Jon Bell
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From reading interviews with Dimebag I think he wasn't happy with the Bill Lawrence. Seymour Duncan built him an improved version of this pickup (which I believe he now uses) so the Dimebucker and XL-500 are different pickups. Personally, I've only ever used the Dimebucker (not the XL-500) so this is based on what I've read from him. The Dimebucker is a great metal pickup but it doesn't sound too good for lower gain stuff. Jon
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What amp was it (or was it an amp modeller)?
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Nice tone, how did you record it? Jon
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Looking at the routes is the best way to tell if it is plywood or not. Plywood will be made up of several thin layers that are very easy to recognise once you know what they look like. Solid wood sounds much better than plywood so plywood is generally avoided if possible. Jon
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The Yngwie pickups are very low output, you may notice a drop in volume when you switch pickups. Jon
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You could try dousing it in lighter fluid and burning it Hendrix style. It could be dangerous though. Jon
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Pictures and details are at my website www.swinesheadpickups.com Jon
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Pretty expensive.
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If a pickup is wired directly to a jack socket and it sounds muddy there is no real way of getting it to clear up, different capacitors will just take out more top end. I've found if you bring the volume pot to about half way a muddy pickup starts to clear up but if your going to do that you might as well put in a lower powered pickup in the first place.
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I've tried routing freehand with the guitar clamped to my table. It is possible but it is very difficult to get anything close to a straight line, it takes ages too. Jon
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I never tried using rare earth magnets but from what I've heard they are very strong. I think they have to put a fair distance away from the strings otherwise the strings will be pulled against them. Jon
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Looks great! What wood did you use for the body and how long did the body take to build?
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I managed to get about 22k maximum. This produced a very powerful pickup but it was a bit too muddy. Jon
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Thanks for the comments! I've been winding pickups for about a year now but I do have a background in electronics. I spin the bobbins on a machine I designed and I and tension and guide the wire by hand using my own winding pattern. I've sold a few to some local guitarists but I'm hoping to sell them properly by the summer.
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Hi, Although I originally setout to build a custom guitar I've gradually been sidetracked into designing my own pickups (humbuckers specifically). After months of prototypes I've settled on six different designs I like. I've recorded some audio using three of the different models, the links to which are below. Here's a low gain PAF type (neck). 958k http://www.swinesheadpickups.com/demos/lowoutput.mp3 This a medium output alinico 5 job (bridge). 326k http://www.swinesheadpickups.com/demos/backinblack.mp3 And this is a high output ceramic magnet pickup (bridge). 500k http://www.swinesheadpickups.com/demos/eruption.mp3 And another with some rhythm guitars too. 360k http://www.swinesheadpickups.com/demos/highoutput2.mp3 I put the pickups in an old Epiphone Les Paul except for Eruption which was a cheapie Ibanez RG. Cheers, Jon
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I'd paint it. You can chose whatever colour you like and the EMGs take paint nicely. Jon
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Do a search on ebay for a few similar models then watch them to see how much they go for. I find ebay can be good to find out what people are willing to pay for stuff. Jon
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Hi, I thinking of building a replacement body for a guitar I recently picked up cheap (a BC Rich Platinum series superstrat). The hardware and neck are ok and I'm going to rewind the pick ups to my specs and change the magnets. The body is currently made from plywood so it sounds, as you'd expect, rather boxy and dull. I'm thinking of going with a padouk body for 3 reasons. 1) It has a bright sound which I'm after. 2) I've got a local source for the wood. 3) I'm read it doesn't require finishing, it can be polished to a natural sheen. Has any ever had any experience using padouk? Does it require a finish or can it be left natural as I've read? Thanks, Jon
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Plugging your guitar in the headphone socket won't damage your cd player but it won't give you any sound. Your cd player needs a line in to plug your guitar into but then you will need a DI box or a POD, etc. to get it up to the right level otherwise it will be too quiet. Jon
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Pics of some completed projects
Jon Bell replied to loosetoe's topic in In Progress and Finished Work
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It doesn't really matter which way round a humbucker is as both coils are usually identical. Generally the screws are on the bridge side on the bridge pickup and on the fretboard side of the neck pickup. Jon
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Potting soldifies the coil so that the windings can't move. If they do move they act like a microphone and cause a high pitched microphonic feedback. However, potting does change the sound of a pickup and some players prefer them unpotted. Jon
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Try putting the octave after the jackhammer.
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I use T-cut car polish to get a good shine on my finishes. You can buy it all over here in the UK so I'm sure there is something similar in Canada.
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I read on the Seymour Duncan forum that his used to use JBs in the bridge of his guitars. Jon