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PRS Tremonti guitar wiring

Last post by Cub « 02 Sep 2018, 07:45
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by ballfire » 31 Aug 2018, 00:44

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hello again diy musicians..

any body here knows the inside guitar wiring of Tremonti PRS guitar? the exact wiring cavity inside of that guitar with real wire pictures of pot inside of it..because I want to rewire my guitar like tremontis anybody knows here where I can find it? I check the prs website is not there..

thanks

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Simulating G&L PTB circuit

Last post by FiveseveN « 06 May 2018, 14:19
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by ramonmaruko » 05 May 2018, 03:40

I am trying to simulate the G&L PTB circuit as shown in the schematic that was previously available in the G&L website.

I am having trouble getting the treble cut to work. The treble stays the same regardless of the value of VR2. Any hints as to why it isn't working would be nice. Thank you!

VR1 = Bass cut
VR2 = Treble cut
VR3 = Volume

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HSS strat wiring

Last post by javimart1212 « 27 Mar 2018, 09:59
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by javimart1212 » 27 Mar 2018, 09:52

I have one strat that is wired with a Seymour Duncan jb and texas specials that uses the outside coil in auto split mode with with the middle pickup. It isn't out of phase and it noise cancels perfectly. I racked my brain with this but left it as is because I feel the tone is much better for some reason. So knowing this, I bought another jb to wire in my other strat the same way with texas specials as well, but it used the inside coil like it is supposed to. I ended up selling the jb and...

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27 Mar 2018, 09:59
Figuring out why a simple pre-amp would go incendiary!

Last post by snofla1900 « 19 Mar 2018, 18:00
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by Prostheta » 11 Jul 2011, 07:18
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Hi everyone. A bit of a conundrum which I'm hoping to shed some light on. I am hoping to reproduce a small batch of pre-amps for early 70s/80s Aria basses which - given their age - have a certain number of failed units. The rub is, the pre-amp is nothing more than a balanced unity gain buffer made from two op-amps (JRC4558N/LM4558N, no tube scream voodoo, please) on a balanced 18v supply from 2x PP3s. Not entirely sure of one cap value and the actual IC id due to epoxy problems (hammer removal,...
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19 Mar 2018, 18:00
RMC - Poly-Drive X [schematic]

Last post by papasteack « 07 Feb 2018, 10:45
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by apollomusicservice » 27 May 2014, 08:22

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A few days ago in my service popped in LGXT Godin guitar for repair.
The guys from the company RMC did not want to give me schematic for Poly Drive X preamp,
so I had to draw it. This is my drawing of the preamp for all those who need it as a reference or personal use.
More photos and information from my workshops on my Facebook page.

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07 Feb 2018, 10:45
Have You Ever Seen This Wiring/Pickup Negative to Capacitor

Last post by John Mackenzie « 10 Dec 2017, 10:47
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by Rocket Roll » 07 Nov 2017, 06:49

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This is a seventies' Strat which should be all stock (though the pickups do seem a bit strange to my unexperienced eye... non-staggered polepieces). But look at this pickup configuration mass / negative pole - all three pickups are going to a 330nF capacitor, and then to ground. The rest of the wiring, upon a brief survey, appears stock.

It should not even work, maybe. But the owner (a great guitar player) swears by it - more sustain and a sort of compression unobtainable in any other way,...

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Last post John Mackenzie
10 Dec 2017, 10:47
LC-1 Eq for Lackland Bass [schematic]

Last post by george giblet « 15 Oct 2017, 06:49
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by rcustoms » 10 Jul 2014, 04:30

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This eq is a new electronics for some model from esp guitars and lakland basses

USA55-69tetsuya.jpg
USA55-69tetsuya

the preamp - eq
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schematics based on lc-1

LAKLAND TETSUYAschem.pdf

layout and parts

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thanks to our friend ken for his interpretation and drawings

more info

PremiumBassParts-by-tetsuya-Assy.pdf

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Last post george giblet
15 Oct 2017, 06:49
Seymour Duncan STC-2a/STC-2p Bass Preamp [schematic]

Last post by george giblet « 13 Oct 2017, 10:00

by george giblet » 13 Oct 2017, 10:00

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Hope you find this interesting.
Good as I could do with the time and info I had.
Few small things could be cleaned-up, as noted in the notes section.

Any comments welcome.

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13 Oct 2017, 10:00
Replace the preamp in my acoustic guitar

Last post by Nikogo « 04 Sep 2017, 15:25
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by Amynio » 09 Jun 2017, 07:51

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My preamp in my acoustic guitar died after I put the battery in backwards. I need to replace it, and fast. Piezos have incredibly high output impedance (5+ mohm) so a buffer circuit is used to knock the impedance down to a sane level.

I tried building this circuit and while it works, it lacks any sort of bass amplification:

I didnt have a 100k resistor, so r3 is 170k. I also didnt have a .1uf, so c1 is 4.7uf. I tried raising the r2 to 5mohm and it sounded the same. v+ is 9v and vb+ is 4.5v...

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Last post Nikogo
04 Sep 2017, 15:25
Peak Attenuation (active tone control!)

Last post by Asmith « 13 Jul 2017, 19:32

by Asmith » 13 Jul 2017, 19:32

Hi, new to the forum. Starting a thread on a tone circuit I've designed for a guitar I just acquired along with cheap SS amp and some other stuff. The guitar is a 2004 CII Squier Affinity Stratocaster and I'm going to mod the snot out of its controls. Previously I've tried a varitone type circuit in another guitar and didn't care for the rotary switch control, I kept getting cap popping noises when switching. I still wanted a circuit that would alter the tone by changing the tone capacitor...

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ATTiny 85 + shift register + ir sensor

Last post by edy_wheazel « 21 Jun 2017, 09:51
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by yamadanao » 21 Jun 2017, 04:05

I had the ATtiny working with the shift register, but when I added the IR receiver to the code the shift register did not work as desired.

I have a shift register connected to 8 LEDs and controlled by an ATtiny85. I also have a button and an IR receiver connected. The idea is to control the LEDs with my remote control using the minimal space required for an ATtiny.

The date sheet of attiny85

The date sheet of 74hc595

It is definitely in the code, because it was working with the code for...

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21 Jun 2017, 09:51
Wiring help needed..

Last post by Cub « 26 May 2017, 12:50
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by TubeScreamer » 26 May 2017, 11:29

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Hi guys,

I was wondering if anyone might be able to help me design the wiring for my custom build solid body electric. I'm pretty good at soldering etc, but when it comes to designing the electrics, some assistance would be very helpful indeed.

It may be that someone could point me towards an existing guitar with similar electrics, but anyway.. here are the requirements I have in my mind..

The guitar is to have two pickups, a humbucker in the bridge (available with either two or four wires.....

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Last post Cub
26 May 2017, 12:50
Suhr Backplate Silent Single Coil

Last post by mojah63 « 05 May 2017, 22:36
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by atreidesheir » 02 Aug 2010, 04:04
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Now if we want to demystify something useful, I wish one of our many superstars would layout a workalike for the suhr backplate silent single coil system.

It has been mentioned here before but I have found no one who can explain what more is at work here besides a wide dummy coil. Anyone have the knowledge? I would gladly nominate chipping in on this for someone to buy and layout for us.
$325 is stupid money for me and any sane non-recording professional player or middle class person.
But...
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05 May 2017, 22:36
Guitar setup,hate when I do this

Last post by Aharon « 12 Apr 2017, 11:54

by Aharon » 12 Apr 2017, 11:54

Ok I thought I would share this since there might be others out there who have bought or own an epiphone special les paul.
I fell for the slash special II,nice guitar but really crappy tuners.

I had some tuning issues more like intonation that revealed themselves when using heavy distorted tones and highish volume.
So last night I decided to intonate the geetar again but I had to flip the 3rd 2nd and 1st saddles ,so I say might as well change the strings,then I go might as well change those...

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Bigsby Condor prototype guitar 1967

Last post by reddesert « 02 Mar 2017, 07:16
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by modman » 28 Feb 2017, 17:21

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1967 Bigsby Condor Prototype Experimental Guitar, only 3 made, was to be called the Condor, one was given to Barney Kessel, the other was given to Howard Roberts, this one sat in Milwaukee since then, Paul Bigsby may have worked on this-no way to know, the pots are 1967, Paul died in 1968, Hammond was contacted for the electronics, and the work was contracted out to Gibbs Electronics in Milton Wisconsin, Natural finish, Rosewood fretboard, the guitar weighs 11 lbs. - 0.9 oz., biggest volute &...

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EMG - AB Afterburner

Last post by ManCave666 « 22 Jan 2017, 15:51
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by CHEEZOR » 16 Jul 2012, 21:04

I just got one of these because it was pretty cheap and I knew there were folks (at least one) here that are interested in the circuit. I don't have time to trace it out, but I have some pics that may make the process pretty simple. If there are any questions about values then just ask me and I'll get back to you as soon as possible. :D

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22 Jan 2017, 15:51
Johnson strat copy

Last post by aharon colman « 04 Jan 2017, 14:09
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by aharon colman » 25 Oct 2016, 22:43

A couple of years ago I bought a Johnson guitar body and neck at a flea market. no hardware and the neck was separate from the body ,it looked decent so i bought it for next to nothing ,the neck seems maple(the darker kind ) and the body who knows .I had parts at home so i decided to take a chance,last week decided to assemble it and to my suprise its a great guitar ,plays smooth fast neck,intonated very well but i cant find much info on johnson except that was a company out of arizona till...

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04 Jan 2017, 14:09
Noise increases when guitar volume is rolled down

Last post by m4j0rbumm3r « 28 Dec 2016, 13:08
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by m4j0rbumm3r » 30 Nov 2016, 15:46

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Hi all,

Last weekend I've rewired my Gretch Electromatic Bo Diddley guitar as I personally don't really like the standard Gretsch controls of 1x volume per pup, 1x master volume and 1x master tone.

I wanted to try something like this:
* signal from each pickup into its own Fender TBX tone control
* the two pickup signals into a dual gang pot wired for 'stereo' volume panning (intended here as a single control that can cut either pickup level and does nothing at center detent)
* the two...

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Varitone...as master tone ?

Last post by induction « 25 Dec 2016, 23:21
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by danielzink » 25 Dec 2016, 19:26

Looking for pointers as to whether folks think this'll work...

It's a mashup of a couple different ideas...

I have an Epiphone Wildkat hanging around...decent enough guitar...but the sound is very lackluster and pretty dark...

I'm ordering a Compton bridge for it...and new Kent Armstrong pickups.

There's already a wiring issue...someone's had it apart as the pickup selector is reversed when you use it.

There's been lot's of discussion on the 'net regarding the cheap wire....and the...

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25 Dec 2016, 23:21
Telecaster Bill Lawrence 5-Way-Switch Wiring plus serial

Last post by HEAD « 11 Nov 2016, 07:24

by HEAD » 11 Nov 2016, 07:24

Hi folks,

recently I bought a cheap Telecaster copy which plays and sounds quite decent so I decided to spend some work on it. I already rewired it to a Bill Lawrence 5-Way-Switch-Wiring (Sorry, couldn't find a proper schematic - only this wiring scheme: and I must say I really dig it. The half out of phase setting sounds cool as well as the bass cut neck PU setting (quite handy if you play powerchords on the neck with full fuzz on it).
Since I've never been good in logic operations back in...

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separate pickup switches.

Last post by krome_magnon « 14 Aug 2016, 18:15
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by deth502 » 13 Aug 2016, 00:45

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heres my issue.

i rewired my strat. i have 3 humbuckers installed. a full size seymore duncan jb in the bridge, a sd jb jr in the middle single coil slot, and a sd hot rails (??) in the single slot neck position. i have each of them going into a 3-way switch to set them up for series, single coil, parallel operation, from there the signal goes to an on off switch for each pickup. the 3 wires from that then go to the vol/tone/output.

when i wired it up, it was dead silent. ( the cavities are...

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Last post krome_magnon
14 Aug 2016, 18:15
Hand made guitar in Poland

Last post by jkadet « 02 Aug 2016, 19:00
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by box » 03 Sep 2007, 06:21

Hello guys,
I found nice link regarding custom guitar in Poland:

Thanks and regards
box

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02 Aug 2016, 19:00
Alpha pots = Fail

Last post by lolbou « 19 May 2016, 12:18
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by mildew » 18 Feb 2015, 03:20

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A month ago i put two linear Alpha pushpull pots in my prs dc22.

After a week, one pot failed - short circuit when turned up to 10.

Now the second one has failed with the same fault.

Contact cleaner failed to fix either one.

So for me, 100% fail rate within a month for Alpha pots...

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19 May 2016, 12:18
Building Pickups that Work Well Together

Last post by phatt « 20 Apr 2016, 10:20
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by Rane » 18 Apr 2016, 02:20

I've been getting into winding my own pickups. I was wondering if anyone has some general rules of thumb for designing neck/bridge pickups that work well together? Is it a good idea to have more turns in the bridge, or is it enough to just change magnets?

I realize it's kind of a subjective question, but wondering if anyone has some general findings that might be helpful.

Thanks!

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Fernandes Zo-3 (Nomad)

Last post by jfmaheux « 25 Mar 2016, 05:52
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by Hyster » 02 May 2014, 13:01

First post so be gentle :D

Hello Folks,

I have recently bought a second hand Fernandes Zo-3 travel guitar

The electrics work fine but it only overdrives at quite loud volumes, I'm wondering if there is anything I can do to improve the overdriven sound at low volume? perhaps even add a bit of reverb, delay or chorus?
I know there are newer models and I should probably just sell it and buy one of them but where is the fun it that?

Inside the back cover it looks like this,

and a...

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