WindsurfMaui
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My plan is to build a StratoPaul. I just like the sound of humbuckers but want it in the shape of a Strat with a bolt on neck. So i thought this 2 in 1 build might be the right answer for me. However I think I don't have enough experience to do it in the most efficient way so I'm open to suggestions on how to build it smarter.
Let's start with part 1. I saw a Youtube video of Joe Gore from tonefiend.com where he put a pair of humbuckers in a Strat and had wide access to a variety of tones. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5Ht5dAW5Rs So I want to start there but add some variations. I want to start with a pair of humbuckers (I'm not buying a pair of Bonamassa humbuckers, but found an interesting company in England that may have a good sounding pair of humbuckers for very little money called Warman guitars. I think they may have a good tone and are cheap enough I can experiment and change the magnets and not worry if I mess them up) and attach them to a 5 way switch so they will play the following.
Pos 1 Full humbucker bridge,
Pos 2 Outside coils of both humbuckers,
Pos 3 Both humbuckers (not sure if I want them in series or Parallel,
Pos 4 Inside coils of both humbuckers (I got this inside/outside coil idea from a PRS)
Pos 5 Full Humbucker Neck.
(I think this is the easy part)
Then I want to use Joe's double tone sequence. First the output goes through the last tone knob that has a capacitor to take out some of the bottom end and allow a range of bottom tones. Then this goes through the first tone knob to provide a range of the top end. (This first tone knob will be a stacked 250/500. More on that later.) then the output goes to an on/on toggle switch then to a Volume knob (That may need to be another stacked 250/500 pot) with a treble bleed Capacitor then to the output jack.
The 2nd build is simpler. A Single coil size 14K mini humbucker in the middle position. Rather than complicate the build and add it to the humbuckers I want to take it directly to the first stacked tone knob on the 250 pot with a capacitor then to the on/on switch and then to the Volume knob (which again may need a 250/500 stacked knob) then to the output jack.
I don't think combining the humbuckers and single coil are worth the effort. And the on/on switch allows me to move between the humbuckers and single coil easily. So is there an easier way to do this? I'm not sure but the on/on switch may have to go after the Volume switch.
So I'm going to stick this on a Strat with a Warmoth Gibson conversion neck (when the neck arrives).
Let's start with part 1. I saw a Youtube video of Joe Gore from tonefiend.com where he put a pair of humbuckers in a Strat and had wide access to a variety of tones. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5Ht5dAW5Rs So I want to start there but add some variations. I want to start with a pair of humbuckers (I'm not buying a pair of Bonamassa humbuckers, but found an interesting company in England that may have a good sounding pair of humbuckers for very little money called Warman guitars. I think they may have a good tone and are cheap enough I can experiment and change the magnets and not worry if I mess them up) and attach them to a 5 way switch so they will play the following.
Pos 1 Full humbucker bridge,
Pos 2 Outside coils of both humbuckers,
Pos 3 Both humbuckers (not sure if I want them in series or Parallel,
Pos 4 Inside coils of both humbuckers (I got this inside/outside coil idea from a PRS)
Pos 5 Full Humbucker Neck.
(I think this is the easy part)
Then I want to use Joe's double tone sequence. First the output goes through the last tone knob that has a capacitor to take out some of the bottom end and allow a range of bottom tones. Then this goes through the first tone knob to provide a range of the top end. (This first tone knob will be a stacked 250/500. More on that later.) then the output goes to an on/on toggle switch then to a Volume knob (That may need to be another stacked 250/500 pot) with a treble bleed Capacitor then to the output jack.
The 2nd build is simpler. A Single coil size 14K mini humbucker in the middle position. Rather than complicate the build and add it to the humbuckers I want to take it directly to the first stacked tone knob on the 250 pot with a capacitor then to the on/on switch and then to the Volume knob (which again may need a 250/500 stacked knob) then to the output jack.
I don't think combining the humbuckers and single coil are worth the effort. And the on/on switch allows me to move between the humbuckers and single coil easily. So is there an easier way to do this? I'm not sure but the on/on switch may have to go after the Volume switch.
So I'm going to stick this on a Strat with a Warmoth Gibson conversion neck (when the neck arrives).