Anti-Idiot

it would be great if you upload a video after building your flasher! btw, here's an article (snippet? i don't know the word) from the guy who did the original flasher: http://jerobison.blogspot.com/2007/11/ace-...of-my-kiss.html he has asperger, he has a book, and FWIK, Kiss has a big section on his book

this one? make some circuit, find one. use something like a 555 IC, i dont know, but there are a lots of circuits that you can use

c'mon Pete, there's a lot of people watchin' us... jk. the reason i dont like the coil-splitting thing is b'cos i usually play near to the PC, or the TV. but even with those things off, the "hum" is something that annoys me. and, as Neal Moser said and you're right bout the strat-i-ness, but i think most of that thing comes from the 60-cycle hum (and who'd want hum?) btw, did ya fixed your issue with the killswitch?

B) you hypocrite... and then i am the addict! lol nice work dude, and i love those uber-switches, they looks pretty cool!. the only thing missing is the kahler :D i'd love to hear every sound of your guitar! and the series/parallel is waaaaaaaaay better than the coil-split thing... who would want hum? cheers buddy, now please, don't add a varitone or else...

i'm just guessin', but it sounds (or not? hehehe) like the killswitch isn't wired at the output, but at the controls/pickups/etc. try to connect 2 wires from the jack (ground & hot). since it's the last part of the chain (on your guitar, of course), it will do the trick, or at least, it should do it. check your wiring, i think your killing the signal before it goes to the sustainer circuit.

wow peter, thanks. i did check DGB Studios website once, but i couldn't find it anymore. thanx, it was an orgasmic experience; i have sooooooo many mods to satisfy my need for a fix... i mean, my curiosity. i'm not an addict. one question, does anybody know where i can find the schematic for the 80s BCRich preamp?(single or dual boost and varitone)

oh, i totally forgot 'bout that! i did use a Germanium diode as Black Ice. i took it away since it was, as you said, a volume sucker. thanx for your reply

huh? well, since everybody is a little shy, i'll start: i have a LP with series/parallel switches for each pickup. i'm thinkin' bout changin' the tone pots (since i barely use 'em) for a tone rotary-switch for the neck pickup, and replacing the Bridge tone for a master volume. i used to have preamps on another guitar, "Till preamp". two of 'em, one for each pickup. both pots used to look those EMG thingys, but since i hated to unplugged my guitar everytime, i took 'em off. now, i want a new guitar with some features like those BCR Bich, i love em. or at least, i want to know if Hanneman or Mustained used the boosters (i love their sound). anyone?

Boutique stomp boxes cost hundreds of dollars because they are hand made, I can not hand make people "sustainers" effectively for free that may take all day to construct by hand...hiring people ...I know they don't work for free, I wouldn't! You can of course make your own stomp boxes for the price of parts however...so that is why I have a huge DIY sustainer thread. I can make myself an economic and even improved custom sustainer, potentially you could learn to as well...but I can not make you a custom sustainer at a bargain price...I think you need to examine the meaning of DIY. In every instance that I have tried to assist people, it has cost me money plus the time! ops, sorry, excuse my ignorance you are absolutely right. i'm not an addict... i can control it (using a pot lol) and since it doesn't suck tone, you can ignore it for a couple of months and the use it again i'm ok with that (i'd still buy it) did you said 'addict'? That is just from the circuit...the whole guitar has to rewired. input (2) output (2) harmonics (2) power (2) control (2) LED (2)...in addition....all the pickups need to be wired through the sustainer's on off switch, the selector and any other mods bypassed, the bridge pickup selected and the power connected....it all adds up and one bad connection or misplaced wire will not only result in the sustainer not working but quite often shorting the entire guitar so that it makes no sound at all. Of course, all of this is up to the installer...you...and so time consuming and difficult. As these things are not "guitar tech" things, paying someone to install it will cost hundreds in time...money that it appears that potential "customers" of any product I might produce are not prepared to pay me for it would seem and would make me look and feel pretty bad when it most likely does not work! thanx for the info, i'll try to read some posts of that topic (i did it once, like, 3 years ago). i didn't mean floating (like a floyd). excuse my english. i mean "unlocked"? like a Les Paul, when you change strings, the tune-o-matic is loose (and sometimes it falls...). or does it have some locking device, like tonepros or something? BTW, i've started another thread bout those things.... http://projectguitar.ibforums.com/index.php?showtopic=37558 hope to see you there...

Hi to everyone. I wanted to start a thread for those who like lots of switches and options on their guitars (like, B.C.Rich Bich users). I want you to share opinions, experiences, ideas, tips, schematics, instructions, advices, and everything you know about: -volume do you like independent volumes? master volume? neck + master volume? -tone do you use 1 pot? 2? none at all? or use switches instead? varitone switches? -pickup selectors: 3-way toggle? 4-way, 5-way, rotary switch, megaswitches, superswitches, ultra switches, switcheroo systems -switches do you like series/parallel, coil splitting, phase, to series/parallel the humbuckers, or a varitone rotary-switch with, killswitch, Varitone in and out switch, etc -electronics? treble boosters, mid boosters, bass boosters, volume boosters, dual boosters, active varitones, buffers, sustainers, GPS, etc if your guitar looks like this (or has more options), then share all you know...

hehehe, 9's suits perfect (small hands). i used to play with 8-38 (ultra light). i also use 11-50-something for C# yeah, i know 'bout wammiworld, and i even have the patent for the kahler, tons of pics, etc (im kinda obssessed). and i ask you 'bout the sustain, b'cos i saw a few LPs (Crimson Guitars and a few more) with no neck-angle and using the 7300. i also saw this LP-style, with no neck-angle, but using a recesed 7200. for aesthetics reasons, i liike better the 7200/LP-style. but since the 7300 is locked to the body, while the 7200 is floating... i don't care bout that. many people thinks it's a profanity to say "Les Paul with tremolo". i don't. i dont even care bout the Gibson mojo/tradition thing. i want a versatile guitar to play Hendrix, Sabbath, Slayer, Metallica, Kiss... of course the installation will be done by a luthier, not me. i've been thinkin' 'bout adding a phase-switch too, and use 1 un parallel, one in series... or do something like this or add a rotary-switch as a tone control, and insert a "get rid of" switch for it. i barely use the tone pot. i don't know what's that, but sounds good. can you explain it to me? errrr... ...NO! meanie... lol i understand. why 12 wires? if you do a DIY Kit, i'd buy it. but it sounds like you need to hire people to help you, 'cos you are the alternative. i won't pay hundreds of dollars if there's another good -and economic- option. thanx for the info, i'll try to make a thread about "switches, pots and zillions of stuff" for people who like lots of options (like me) and their opinions 'bout that.

well, i use regulars (Dimarzio's 9-46) which one has better sustain? 7200 or 7300? well, i prefer parallel instead of coil splitting. parallel is still humbucking thought about that too. i don't want that. i'm still tryin to choose between a mini-toggle or a push-button... (only killswitch) well, both are pretty clean while using th clean channel. the super 2 sounds amazing in parallel (i barely use it in series). the SD has this strat 'crunch' sound when is used in parallel. i'll try to record some soundclips for you. The Super 2 is too bright (sometimes i miss the regular mudiness of my old pickups... but, oh my Hendrix, the clean sounds are just.. wow) well, i'm a big Ace Frehley fan, and he used a lot the toggle effect as a killswitch, considering he only used the bridge pickup (Dimarzio Super Distortion) and clipped the wires from the other pickups. also, i'm falling in love with the B.C.Rich (Neal Moser era) Bich. i highly recommend you to try the parallel and the coil-split. (the main difference is, basically, the hum) any news 'bout your sustainer? can you make one for me?

Hell yeah! Funny you should mention that...I have no plans at all for those! This guitar has three very good and unique sounds with the selector and by pulling up on the volume control an extra funky "in between strat-like" quacky out of phase sound in the middle position. In addition the sustainer drive control operates my own "secret circuit" that gives a little distorted edge and "wild drive" at extreme settings and pulling that knob up the fabulous world of automatic screaming harmonic drive... And you want a series/parallel switch!!! There's just no pleasing some people how would I fit all that into a tele without modification and get a battery in there as well!!!! Seriously...a lot of people want a lot more than they need or would practically use. A few great sounds easy to get to is more than enough. Too much and you need a pilot's license to play the thing. well, lemme tell you a story... (sad violin music) I only have 2 guitars, a cheap Randy R. copy, an Epiphone Les Paul 100, and a Marshall MG15CDR. The LP-100 is a bolt-on, and i've changed/added a few things: -Dimarzio Humbuckers (Super Distortion/Super 2[N]) -Push Pull Pots (ser/par for each PU) -Grover Mini-Locking Tuners -Schaller Straploks and since is my only guitar in Eb (the other one is in Sabbath tune: C# ) i have to tweak some values to record my stuff and have a good sound. and it just so happens that the LP-100 has this warm tone while the PU are in series (the super distortion sounds amazing) and a sweet & clean bell-like tone (ala Stratocaster) while the pickups are in parallel. But since it's a typical LP (2 vols/2 tones) i've been thinkin 'bout mod it... again. i only use the neck volume for clean sounds (in parallel sounds pretty good) and to use the toggle as killswitch. so, i'm thinkin' bout re-wire the bridge volume as a Master Volume, and leave the B.PU tonepot unconnected. the things i love about your guitar are the Kahler (i want one of those really bad...), the combination metal/tortoise-shell, the clever and very well hidden KS, and of course, the sustainer. If you ever think 'bout selling your own sustainers, i'd buy one (Shipping to Peru? lol). i'm serious... please... make one for me... BTW, you said something bout a Kahler and a Les Pauls. Do ya have the 7200? Tell me more bout the Kahler (cos i know bout your sustainer, i used to comment @ the big thread, and even tried to make one of these, but i've failed...)

Or what he said! Good response Pete Ps...for diagrams, etc...use the search function... hey Pete, your telecaster looks amazing, do ya have more pics? you have (almost) all that i need: sustainer, a kahler, killswitch; i think the only thing i'd miss would be the series/parallel switches. and Robert, Seymour Duncan has this diagram and it is basically what you said. i just tried to avoid a big bad pop situation.

You mean "Epiphone Goth" http://namm.harmony-central.com/SNAMM02/Co...oth-Series.html look pretty cool, but LP looks better w/a kahler (IMO)