wickerwolf

Hey, what would be need (if its possible) to have a spst (on/of) switch on a guitar that when flicked to on boasts the signal/volume/output say be 1db? Its for cutting thru durring solo's that bit extra. I know there are pedals that do this but is this something that would be possible? Thanks, Wolf

Check out http://www.axesrus.com/axecart.htm i bought the concetric pot in my pst above fromt here a few days ago and fitted it in place of my volume pot as the vol/tone pot (So i could then remove the old tone pot and put in a mod) and i must say its 1 of the nicest feeling pots ive bought int he last 5 years! Its got indents at the halfway on both shafts and the smoothness of the turning actions is great. It was 12 pound which was well worth it in my opinion for the end result.

6 Pots is fine, besides you can always use concentric pots for some of them which will lower the amount of pots visable down.

Thought so, im still looking thru what the seller has to see if they do a 9v version or it may just be easier to make my own using L.E.D's.

Very intrested in seeing how you do with this as im going to be putting a distortion circuit into my next project. Once the current projects finished.

Hey just been looking around on ebay and came across these http://cgi.ebay.com/3-12v-Green-Lighted-OF...1QQcmdZViewItem Would they be usable on a guitar for say a kill switch etc? The same seller has loads of different switches but im unsure if the ones that say Are unsuitable for guitars. Thanks.

Hey after spending most of last night wiring this up i was less then amused to find after stringing the guitar a few minutes ago that its not working. Heres the schematic of how i wired it The problem is when i pull up the push-pull pot tot urn the varitone on it doesnt do anything. So is the pot broke or have i wired it wrong? i tried taking the wire of the push pull and putting it directly tot he hot lug on the jaxck. Whih then worked but not with as good a results as i had hoped for and when in possition 3 & 5 on the variton the volume is extremely low. Can any1 help me with this. Thanks.

Thats really eye catching gives me a few ideas for an upcoming project.

Yeah just finished soldering it all up now, got to wait till tomorow to string up the guitar and give it a try (its 3.31am here) Check http://projectguitar.ibforums.com/index.php?showtopic=28939 to see what i was doing.

Ok so i think i put 1 leg from each to the lug

Hey, how do i wire 2 capacitors in parallel? Do i put 1 leg from each to the lug or do i put the leg of 1 to the lug then the leg f the second one to the second leg ont he first 1? Thanks

Hey all, after jotting down some ideas ive worked out how to use the above rotary switch to allow for 9 variations instead of 4. By adding in a SPDT or DPDT switch. At the moment the only capacitors ive got in stock are 0.001 0.020 0.050 0.100 So ill have to run some in parrallel to get the variations. 0.001 0.002 0.020 0.040 0.050 0.070 0.100 I could also do 0.200 and something else, but they would have to much bass in them to be of any use right? Whats some recomended values to use that i can make using the stock i have? The pic i posted in the 1st post i have now come up with this much so far Lug 1 to 5 - A cap on each 1 with 1 leg of the cap soldered to the lug and teh other legs to ground. Then solder other value caps to lug 1 to 5 on the oposite side of the switch. Then the 2 main lugs go to the SPDT/DPTH switch which then allows me to switch between side 1 and side 2 of the rotary switch, allowing for the 9 variations. Does this all sound about right? How would i also make a way to bypass the rotary switch?

I chose distortion since i thought it'd be the easiest starting point With my current setup i use my Boss GP-20 for distortion (Which sounds sweet) or run thru the 2nd gain channel n my Laney VH100R. I was looking at inplementing an EQ but having 5 sliders on the front of the guitar such as the guitar here http://alexplorer.net/guitar/guitars/vwberger.html doesnt look right to me. So my thoughts were to add in 3 concentric pots to the guitar which would then go -Pot 1 --stack 1 = Eq slider 1 --stack 2 = eq slider 2 -pot 2 --stack 1 = eq slider 3 etc etc But im not sure if this would be do able and how to make a start on it.

Hey, after seeing various on board effects such as http://auctions.yahoo.com/i:Efector%20Expl...fects:120905829 http://store.guitarfetish.com/anammotuampa.html and http://artecsound.com/active%20circuit.html Ive been wanting to build/incorparate some into my next project. Currently ive got an Artec QDD2 in 1 of my guitars but thats as far as my experience with on board effects goes. So were do i start to create say my own on board distortion? So can any1 point me in the right direction etc? Thanks, Wolf

You might wanna check out http://www.axesrus.com/axecart.htm when it comes to buying the parts, there the best shop in the UK that ive found so far.

thats a horrible thing to do to your strings not to mention the fingerboard if its unfinished Thats opinion, every player will tell you differently ive worked with proplayers who wont play on any strings unless theve had this done. Whilst i dont bother doing it myself i have played on a few peoples guitars were its been a benifit, stoping alot of the finger noise and depending on the brand and gauge of strings it can make them last longer (filling the tiny gaps in between the winds on the covered strings stops finger grease and crap from getting in there and corroding them!) But then at the same time it means down sides such as no pinch harmonics, etc. Others swear by a product called Fingerease. which is basically a spray pack like an aerosol can and you spray it on your strings. It reduces the friction between your fingers and the strings. It also helps protect the strings so they don’t rust out as quickly as they normally would. The only thing i do is to wipe the strings and neck after i play with a lint free cloth So this really is opinion on which works best for you.

Looking good, maples one of my fave woods for necks and bodies.

You could use glue but id only recomend it as a last resort, what iron do you have? Ive soldered to pickup coers before using a 25watt iron but it was an antex (they heat up the soldering iron tip alot better then a plain iron due to the heating element been encased right by the tip instead of the shaft) On the covers are they held tot he pick ups by screws? if so you can wind the end of the wire round the screw and that should carry the ground intot he cover.

sonds like your iron isnt heating the covers up enough, scratch a spot ont he cover and hold the iron on for a longer period, just increase the length of time you hold the iron on a little at a time. Eventually you'll heat up the cover enough to form a good joint between it and the solder.

It could be a bad pot, change it for 1 you know works fine if you can to see if thats it. (unsolder 1 from any other guitar you have and solder it in just to test, be sure to write down the wirring tho before unsoldering it)

So you have 1 pikup conected directly to the volume pot, then the pot directly to the jack. No switch etc. if so you need to run a wire from the trem claw (holds the springs in the trem cavity) to the back of the volume pot, then 1 fromt he back of the volume pot to the ground side of your jack and also all the grounds of the JB need soldering tot he back of the volume pot. Then see if the sound is any better.

Same here i keep hold of all sorts of junk just to salvage wires or caps from or anythin else that might be usefull, To Adamcr from the volume pot to the jack is just any single wire, either solid core or threaded core just solder one end to the hot lug on the vol pot and the other to the hot lug on the jack. A good idea is to go to wilkinsons or an online supplier and buy a rool of bell wire/speaker wire it works perfectly fine in electric guitars, i got a roll of 100 metres for 8 pound http://www.maplin.co.uk/Search.aspx?criter...5V&DOY=25m3 is a great pack for pot and switch wires. http://www.maplin.co.uk are also great stockists for all things electrical from switches to caps and wires etc.

Ahh ive had orders from a few shops that have had missleading descriptions or information about items on them, its a long shot but ebay has some good stuff on it if you look int he right places. The UK is rubbish for guitar parts (or it might just be the northwest were i am)

what happend??? Ive had 40+ orders big and small of them and never had any issues. Theres http://www.stewmac.com but its an american company, and there service (at least in my experience) is crap.

http://www.axesrus.com/axeknobs.htm have some in 1 foot or 3 foot lengths.