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Mudbone View Member Profile	Mar 16 2012, 03:50 AM
Mar 16 2012, 03:50 AM	Learning Apprentice Player Posts: 1.750 Joined: 6-May 10 From: Charlotte, NC (residence)/Boston, MA (home) USA	I'm going to be changing the pickups in my Strat again. It currently has D.Allen HotVintage54's in the neck and middle and a DiMarzio Chopper in the bridge. Its a good combination that I like, and sounds great clean and with some moderate crunch. But once the gain is dialed up, two problems arise: the Chopper in the bridge doesn't have enough bottom end, and more importantly, the single coils hum way too much. So, I've decided to install a trio of rail pickups from DiMarzio. It will be as follows: Bridge: BC-2 Middle: Chopper Neck: Cruiser Bridge model I want the neck pickup to be nice and bright, so I was thinking of not connecting the tone pot at all. However, I would like to have the option of running the neck in series or parallel, and that probably would require a push/pull pot. The brightest pot available that I know if is the 1M ohm pot. So heres my question: is there any noticeable difference between a 1M ohm pot and running the pickup wide open? You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- He who laughs last thinks slowest. "That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence." - Christopher Hitchens Gear: Guitars: Uncle Rufus' Twanger Classic Amps: Mississippi Boom Box Mojo: Hammer of Odin and a pair of Ox gonads Inspiration: Samuel Adams Boston Lager Zero to Hero: 1,387/10,000

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The Uncreator View Member Profile	Mar 16 2012, 06:28 PM
Mar 16 2012, 06:28 PM	Fire Up The Blades, Moderator Posts: 8.933 Joined: 6-March 07 From: St. Petersburg, Florida	There essentially the same thing, and I prefer the push/pull because then the option to use it is always there. If there is a difference at all the human ear probably can't perceive it. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!

Mudbone View Member Profile	Mar 16 2012, 08:10 PM
Mar 16 2012, 08:10 PM	Learning Apprentice Player Posts: 1.750 Joined: 6-May 10 From: Charlotte, NC (residence)/Boston, MA (home) USA	QUOTE (The Uncreator @ Mar 16 2012, 01:28 PM) There essentially the same thing, and I prefer the push/pull because then the option to use it is always there. If there is a difference at all the human ear probably can't perceive it. Do you mean the difference between 1M ohm and wide open, or the difference between series and parallel? You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- He who laughs last thinks slowest. "That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence." - Christopher Hitchens Gear: Guitars: Uncle Rufus' Twanger Classic Amps: Mississippi Boom Box Mojo: Hammer of Odin and a pair of Ox gonads Inspiration: Samuel Adams Boston Lager Zero to Hero: 1,387/10,000

The Uncreator View Member Profile	Mar 16 2012, 08:29 PM
Mar 16 2012, 08:29 PM	Fire Up The Blades, Moderator Posts: 8.933 Joined: 6-March 07 From: St. Petersburg, Florida	1ohm and wide open, couldn't get into the series or parallel thing as my experience with them is limited. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!

Sensible Jones View Member Profile	Mar 16 2012, 09:45 PM
Mar 16 2012, 09:45 PM	GMC:er Posts: 7.277 Joined: 2-January 09 From: London-ish. UK.	Personally I'd run with the 1M Pot and use a mini-toggle for the phase/paralle switch. It does mean drilling a small hole in the scratchplate for the swith though, so if you didn't want to do it that way then a Push/pull Pot is the obvious way to go. The reason I'd go the switch route is simply that it's easier to trace the wiring and a little less cluttered when soldering! You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- I'd rather have a full Bottle in front of me than a full Frontal Lobotomy!!

jstcrsn View Member Profile	Mar 16 2012, 10:33 PM
Mar 16 2012, 10:33 PM	Learning Tone Master Posts: 3.622 Joined: 29-March 08 From: kansas, USA	QUOTE (Sensible Jones @ Mar 16 2012, 09:45 PM) Personally I'd run with the 1M Pot and use a mini-toggle for the phase/paralle switch. It does mean drilling a small hole in the scratchplate for the swith though, so if you didn't want to do it that way then a Push/pull Pot is the obvious way to go. The reason I'd go the switch route is simply that it's easier to trace the wiring and a little less cluttered when soldering! I have found that push-pulls are to slow for live shows my active bridge does not have a tone , cause I ever use it- if you think you will use , better get one You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!

Mudbone View Member Profile	Mar 17 2012, 10:27 PM
Mar 17 2012, 10:27 PM	Learning Apprentice Player Posts: 1.750 Joined: 6-May 10 From: Charlotte, NC (residence)/Boston, MA (home) USA	QUOTE (Sensible Jones @ Mar 16 2012, 04:45 PM) Personally I'd run with the 1M Pot and use a mini-toggle for the phase/paralle switch. It does mean drilling a small hole in the scratchplate for the swith though, so if you didn't want to do it that way then a Push/pull Pot is the obvious way to go. The reason I'd go the switch route is simply that it's easier to trace the wiring and a little less cluttered when soldering! This is a great point. Switches are also pretty easy to use, and I can run the neck pickup wide open. Just the only problem is I would like for the guitar control area to be as simple as possible, for aesthetic reasons really QUOTE (jstcrsn @ Mar 16 2012, 05:33 PM) I have found that push-pulls are to slow for live shows my active bridge does not have a tone , cause I ever use it- if you think you will use , better get one Warmoth sells push/push pots, which is the way I would go if I were to install a multi-functional tone pot. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- He who laughs last thinks slowest. "That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence." - Christopher Hitchens Gear: Guitars: Uncle Rufus' Twanger Classic Amps: Mississippi Boom Box Mojo: Hammer of Odin and a pair of Ox gonads Inspiration: Samuel Adams Boston Lager Zero to Hero: 1,387/10,000

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