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50's Supro

Last post by kinski « 24 Jan 2012, 17:07

by kinski » 24 Jan 2012, 17:07

I have a 50's Supro that needs some wiring love. I'd like to bring it back to its original wiring.

It has 2 single coil pickups. One master volume, one master tone, and a 2-way switch 2pdt slider switch, not 3-way. And one very waxy tone cap.

Any help on how to wire this? A diagram of some sort would be awesome. Need to start from scratch.

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24 Jan 2012, 17:07
Kerry King Booster Gain pickups

Last post by rcustoms « 22 Dec 2011, 17:20
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by andregarcia57 » 05 Jan 2011, 20:01

Where do I find the Kerry King Booster Gain pickups....

schematic Booster Gain ?

thanks
Andre

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Last post rcustoms
22 Dec 2011, 17:20
schematic Booster Gain of EMG-PA2 Booster pickups?

Last post by rcustoms « 22 Dec 2011, 16:58
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by andregarcia57 » 05 Jul 2010, 18:19

Where do I find the Kerry King Booster Gain pickups....

schematic Booster Gain of EMG-PA2?

thanks
Andre

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22 Dec 2011, 16:58
GFS Pickup Data

Last post by Westbury « 17 Dec 2011, 06:01
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by mojah63 » 08 Jan 2010, 16:11

Thought I'd post some specs from a set of pu that I bought from Jay at guitar fetish.

NEO5 1.011H 4.79K

NEO6 1.406H 5.96K

NEO7 1.853H 6.70K

GFS pickups are reverse wound, so if wired with most any other pickup they will end up being out of phase.

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Last post Westbury
17 Dec 2011, 06:01
70's Ibanez SG Bass LCR network.

Last post by DavidRavenMoon « 30 Nov 2011, 20:59
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by RnFR » 02 Dec 2010, 22:03

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So I opened up my 70's ibanez SG bass and was so surprised I had to post up a pic and ask if anyone knows what's up. I'm not a bass guy, but Ive not really seen this kind of set up before. Looks like a coil, a 4u7 cap, and a .22 cap. Anyone know WTF is goon on here? It's obviously an LCR network, but are there any other basses to compare to? Did the original gibbys have this too?

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30 Nov 2011, 20:59
G&L Bass Preamp

Last post by pedalgrinder « 26 Oct 2011, 00:44
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by TDR1138 » 12 Sep 2011, 22:14

Wanting either a little more bass or to scoop the mids a bit in my G&L L-1500. Looking to boost the bass in the 40-80Hz range, or scoop the mids somewhere in the 600-800Hz range. Either would work. I'm a relative newbie with schematics, so any help/thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks!

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Last post pedalgrinder
26 Oct 2011, 00:44
Wiring Idea

Last post by GuitarlCarl « 19 Oct 2011, 15:06
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by dudeduck » 28 Sep 2011, 20:54

Hi everybody

I've been thinking a lot about combining what i like about some guitars i own into a single wiring mod with a couple new ideas id like to try
So basically i have 2 unmodded guitars with 2 vol 2 tone configuration, 1 with coil tap, one without it, both with 4 conductor wire
what id like to do is to replace the pickup selector with a blend balance pot where the neck pup volume would be, have a master tone and master tone and coil tap out of phase and series, a pot would be unused...

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Last post GuitarlCarl
19 Oct 2011, 15:06
7 connector jazzmaster switch

Last post by JiM « 18 Oct 2011, 19:09
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by Hides-His-Eyes » 26 Sep 2011, 10:03

Anyone got a predone diagram or do I need to develop my own?

Obviously one is ground. there are then 6 other connectors; call them A B C (G) D E F

In the centre position it's BC / DE, and at either end BC&EF, AB&DE.

Are the extra poles for options I haven't thought of yet like coil tapping the centre? Just completely ignoring the outer legs seems to work. (B and E your outputs, C and D your pickups)

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Last post JiM
18 Oct 2011, 19:09
Dual gang pots, different values per gang?

Last post by Prostheta « 16 Oct 2011, 12:16
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by Prostheta » 29 Sep 2011, 19:43

Grrr. Need to source or construct a dual gang pot with a 500k track and a 50k track for a dual passive/active circuit in a bass.
I suspect I will need to open up a dual 500k pot and rag a single 50k pot for the wafer unless anybody has any brighter ideas or good sources.

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16 Oct 2011, 12:16
4 hum-cancelling positions for 3 single coils

Last post by timbo_93631 « 15 Oct 2011, 04:38
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by earthtonesaudio » 04 Oct 2011, 22:10

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My goal was to get all 4 hum-cancelling combinations in a Strat copy, while remaining (importantly) very easy to use live. Here's what I came up with:

The four combinations are (left-right switch positions):
neck/mid series
neck/mid parallel
mid/bridge parallel
mid/bridge series

I'll probably make this with a rotary switch, because Futurlec has both 2P5T and 3P4T for $1 apiece. If I had lots of extra cash I'd rather use a blade switch but I can't find cheap ones with the requisite number of...

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Last post timbo_93631
15 Oct 2011, 04:38
the right wiring for 1 humbucker in bridge only guitar

Last post by JiM « 14 Oct 2011, 23:28
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by ballfire » 13 Oct 2011, 07:31

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hello

how i wire a humbucker pick up with one master volume guitar.. how avoid hum on this wiring.

thanks

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Last post JiM
14 Oct 2011, 23:28
Limiting volume

Last post by JiM « 13 Oct 2011, 22:16
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by rocko1369 » 28 Sep 2011, 22:58

I have a guitar that I use with several pedals and I love the sound I get with both pups on like so...
bridge v:10 t:10
neck v:8-9 t:0
The problem is I always end up knocking the neck volume up to 10 and ruining my sound.
Is there a way (outside of duct tape) to limit the amount of volume or set the max at where 8-9 would be, so when on 10 it's really at 8-9?
I would still like the pot to be functional.

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13 Oct 2011, 22:16
Q Tone?

Last post by ryanuk « 11 Oct 2011, 15:51
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by GuitarlCarl » 31 Aug 2011, 03:49

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I put it in an old SG today... Its got a cocked wah sound to it... I think with some tweaking it can be better. :blackeye

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Last post ryanuk
11 Oct 2011, 15:51
Guitar On-Board very simple Buffer/Preamp (help needed !!!)

Last post by amptramp « 22 Sep 2011, 04:12
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by Pantegana » 06 Jun 2009, 15:36

Googling around I found this schematic :

What I need is a very simple buffer/preamp for my guitar, without controls, bypass or leds... just a plain signal conditioner .

In your opinion this circuit should work well?

I tried to figure out how to shrink it in a control-cavity-friendly package and I went out with this :

onboard buffer preamp.jpg

Justo to make shure it will work... GROUND has to be connected with the negative pole of the battery AND the guitar's jack ground? :hmmm:
And...

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Last post amptramp
22 Sep 2011, 04:12
I can't keep my guitar in tune

Last post by pedalgrinder « 19 Sep 2011, 07:41
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by DrNomis » 15 Feb 2011, 09:55
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The only thing that really frustrates me about building stompboxes is trying to keep both of my guitars in tune when they simply refuse to stay in tune, I've tried all the tricks, put new strings on my guitars, stretched the strings in, made sure the guitar's intonation was correct, put decent tuning machines on my guitars, made sure the necks weren't twisted, bowed, or too straight, everything, my two guitars simply will not stay in tune, because of that it makes it hard for me to get a decent...
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Last post pedalgrinder
19 Sep 2011, 07:41
Power active pickups/stompboxes with AA's

Last post by nianri6 « 18 Sep 2011, 13:50
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by nianri6 » 13 Sep 2011, 03:20

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I recently made myself a charge pump circuit that fit inside my guitar with active pickups that runs off of 2 AA batteries, and can supply both 9 and 18 volts, and it lasts slightly longer than a standard 9 volt battery. My prototype has a 9 volt connector on it, wired backwards, so that it can be plugged into an existing active setup. Would there be a market for this? The board would pay for itself within the first year of use, since AA's are so much cheaper than a high quality 9V.

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18 Sep 2011, 13:50
Added negative number of coils.

Last post by cactus1 « 13 Sep 2011, 03:23
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by cactus1 » 12 Sep 2011, 21:11

I opened up my bridge pickup and tried to coil tap it by adding a bunch of coils to it on top of the coils already there. After an hour or two of winding, the original single coil has a resistance of 5.55k and what I get with my additional coils is 5.30k. :applause: Any ideas?

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13 Sep 2011, 03:23
baritone guitars

Last post by theblackman « 10 Sep 2011, 10:12
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by theblackman » 05 Sep 2011, 14:59

im thinking of getting a baritone neck for my old squier strat and swapping out the old humbucker for something different. I've heard humbuckers can sound a bit muddy in baritones without active pickups, is it possible for me to add a preamp that would unmuddy the sound which only afffects the humbucker? or do you guys recommend just installing a preamp for all of them?

Any other tips/experience/advice would be greatly appreciated.

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doubleneck guitar wiring advice

Last post by pinkjimiphoton « 07 Sep 2011, 22:59
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by pinkjimiphoton » 03 Aug 2011, 19:50

hi guys, don't know where else to post this, so i figured i'd give it a shot here.

recently i built a doubleneck sg style kit i got on evil bay. nice axe, believe it or not, plays great, sounds great...but it's got one problem that's got me stumped electronically.

each neck's electronics work fine, and i've got it well - balanced output/tone wise from neck to bridge on both necks, and even from neck to neck.

but when i put both necks on in parallel, that's when the prob is hitting....it's...

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07 Sep 2011, 22:59
Strat Tone Control Mod Ideas?

Last post by HydrozeenElectronics « 07 Sep 2011, 03:01
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by CHEEZOR » 17 Jul 2011, 23:05

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I have a strat that I have wired with on/off switches for each pickup and a master volume, master tone, and a master passive overdrive for the 3 knobs. I have had this setup for a while, but I have never been impressed with the passive overdrive. Any suggestions on what I should use that knob for instead? I have been searching all over the internet, but most places say to make it a blend pot for one of the pickups. I really dont need that cuz I can already use any pickup combination that I want.

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Last post HydrozeenElectronics
07 Sep 2011, 03:01
Lace Alumitone Pickups

Last post by Syrus1312 « 10 Aug 2011, 18:51
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by CHEEZOR » 18 Nov 2009, 06:27

Me and a friend were thinking about building some of these for fun. They look pretty simple, but I was wondering about the second coil underneath. Anybody have any information on that? Gut shots? Oh, I was also wondering what kind of material the magnets were made out of. Any info would be great. Thanks.

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Last post Syrus1312
10 Aug 2011, 18:51
Variax 500 guitar and DI-box

Last post by reneshelle « 03 Aug 2011, 19:03
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by reneshelle » 30 Jul 2011, 11:20

Hi.

I don't know if this is the right part of the forum, but here goes.

I have a Line6 Variax 500 guitar. I've had it for 7-8 years or so, but havn't used it much the last 4-5 years. It has the problem (like many other 500's) that it switches on and off in a rythmic patern. If seen others call it pulsing elsewhere. I've tried several things, but can't seem to fix it. I was wondering if any of you guys have some experience with fixing these guitars.

I've read that the powerregulator could be...

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03 Aug 2011, 19:03
Great guitar modification!!! and a question...

Last post by skylark44 « 03 Aug 2011, 04:04
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by JakeAC5253 » 27 Jul 2011, 19:32

A few months ago I heard of a suggested modification for an unused tone knob in an electric guitar, but haven't tried it until now, and I think I was able to come up with an awesome sound, so I will share it with you.

The suggested mod was to put a single 1N34A Germanium diode in place of the tone cap on a tone knob to clip the signal as the knob was turned down... I thought it was a good idea, so I ran with it. Instead of using Germanium diodes I put a clipper pair of 1N4148's on the opposite...

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E-Bass onboard, active treble > passive tone?

Last post by mrelwood « 24 Jul 2011, 20:15
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by mrelwood » 26 Mar 2010, 09:13

I'm trying to think of an onboard preamp for an e-bass that would have a normal 2-band EQ (Baxandall?), that would have the treble pot work as a passive tone also. I use my bass mostly in passive mode, so I'd mostly use the active mode only when I have a bad buffer in front of me or I need a bass boost.

Every time I try to think this thru I run in a wall. Is it possible at all? The active EQ should ofcourse be scaled up in order to get a 500k lin or 1M log pot for the treble. I was even...

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Framus Strato de Luxe 12 wiring

Last post by bhill « 19 Jul 2011, 20:54

by bhill » 19 Jul 2011, 20:54

Just got one of these in at my local shop and she needs some attention. These guitars were made from '63 - '67, and had a built in organ effect . Dual pickup in a body style similar to a Jaguar, four pots, a mute, 4 switches on the upper horn and one by the pup controls. Evidently someone in the past had some problems with the organ effect part of the circuit and clipped the wiring to the switches leaving just the pup controls wired. I would like to find some kind of diagram for the switch...

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