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metallisomething

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  1. KMENSIK, thank you for posting this. It looks like an awesome build. You decided to have the adjustment at the headstock. You say that you had to angle the access hole, is it difficult to get your allen wrench or whatever bit, to make good contact with the truss rod nut without slipping because of the angle? I found another source on youtube of it being done He doesn't mention depth, but he clearly routes the trussrod channel all the way to the end of the heel.
  2. I'm also interested in this concept because I like the functionality of the 2 way rods and the ease of installation (no specialty curved jigs). MLED you're right in that every 1 piece neck build I've seen uses the traditional curved rod. Also, in looking at telecasters from various years and setups, some have the adjustment at the headstock and some at the heel. I did a quick calculation on using a 2 way rod on a one piece, rear mounted neck that I'll share. You might be stuck with only being able to have the adjustment at the heel, because I think you'd be too low for the headstock because your trussrod channel starts from the rear of the neck. This isn't a problem for the traditional rod because it arcs up at each end, you just drill the hole in the headstock to meet the rod channel. The stewmac 2 way hot rods are 11.1mm deep. I added another 4mm to the trussrod channel you would need to route as space for the 'skunk stripe', totalling 15.1mm deep channel. A random telecaster spec I found online states a thickness at the 1st fret (thinnest point) of 21.8mm. 21.8mm-15.1mm = 6.7mm of material from the fretboard down to the channel. Which seems like it would be enough material to be strong enough. One question I have about the 2 way rods is whether they can be installed with the adjustment nut on top or bottom. The pics on stewmacs website has them all on the bottom (meaning the back of the neck) . It does get slightly more complicated. The skunk stripe/trussrod channel on traditional truss rod fenders doesn't go all the way to the end of the heel. It stops before the end and a hole is drilled from the heel to meet the channel (just like the headstock end) and the rod is fed through. Because the 2 way rod is thicker, one would have to make the channel and stripe slightly longer. I was considering using a spoke nut rod so it could be adjusted without removing the neck, which seems tedious. But because the spoke has a larger diameter than the rod it is attached to, I would have no choice but to route all way to the heel. Then, like some fenders that have this rod type, route into the fretboard or neck pocket to expose the nut and allow space for adjustments. Like to hear your thoughts on my thoughts!
  3. No incidents that stand out in my mind. It is a pretty old guitar so it's been around. I'm only thinking about repair because although the neck isn't supported there, it rests up against it and I've been having some tuning issues (that I'm sorting out) and was wondering if maybe that little movement in the body would give some play in the neck. Also, when you say 'water thin' CA is that just regular CA (superglue) or is water added for more.... thin-ness ?
  4. Maybe not the neck joint crack you were expecting. Guitar: Yamaha Pacifica The pics below are the small piece of the body between the bolt on neck and the pickup cavity. this space is usually covered by the pickguard. This picture shows that the crack is severe enough that the wood has moved, In the next pic you can see I can move the wood back flush and it becomes less visible. Opposite corner Other side. You can see that the cracks have not only come down vertically, but are starting to cut accross. So my first instinct is to glue this back in place. However, I cannot move the cracked wood enough to get any glue in there. Should I be (carefully) breaking the whole piece and gluing? Any advice is appreciated!
  5. This looks awesome. From another left handed person, a Left PRS is exciting to see.
  6. Lately if I touch my pickups (depending on which one is selected, of course) there will be a loud snapping sound, like a single crack. Doesn't always happen, but often. Singles and humbuckers. Yamaha pacifica, 5 way switch, 2 singles 1 humbucker. any ideas? thanks
  7. I can't find the schematics for those footswitches online. I guess it might be easier to buy the footswitch for the vox, its $35CAD, rather than trying to build my own.
  8. not to be brand specific.....hehe here are the footswitches corresponding to each amp. The 1 on the vox is overdrive on/off and the 2 is tremolo on/off. both are stereo 1/4 jacks. http://img3.musiciansfriend.com/dbase/pics.../0/1/251201.jpg http://www.woodbrass.com/images//woodbrass/PEDL013.JPG I would be wanting to use the Marshall footswitch with the Vox amp.
  9. the answer to that is I don't know. Yet, anyway. Only thing I can do is try it, if/when I get this other amp.
  10. I have a 3 channel (clean, OD1, OD2) marshall that has a footswitch with two switches on it. I'm thinking about getting a smaller vox amp that has the option for a footswitch also with 2 switches to go between clean, overdrive and tremolo on/off. Can I use the marshall footswitch with the vox amp?
  11. if you want to rule out #3 being the cause, lift the strings out of the nut and rub a little lip chap stick on the area that sits in the nut.
  12. You hit the nail on the head. Not all guitars will use pickups that you can easily purchase on their own, but you'll get an idea. Also look into bands and artists you like the tone of and try to see what guitars and gear they use to get an idea. In the end all guitars are different and you won't know if you like them until its all said and done, see if your local guitar shop has an exchange period for pickups, they know you might not like them after you buy them, just don't butcher the wire supplied with the pickups and they might take them back. What advantage does rosin core solder have? how many watts was your $10 soldering iron?
  13. What kind if wire do you guys use for wiring pickups? Where do you get it from? Also, where can you find things like capacitors and copper shielding tape, or conductive paint, and pot and switch cleaner? I guess I'm basically looking for a one stop shop for all my guitar electrical needs...
  14. haha not an unfair assumption at all! I used to be into metal, when I first signed up and built my first guitar here. It's also a reference to an episode of Seinfeld. anyway, I'm not really into metal anymore. Its a Yamaha Pacifica (humbucker, single, single) and I'm looking for good tone and lots of sustain in clean tones, but as well as distorted tones. Originally I was just going to replace the neck with an EMG-SA, then realized i can't mix active with passive without a headache, so I'm exploring my options on either converting the whole guitar to active, or trying to find a passive, noiseless, single coil with lots of sustain and good clean tones..... listen to some songs by bands like Third eye blind and listen to their clean tones and you'll get an idea of what im looking for
  15. How did he remove the neck once it was set in? Also how would you recommend making a shim so small, but that has to be so flat and precise?
  16. anyone here used the EMG-89? thoughts? comments? It's the humbucker that can be 'coil-tapped' to a single coil. the single is an EMG-SA. I'm thinking about it for a bridge bucker replacement.
  17. just found out the Yamaha's pots are 250k, does this change what pickups i can and can't use?
  18. so, if I decided to just install the one active and keep my passive, AND just live with the overpowering active pickup, would I be okay to just use the 500k pots and install the active battery input jack(removing the old input jack)?
  19. Well, its not the combining, its switching back and forth, and the volume difference there. So, basically, if I run the EMG using the 500k pots, the impedance of the pickup's output will reach its max quickly, thus making the pots more like a switch than am actual pot? They will also be louder than the passive pups. If this is the only drawback, I think I can live with it..... the EMG PA-2 has a long waiting period from suppliers, and it runs about $45 (in Canada). US suppliers (musiciansfriend, guitar centre) are also not expecting it to be available for shipping for several weeks.
  20. I mostly only use neck pickup on that guitar, and I have no complaints with the other pickups, so I didn't see a reason to spend the money on a whole set. I googled the idea of combining passive and active and some people just wired it no problem.....hmmm I spent so much time deciding on what pickup I wanted based on the description of the sound it output I didn't think about its compatibility with my guitar!
  21. hey guys I'm thinking of replacing a single coil on my yamaha pacifica. It has 1 humbucker (bidge) and two single coils (middle, neck), 5 way switch and 1 tone and 1 volume pots. I'm looking at an EMG-SA to replace the neck pickup. My question is with the wiring of the active emg. Can I just replace the input jack with the one supplied with the EMG that has the battery wire? Will everything be okay if I just wire it to the switch and pots the way the current pickup is wired? thanks
  22. I actually did exactly what you're talking about, only with a build from scratch. The set has specific diagrams to replace the electronics on a few specific guitars I think only les pauls though. As well as diagrams that are general. They make it pretty easy to do, and the zakk wylde set (which is what I got) are screaming hot. If you're into playing metal, this set rules. And the 85 on the neck sounds pretty good clean too. I'm sure the kerry king set is just as nice. One thing I didn't understand was that they tell you to NOT attatch a ground wire because the pickups are internally grounded. Can someone explain that to me? Because I get a lot of buzz. I'm going to re solder the connections and get some shielding tape, but what about the ground and the buzz?
  23. I'm torn. I've researched all of them. The all look good, but I haven't played any of them, so I don't know what to do. I like how the Bill Lawrence ones are cheap. I've had good luck with EMG in the past but I still don't know. I've never used dimarzio I don't want loud booming output. I just want a warm tone with good sustain, sounds good clean and slightly distorted and has low noise.....perhaps I'll flip a coin.....a three sided coin.....
  24. Thanks guys. As for the 5 way switcher. Am I correct when I assume that there is one position that combines the neck and middle pickup? Does this effectively turn it into a humbucker? How does this work?
  25. I think my post was misread. This doesn't have anything to do with my build and the EMG's. I was just illustrating the point that my music has evolved. I'm talking about my Yamaha Pacifica guitar. I'm looking for a single coil to replace the neck and possibly middle pickup on my YAMAHA PACIFICA ok cool lol and I want those pickups to have a nice warm tone and lots of sustain for clean rythym and lead. Also possibly ones with very low noise, or none at all. thanks
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