Hi and Parts-O-sonic

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Sat Aug 28, 2010 12:23 am

measure the hole diameter in the headstock, that'll tell you what size bushings you need. be prepared for whatever you buy not to work without fucking around with them though. even the conversion bushings for klusons don't always allow the tuner peg to go through without a bit of drilling.

Stuart · Post by **Stuart** » Sat Aug 28, 2010 1:54 am

Thank you sir.

broncobuster80 · Post by **broncobuster80** » Sat Aug 28, 2010 3:04 am

hey cool beans man, Im working on the exact same year and model as well!

Stuart · Post by **Stuart** » Sat Aug 28, 2010 3:17 am

broncobuster80 wrote:hey cool beans man, Im working on the exact same year and model as well!

Cool Cool. Yeah I've seen your thread.. I've never had mine as a full guitar, I got the body and neck for about 80quids a year ago and I'm just getting it sorted now. I do love the feel of neck and the weight of the body now I've got it bolted together, how do you like yours as is?

It's the pickups that are causing me the most head scratching, I'm torn between those SD antiquity reissue type things or just throwing something hot, cheap and stratish on there.

broncobuster80 · Post by **broncobuster80** » Sat Aug 28, 2010 4:15 am

I think it was Haze I was telling its became my home 'go-to' jam guitar, really cool easy to play neck and the p/u's (stock) are really cool sounding. With that said though I think im going to put dif p/u's,pots,3way and jack in it... as well the tuners will be replaced.

Youll enjoy the guitar when you finish, it is its own animal for sure!

Stuart · Post by **Stuart** » Fri Oct 08, 2010 4:58 am

So this thread is back again because I just purchased pickups some of these to use as pickups.

And I'm thinking of using or or both of these in the electronics; a spilt pot thingy for by passing the tone and/or an S1 switch, so I can flip from series to parallel.

My think is I wouldn't bother putting either of these in as a mod but as I've got to hook it all up anyway why not use these parts?

Any reason these are stupid ideas? Other than the fact that the parts cost money and I've got plain pots in my bits box.

STRATONUCLEAR · Post by **STRATONUCLEAR** » Wed Oct 13, 2010 2:00 am

Glad you wenrt with those pickups, Cant wait to see what you think of them.. Can we see your progress?

Stuart · Post by **Stuart** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 2:10 pm

one of my two pickups came today, the other one turned up out of stock and needs ordering from supplier. They are reliced and come covered in faux dust (well a 'spose it is probably genuine dust) which to my mind is a little silly but no matter as they are going under covers anyway.

I'll post some pictures as the wiring goes in as that is the last step really.

Actually as all I've done before is replace like for like parts (i.e subing in a pickup or a switch, et cetera) into factory made circuits, this is where I may need (and eternally appreciate) some help from shortscale.

For example,

do I literally copy the wiring diagram and bung it in the guitar? What is the story on running a ground wire? Obviously not to the bridge like I've seen on youtube, because there is not bridge post down in the body.

Stuart · Post by **Stuart** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 11:18 pm

I guess what I don't understand is where does this go?

Post by **Doog** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 11:27 pm

It goes to ground, as on the pot casings, yo.

Stuart · Post by **Stuart** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 11:40 pm

Doog wrote:pot casings, yo.

Thank you sir!

Physically where is was being grounded was what I didn't understand.

All my googling just dragged up talk about grounding (or earthing as my DT teacher would have had it) to copper shielding and bridges and trem claws. Definitely a case of there being too much information on the internet to google up an easy answer. Although on the plus side I do now know a load of stuff about ground loops that I didn't this morning.

May well have a bash at wiring this as a musicmaster tomorrow, well I wait for the other pickup. Not that i've got any strings...or money for strings.

Stuart · Post by **Stuart** » Thu Nov 11, 2010 1:41 am

Second pickup finally came today. So I should have a new guitar up and playing in the next day or two.

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Really signed by Seymour Duncan...So I read somewhere.

GreenKnee · Post by **GreenKnee** » Thu Nov 11, 2010 12:49 pm

I have the antiquity Is in my Burgundy Mist Jag, very cool pickups. Cloth wiring, aged and dusty!? Not sure how they do it, but these pickups are 100% improvement on the jap stock pickups haha. A bit disappointed at how much they feedback, but I suppose I do use quite a lot of gain, and I'm spoilt by how resilient the pickups are in my mustang.

Jack

Stuart · Post by **Stuart** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 1:54 am

So I finally got chance to wire this up today..except I didn't really quite have enough time, and the soldering iron wasn't like the one I'm used to, and the sun was in my eyes and the dog ate my home work.

Excused aside, here is the problem. Both pick up sound great on their own, but can't get them to go on together, I don't get any noise at all when the switch is in the middle position. I though I might be the nasty job I did on some of the solder joints, I genuinely did rush it and I know I should have waited until there was no time pressure, but I've un/re-soldered that joint twice now and still nothing. I've got pictures (iphone ones but I'll get better ones if need be) and I would be extremely grateful if anybody could take a look for me.

crofty · Post by **crofty** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 4:36 pm

wow. looks great. pretty similar to what im trying to do.

where did you get the paint? im finding it hard to source any in that colour.

Stuart · Post by **Stuart** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 6:38 am

crofty wrote:wow. looks great. pretty similar to what im trying to do.

where did you get the paint? im finding it hard to source any in that colour.

It's Plastikote from B&Q as is the clear. I can't quite remember the name of the colour but it is the light blue (I may have an empty or an unposted pic with the can in) it got quite a lot greener (though not fully green) when I put the clear coat on.

Stuart · Post by **Stuart** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 3:38 pm

Seriously shortscale,

This thread is back not because I'm finished (thought I'm so close). I'm having switch wiring problems, at first I thought it was just a poor joint because I did it in a rush but last night I got chance to sit down and look if over properly including de-soldering and re-soldering one joint 5 or 6 times. So it isn't the soldering. I'd love forever anybody that could tell me how to do what I want with the switch I have.

I'm using this part. And I've followed the seymour duncan diagram that I poster earlier, just ignoring the left 3 poles (obviously this doesn't work) I get neck, I get bridge but I get silence in the middle position.

Can I make it work? at this point I'm not too bothered about series vs parallel, I just want noise with out ordering more parts

Gutting thing is using the one string I keep slipping the pick guard under to test... those pickups sound mega.

help a brother out?

rps-10 · Post by **rps-10** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 5:09 pm

If you're certain you have soldered it up all ok.. then perhaps a faulty switch?
get a multi meter on it etc to test.

Stuart · Post by **Stuart** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 6:39 pm

the joints are fine and the part works. This a case of the diagram I have featuring a slightly different 3-way toggle to the one I have, ie is has more poles. I've found another option that might work.

I guess it is time to learn what is actually happening when various types switches switch.

rps-10 · Post by **rps-10** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 7:09 pm

If yours is a single pole 3 in line, it may just be a case of: "on/off/on" whereas you wnat one that does "on/both/on" I guess?

hence the suggestion to test the switch with a multi meter, you'll know for sure then.