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Originally Posted by GNAPPI
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09-02-2017 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Stringswinger
1st: change the magnet on the BB#2 with a fully-charged A3
2nd: set the p'ups height right.
I'd start with 2.5mm in the bridge and 4mm in the bridge. Then adjust to taste.
The other thing to do is to change the 300K vol pots with a 550K linear for the neck volume and a 500K linear for the bridge.
HTH,
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Originally Posted by Stringswinger
http://www.lollarguitars.com/lollar-humbucker-pickupsLast edited by MaxTwang; 09-02-2017 at 03:01 PM.
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Originally Posted by LtKojak
Why do you suggest an Alnico 3 magnet and not Alnico 5?
Won't the unbalanced coils of the BB2 still give me too much midrange?
As far as the bridge PUP and pots goes, it is of no matter to me. I pretty much am a neck PUP guy.
Thanks in advance for the reply.
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the common misnomer is that alnico numbers go in order of strength..this is not true!!!
alnico 3 is actually weaker than alnico 2!!...so i think that's the exact opposite direction of how op/ss should go!!!
alnico 5 gets you the lows and the snap
i would also recommend you play with the pickup heights again..it makes huge difference...sink the pickup down low into the pickup ring...play it..then bring it up till the pole pieces are almost touching the strings..huge difference in tone and volume!!
you just have to patiently tweak it till you find your sweetspot...then adjust the polepieces for further fine tuning
cheers
ps- good chart
Last edited by neatomic; 09-02-2017 at 03:49 PM.
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Jeez, this thread has me wondering how anyone could make a decision :-)
Check your PM's from me maybe I can help you out.
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Originally Posted by GNAPPI
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I think that LtKojak has a point – as usual. While the strength of A3 magnet is not amongst the strongest, I think it will suit well together with mild overwinding of the Bb2 pickup.
I had a problem with a neck hb of an ash bodied Fender type guitar. Finally a SD 59 with A4 magnet gave me everything I can hope from a humbucker. In that guitar the basic A5 was thin and harsh and A3 was a bit too round.
But most guitars are different!
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Originally Posted by Stringswinger
An A5 will amplify everything's wrong with that p'up. The A3 will give you the clarity and note separation you're looking for.
Originally Posted by Stringswinger
I've dissected and reverse-engineered quite a few Classic '57/Classic '57+, all three BBs and the 490R/T and 490R/498T sets just to see what all the fuss was about, just to see that all of them had balanced coils. A golden Pinocchio Award for Gibson! But, to be honest, I don't think there's anybody @ Gibson today that knows enough about p'up design in their midst. Even today, for the top management @Gibson, p'ups are just considered a "necessary evil" to sell guitars, so no a lot of QC going around them.
Originally Posted by Stringswinger
HTH,Last edited by LtKojak; 09-03-2017 at 11:04 AM.
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Originally Posted by LtKojak
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Originally Posted by LtKojak
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Originally Posted by GNAPPI
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FWIW, I think the Burstbucker #1 is a great sounding neck pickup . . .
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Tim Shaw pickups sounded great in my 1980 LPC, especially the neck pickup...to my ears way better than T tops.
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Originally Posted by hotpepper01
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Well, a Shaw was basically a T-Top with an UOA5 magnet.
A bit darker, but with a much bigger harmonic complexity.
The lows tend to be a bit "spongy", though.
HTH,
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It seems as though your guitars acoustic tone should be the first consideration, along with actual wiring. If the wiring is not the issue, then swapping magnets, then actual pickups until you find your ideal match.
Don't discount pickup makers like Manluis Pickups, or Vintage Vibe (Peter Biltoft) Not only affordable $ but very helpful in finding your solution as well.
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Originally Posted by jads57
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Originally Posted by Stringswinger
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Originally Posted by LtKojak
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Originally Posted by LtKojak
I've said it before, just about EVERY maker has their take on a 57,58, or "classic sound" all to be sold to people who most likely never heard a PAF. Even Gibson has not done it, OK, maybe their 57 classics ring my bell, but even a broken clock is right twice a day :-)Last edited by GNAPPI; 09-04-2017 at 02:59 AM.
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Originally Posted by Jabberwocky
I had Kent wind me some of his own PAFs after I described my guitar (also a 57 Custom) and sound I wanted. Lots of clarity.
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My favourite humbucker is the Bill Lawrence (Wilde) L-90.
Very open sounding, a little bit like the low impedance pickups on my Les Paul Recording; but still fat sounding like one would expect a humbucker to be. The only criticism of it is that it doesn't look the same as a regular humbucker.
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So we all have different expectations from our gear, and different ears/likes as well. All I can say after trying just about every Humbucker out there, these are my choices for neck position
Manluis Landmark PAF regular wind, Gibson Memphis PAF, Sheptone PAF, SD Seth Lover, Dimarzio 36th Anniversary, SD Jazz
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Originally Posted by Stringswinger
Don't forget that Gibson buys everything by brokerage, that's why specs keeps changing on many items, specially p'ups.
Sorry to hurt your fanboiness, I just deal with facts, not perception.
HTH,Last edited by LtKojak; 09-06-2017 at 08:56 AM.
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