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  1. @Prostheta Thanks for this. I think this would work well for me. Something like this: I'm not sure what they call that switching jack.
  2. Greets, I'm trying to figure out how to, or even if it's possible to create a dual output wiring that can also work in a more conventional way. What I want is to wire the neck and bridge pickups to individual outputs, like two lots of this: https://guitarelectronics.com/1-humbucker-1-volume/ but still be able to use it in a more conventional way with a single cable like this: http://guitarelectronics.com/2-humbuckers-3-way-lever-switch-2-volumes-1-tone/ So if I had two cables plugged in the 3-way switch would do nothing and the neck and bridge pups would go to individual outputs, but if I had one cable plugged in then the neck and bridge pups would go to one output depending on the 3-way switch position. I can't get my brain around it. I'm happy to add another switch if needed. THANKS!
  3. @seamusoc Yeah, I think I'll take it to someone. Here is a quick test. You'll probably all think I'm mad, but I can definitely hear it. It's only the open E that's a problem. The second MP3 I gave the offending frequency a boost so you can hear it. It's more obvious to me in earphones. https://db.tt/JwI5UOSq https://db.tt/dLW13zVp
  4. I'm pretty sure I can hear it acoustically and in the neck pup, just not as bad.
  5. Changing pups is not completely out of the question but I'm reluctant because I'm lazy but really the only pup that I have that will go in that cavity is an EMG 81-7 which has such a distinct sound that it may not be very useful as a comparison. I'll see if I can come up with a recording. I can make one if I can't find one.
  6. I thought I'd drop in and give you guys an update. So after swapping nuts, swapping nuts again, adding shims, you name it I was starting to think that maybe the problem was me. I've yet to cut a new nut from a blank. The whole reason why I went down the path of it being a problem with the nut is I had as I mentioned before I had a similar problem before on the 7th string which was instantly fixed by filling and re-cutting the nut slot. So, after trying just about everything I can think of I put it away for a few days. At this stage I think it's my playing or maybe I'm just being hyper focused on that sound (around 1634Hz to be exact!). So for a few days I play a different gitbox. I can hear the sound on this guitar I swear. As an experiment I grab four guitars and start chugging away at the acoustically. I'm now not sure. Can I hear it, I think I can, maybe it is me? I plug them in. Big difference. I'm pretty sure what I hear acoustically has disappeared before my very ears. At this stage I'm swapping a testing guitars both amped and acoustically. The Mayo has yet to be touched. I grab the Mayo and play it acoustically. It sounds kind of similar to some of the others. Is the sound is a bit louder? Maybe? I swap back and forth. I notice that although there is a kind of harmonic plingy sound to all of them, fundamental is definitely lower on most guitars. I hit the amp and I hear it on the Mayo loud and clear and I know I'm not imagining it. Would someone else hear it I'm not so sure. I was in a studio recently and I convinced the producer of it and it started to bug him as well. I got around it by playing differently. After swapping between other guitars and the Mayo it dawns on me that I have a Duncan Distortion in this guitar which none of the other have. Maybe it's that? I've not swapped the pups out. I don't know what I'll do if it is that, its sound the best to me of all the pups.
  7. Just thinking out loud, if the cause of the problem is the pitch of the note, would a way of checking that be to tune the string down a half step and then play the same note at the first fret? Considering that with the new nut you're still having problems with the low E and not the low B as far as I understand it, it's probably not touching the frets because the low B should be lower than the E. Have you ruled out the noise coming from behind the nut or the slot being pre-cut too wide for the E string that you are using? If I tune down a semi tone then play the E at the first fret the problem is gone. You can still hear it in the open Eb but it's not as obvious. I have damping material behind the nut so I don't think its that. Not sure if the slot is too wide, it look pretty good. Actually the Mayones guitar are notorious for there ringing behind the nut. I have a pad, not sure what it is, it's like felt under the strings and they're dead. - Acoustically it's very prevalent, maybe even more than through the pups - I think so, I'm not hearing what I'd expect to hear if the slot was too deep. I will give this a try though. - the sound is still there but it's way more prevalent when the note is E - No I'm starting to think more and more that it's me and not the guitar. Thanks a lot for the replies. Despite the fact this is driving me mad it's nice to talk to you guys.
  8. Thanks for the replies. The nut I replaced it with is a pre-cut TUSQ. I have yet to try swapping the saddle, it’s a possibility. I'm pretty sure it's not anything else. I did make minor adjustments to the truss rod and saddles for intonation when I changed string gauges. I’ve checked the frets with a fret rocker. Having said all that I'm not sure of anything anymore. Maybe it's just me, or my playing, or maybe it's just how the guitar sounds. The thing is the issue wasn't there with heavier strings. Well, it did happen on low B but that was fixed by filling the nut slot. The problem it also not there for any other note except for the low open E and only palm mutes. I suspect that it may still be there for non-palm muted notes, just masked by the open note.
  9. Greetings! When my Mayones Reguis 7 arrived a few years ago one of the first things I did was to change the strings to a heavier gauge. All was well. After a few years I started to notice a horrible plingy, plinky, harmonic type sound, imagine playing a harmonic an inch away from the bridge, when palm muting the low B - 7th string. After some experimenting I notice that it was caused by the nut. I filled the nut slot with the old super glue baking powder trick and the problem was solved. Recently I change my string gauge to be lighter and the problem returned, this time on the low E – 6th string. Being higher in pitch the sound is even more annoying. It should be noted that the problem is only when playing open note palm mutes, fretted notes sound fine. Straight away I went for the fill the nut slot solution but it didn’t work. It did make it slightly better I think (confirmation bias?). After more experimenting, filling, raising, etc I decided this nut had to go so I replaced it with a new pre-cut XUSQ XL. It made no difference. So after even more experimenting I fashioned a temporary Zero fret nut and the problem is gone. Can anyone offer me some idea of what the problem is and how to fix it? I’m sure your saying ‘why not just install a proper zero fret nut’ and I may do that, but I’m not sure that’s the right solution for me.
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