Recent content by kgk9000

Right, it is basically six humbuckers—one under each string—that go to an analog MUX, then an analog-to-digital converter, and finally down the serial cable to the GM-800; it does pitch-to-MIDI, as you suggest. Darn, it's bad that I'm the first, but hopefully it will work out OK. For Fishman...

I have Nomad that I need to put together, and I have some pickup questions for you. BOSS has new MIDI pickups using TRS serial cables, where one can use them on a GM-800; this is their kit for permanent installation. This is the installation documentation. Has anybody tried to install one? Did...

(I have come back to working on my guitar again!) I have a Warmoth Nomad body that Warmoth drilled for a TOM bridge, and then finished.  However, I have Hipshot TOM hardware, and it doesn't quit fit. Should I use sandpaper wrapped around a pencil to expand the holes?  Then, how hard should I...

How far from the bridge is the center of a Gibson H pickup vs. the center of a Fender H pickup?  That distance divided by the associated string length would be an interesting percentage to compare.  (And the same would hold for the neck pickup, as well.) All of the above arguments about...

This reminds me of when I had a gold iPhone 6S, and I wanted to get a 7 without my GF realizing that I had done that, so I got another gold one.  Sadly, she eventually noticed, but this was months after the fact, and I was laughing so hard that she was probably ashamed for being inattentive, and...

I really like the color!

Yes, they're active (EMG 81TWX, the dual-mode "X" pickups)!  OK, if everybody says that there is no reason to shield them, I won't!  :headbanging: The main reason that I use EMGs is that inside the pickup itself is an op-amp, and this takes the signal from the coils and gives it a huge boost...

I'm wiring some EMG pickups, and they come with a modular system with wire bundles.  They didn't shield the wire bundles (wrap them in a conductor that's tied to ground).  So, I have four choices: Just wire everything with no shielding Put Cu tape inside the body Put conductive paint inside...

I called and asked if they'd do an Explorer neck, but they said that their only remaining material could make a linear neck (Stratocaster or Telecaster).  It might not be too late for some of you.... I hope that they had fun with their "chechen" experiment, and will do things like that on a...

Why is it just one string, the D string? I'd call the technical support line of your pickup company and see what they think, this is odd.  It doesn't sound like you've flipped the phase, because the other five strings are fine. What kind of pickups are these, in passing?

Well said.  While there are a few monster guitarists playing on their right thigh (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nux5LzzxT3o), it's a TERRIBLE ERGONOMIC CATASTROPHE in general, and should never be done. The key piece of equipment is a stool.  There are purpose-built stools for guitar, but I...

I also expect to have a Plek machine process my stainless frets, would that be a good way to cut the nut as well?  (Just because it can cut a nut doesn't mean that it does a good job... I have no idea.) http://www.plek.com/en_US/produkte/plek-station/softwarefunktionen/

I'm trying to figure out what to do for the nut on my Nomad, where this guitar will have a fixed TOM bridge (no Floyd). I play with 8's (8, 11, 14, 22, 30, 38), and don't expect to change (except in trivial ways, where the 11 might change to a 10.5, etc.). So, should the slots be cut to the...

The headless guitar is mostly about being compact:  The headstock on a regular guitar is really wasted space, and the body is much longer than it needs to be (unless the bridge is near the edge [except perhaps for ergonomic reasons]).  So, some people want a compact guitar with a 25.5" scale...

I think that there is no question that you are right!  But I think that there isn't more that they can do in the Fender space, as they've done it all... so, anything incremental will hopefully tap a reasonable market and create repeat customers. I admire them making a guitar like the Nomad: ...