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It looks like a fun and funky guitar. Glad you like it.
New Build Jaguar
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FredJr
Some questions answered:
So I got some answers:
1. What exactly does the 56K resistor do on the lead circuit tone pot? I put it in but Seymour Duncan's diagram eliminates it. Is it necessary??
The connection between the pot lugs serves as a ground - I suspect the resistor has something to do with the pot taper. Tone works now with 1 Meg audio pots in the lead circuit and this resistor so now I will experiment with tone cap values.
2. I have 250K pots on the lead circuit to tame the treble of using 1 Meg pots with an .047 tone cap in the lead circuit. It seems to work ok but when both pickups are on the sound is a bit "boxy". It's been a long time since I played a Jaguar but I don't remember the dual pickup position sounding somewhat out of phase. I did not switch the hot and ground pickup lead wires when I wired them. It's a cool sound but is it the "normal" sound for both pickups on.
Sound is improved with 1 Meg pots - much more Jaguar-like, middle is not out of phase or overly boxy - now I sound like an old Ventures CD (think Bombora, Ghost Riders, Rebel Rouser....)
3. Finally, there is a very small amount of signal present in the lead circuit with the pickup switches in the down position. I am using same type of switch as in the rhythm/lead circuit switch (6 separate connections available wired as per Duncan's drawing). Again is it normal for a bit of sound to come out even if the switches are down.
Suspect a bad switch here in one of the 3 pickup switches. At $3 each they are cheap enough to change out. Checked & rechecked lead/rhythm switch and all is well. The rhythm controls have no influence on the lead circuit in any switch configuration (so far)....
The experimentation continues but this is such a tiny point that it will not stop my enjoyment of playing my first ever new build
1. What exactly does the 56K resistor do on the lead circuit tone pot? I put it in but Seymour Duncan's diagram eliminates it. Is it necessary??
The connection between the pot lugs serves as a ground - I suspect the resistor has something to do with the pot taper. Tone works now with 1 Meg audio pots in the lead circuit and this resistor so now I will experiment with tone cap values.
2. I have 250K pots on the lead circuit to tame the treble of using 1 Meg pots with an .047 tone cap in the lead circuit. It seems to work ok but when both pickups are on the sound is a bit "boxy". It's been a long time since I played a Jaguar but I don't remember the dual pickup position sounding somewhat out of phase. I did not switch the hot and ground pickup lead wires when I wired them. It's a cool sound but is it the "normal" sound for both pickups on.
Sound is improved with 1 Meg pots - much more Jaguar-like, middle is not out of phase or overly boxy - now I sound like an old Ventures CD (think Bombora, Ghost Riders, Rebel Rouser....)
3. Finally, there is a very small amount of signal present in the lead circuit with the pickup switches in the down position. I am using same type of switch as in the rhythm/lead circuit switch (6 separate connections available wired as per Duncan's drawing). Again is it normal for a bit of sound to come out even if the switches are down.
Suspect a bad switch here in one of the 3 pickup switches. At $3 each they are cheap enough to change out. Checked & rechecked lead/rhythm switch and all is well. The rhythm controls have no influence on the lead circuit in any switch configuration (so far)....
The experimentation continues but this is such a tiny point that it will not stop my enjoyment of playing my first ever new build