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Something to do with those cheap/unused pickups…

Started by BrianQ. Feb 10. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Good article on pickup simulation from AMZ-FX, written by guitar electronics guru Jack Orman. Basically you can use any pickup, simple enough right? He even makes reference to CBG’S & 3 pole CBG…Continue

Swamp Lion Circuit- 3 P90s!

Started by ILL GREEN. Last reply by David Bowes Jul 31, 2022. 2 Replies 0 Likes

Hello everybody!Thought I'd drop these nuggets for anyone looking to wire (3) P90s into their guitars.First, the middle pickup must be reverse-wound, meaning you would wind the pickup clockwise. The…Continue

No Volume

Started by Steve Bookout. Last reply by BrianQ. Jun 15, 2021. 15 Replies 0 Likes

Guys, after assembling yet another 3 stringer with one pick up, one volume pot, and one tone pot, something is amiss. Have never had this issue before. Static noise is heard when the guitar is…Continue

External Power Adapter- How To

Started by BrianQ.. Last reply by BrianQ. Jun 23, 2020. 3 Replies 0 Likes

Add External Power to anything:Continue

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Comment by phil noel on June 23, 2012 at 3:20am: HELP.

Comment by phil noel on June 23, 2012 at 2:22am: hey guys ,can anyone help me out here , ??? how do i wire this lot up.?

any help would be great . heres hoping..

Comment by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars on June 21, 2012 at 9:42am: Hey all, I saw someone mention that instead of 2 piezo's wired in parallel you could wire in a resistor with one piezo to reduce feedback. How would this be wired? Thanks.

Comment by Patrick Hay on June 21, 2012 at 6:17am: Hey I just purchased a few of the rod style piezos. Any advice on how to wire them before I get started?

Comment by Mike Gregory on June 16, 2012 at 7:55pm: Hi, iam putting in a pre wired pick up, but it has 6 silver dots on top but there is only 3 strings,,,,do i instal it square on to the strings, or at an angle so 1 string crosses 2 silver dots?

Comment by Habanera Hal on May 21, 2012 at 4:57pm: I wonder how this setup would sound using a 4 pole bass style pickup?

Comment by Corbie on May 21, 2012 at 1:35pm: I saw that after Bob posted it and came up with a few diagrams.I agree with Steven, and thank you for posting it. Here's the better of the diagrams I found.

Comment by steven beck on May 21, 2012 at 12:47pm: Yer a genius Mr. Lumpkin! Of course! A Fender Esquire! But then, i wasn't familiar with the Esquire until you mentioned them. Been tryin' to figure out a way to do this for quite some time. I came up with all kinds of complex solutions. Sure smoked a lot of capacitors in tha process. Thanks for the info! With much gratitude, steve beck

Comment by Bob Lumpkin on May 21, 2012 at 7:57am: Why would one single coil pickup need a three way switch? Answer: See Fender Esquire. I'm building a '52 recreation & been looking at wiring, they get three sounds out of a single coil using different combos of caps & resistors. This may be something to try on a CBG since sometimes you only have room for one P.U. I've never seen or thought of it before I started this project. I'll try it on a CBG as soon as I tire of my solid body kick.