Blue burst LP is basically done! Update - Better pics!
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Thanks for all the tips, guys!
Yeah, Tonar, I'm considering zebras. I was originally thinking chrome covers, but that would look great too. I'll have to do a mock up on photoshop to see which I like better. I'm so exciting to have that crazy wiring setup. I was looking at this tutorial about it, and it looks like this guy was able to figure out what the weaknesses are of the wiring and fixed some of it. I only wish his diagram wasn't so scribbly and disorganized looking. Perhaps I will do a Vectorworks version of it and send it to him.
http://www.blueskillet.com/Jimmy_Page_Wiring.htm
The pots and caps recommended for the Alumitones are 250k and .22mfd caps. I have 500k and .46.
If you guys are curious about what the Alumitones sound like, I can get them in a normal tonal range if I put the treble way up on my amp, then I can do some recording today and post sound clips so you can hear them.
If you want to read about the design, here's an explanation of it here: http://www.agi-lace.com/electric_pickups/alumitone/alumitone_article.php
Yeah, Tonar, I'm considering zebras. I was originally thinking chrome covers, but that would look great too. I'll have to do a mock up on photoshop to see which I like better. I'm so exciting to have that crazy wiring setup. I was looking at this tutorial about it, and it looks like this guy was able to figure out what the weaknesses are of the wiring and fixed some of it. I only wish his diagram wasn't so scribbly and disorganized looking. Perhaps I will do a Vectorworks version of it and send it to him.
http://www.blueskillet.com/Jimmy_Page_Wiring.htm
The pots and caps recommended for the Alumitones are 250k and .22mfd caps. I have 500k and .46.
If you guys are curious about what the Alumitones sound like, I can get them in a normal tonal range if I put the treble way up on my amp, then I can do some recording today and post sound clips so you can hear them.
If you want to read about the design, here's an explanation of it here: http://www.agi-lace.com/electric_pickups/alumitone/alumitone_article.php
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Hi Hannaugh,
If you have some more o those 0.46uf caps, you can create caps that are in the 0.22uf range by putting a couple of 0.46uf caps in series. That will effectively half the capacitance.
Also, if you want to try it out with 250K pots, get some 500K half watt resistors and solder those across the outer terminals of the pots. This will drop the resistance of the pot by about half to 250K - although it will screw up the taper.
Might be worth a try just to see what those pickups are supposed to sound like before you spend money on something else.
If you have some more o those 0.46uf caps, you can create caps that are in the 0.22uf range by putting a couple of 0.46uf caps in series. That will effectively half the capacitance.
Also, if you want to try it out with 250K pots, get some 500K half watt resistors and solder those across the outer terminals of the pots. This will drop the resistance of the pot by about half to 250K - although it will screw up the taper.
Might be worth a try just to see what those pickups are supposed to sound like before you spend money on something else.
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I'd have to agree with Doc, the Air Zone and the Air Norton are the pups I have for my Spalt. From all the clips I've listened to I think they would be an excellent choice. Also I'd have to say the the SD Pearly Gates would be a badass pup for that LP too... :icon_thumright:DocNrock said:
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That wiring diagram looks ok to me, I mean it's fairly realistic, that's what it's going to look like in the control cavity.... :icon_biggrin:hannaugh said:
strange...the higher the pot value, the more high's you should retain. and if you're tonepot is on 10, you'd get the same sound, no matter what cap, since, its the resistance of the pot that matters (when the tone is on 10).
strange...strange...
I have a set of air nortons in a les paul, and that sounds great. lots of mids, nice round highs, tight lows... but I find them, and all dimarzio's now, a bit 'flat' sounding.
strange...strange...
I have a set of air nortons in a les paul, and that sounds great. lots of mids, nice round highs, tight lows... but I find them, and all dimarzio's now, a bit 'flat' sounding.
Yeah Orpheo is right. You're getting more treble than Lace recommends if you're using 500k pots, swapping them isn't going to help you. All the new cap is going to do is affect how much treble is rolled off (more with .047 cap). I would triple check your soldering to make sure you're not accidentally wiring in the equivalent of '1' on your tone knob.
If you can trace a path from the LP switch output to the cap and then through that to ground, without forcing the current to run through the tone pot, that's the equivalent of the tone pot at '1'. If moving the tone knob has no effect, you've definitely got that problem.
If you've definitely wired them in right, then the pickups are defective.
If you can trace a path from the LP switch output to the cap and then through that to ground, without forcing the current to run through the tone pot, that's the equivalent of the tone pot at '1'. If moving the tone knob has no effect, you've definitely got that problem.
If you've definitely wired them in right, then the pickups are defective.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VP9aLgMTiUI
this doesnt sound muddy at all, to be honoust. kinda harsh, metallic, mushy, but not so warm that it's muddy. its not tight, yeah, thats for sure. but that can be the playing too, or the amp (I put my money on the amp...). I think the wiring is not ok, by reading through what you posted.
this doesnt sound muddy at all, to be honoust. kinda harsh, metallic, mushy, but not so warm that it's muddy. its not tight, yeah, thats for sure. but that can be the playing too, or the amp (I put my money on the amp...). I think the wiring is not ok, by reading through what you posted.
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The BKP Riff Raff set in my VW has a really nice sound. You can get them with 4 wire connector and split them.
