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Permalink Reply by ReturnToSender on August 15, 2014 at 2:20am

can you raise the high E side and lower the low E side...maybe shim it somehow?

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Permalink Reply by david kave on August 15, 2014 at 2:23am

Yep I've tried it but when I would say high E is ok, the low side must but so far away from the string that is getting cloudy or bumpy.

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Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on August 15, 2014 at 2:26am

i  believe  it  is  cursed  for attempting to call  it  a "witch"   ;-)

but  yeah  ..  are   those    electric     "steel"   guitar strings  ?   if   not and they are acoustic  bronze  ,  they  will sound  muddy   .

if that  aint it  ,  try  swapping out the pup  .  if that  dont work  ..   put a  pup  in  the bridge   position  . 

 

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Permalink Reply by david kave on August 15, 2014 at 3:00am

hehe yes they are 0.10 steel strings for electric guitar and that's what I was thinking first. To put in a bridge pickup. But you know I want to keep the drawing. So it is clear that I need to cut out the piece of the top where the humpucker pup will be and use that piece as pup cover. It is simple as brain surgery :)  

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Permalink Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague on August 15, 2014 at 5:01am

Why not put a rod piezo in under the saddle? That would brighten it up, and give you options...

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Permalink Reply by Cause the Blue rat on August 15, 2014 at 11:42am

Rule of thumb here. The closer the pickup to the neck the lower the tone. Closer to the bridge the brighter. Not sure why your not hearing the high E string. As long as each string is equal distance from the pickup all the strings should have the same volume. If your pickup is higher on the low E side the lower strings will be louder.

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Permalink Reply by david kave on August 17, 2014 at 8:31pm

Thanks! I tell it to my wife, she is the painter!

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Permalink Reply by The Phrygian Kid on August 16, 2014 at 8:11pm

easiest way to make a guitar sound brighter...

if that saddle is a crappy plastic one swap it out for something much harder..  bone, or for extreme bright, steel...

for further sizzle repeat with the nut ;)

modifying circuity is all well and good, but its always best imho to start with the actual physical properties of the thing

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Permalink Reply by david kave on August 17, 2014 at 8:34pm

Yes that is something I am actually planning to do. But the funny thing is it sounds bright and shiny without amplifier. I have problem with the electronics it sure.

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Permalink Reply by Slowpaw Steve T on August 16, 2014 at 10:11pm

maybe the single coil can't handle the amount bass the body is giving out and is getting swamped with too many different vibes....make a sound hole, fit an acoustic pickup and you'll soon get yer twang back! :-)

...and get a Fender amp!

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