seem to be having a phase problem between the JB and the middle Dimarzio as well. I gotta tell you this project has fought me the whole way. Unlike others there hasn't been one easy step. I will post some pics here in a bit.

I hear 2 votes for Pearly Gates

Yeah I have been playing with the height. Its not that it sounds terrible. It actually sounds very close to the Super Distortion with a bit more treble. But who wants two guitars that sound the same. One difference with this configuartion is the 500K ohm volume potentiometer I put in vice the...

Lower output was one option I was definately considering.

Good Moring All, I have been working on my 3rd strat build for the last three months and at last its playable. Only problem is I am not happy with my pick-up selection. Right now I have a Dimarzio Area 67 in the neck, Area 61 in the middle and those sound great. The bridge is where my problem...