Recent content by Crosscheck67

Like other posters, I've tried a mix. I've played 4 string, 4 string with a Hipshot Bass Extender on the E, Octave pedals (EBS Octabass back in the day, and now the Source Audio C4), and now I play a custom 5 string (Warmoth woods). It took me over a year to get used to it, but I love it. The...

Hey thanks Fig. Your upbeat attitude and humor helped for sure.

So 96 art was way cool about letting me try three different types of pickups, and I found my perfect set. Made a video about it here (note the absence of hum due to the proper grounding at my buddy's house): So regarding hum, my conclusions are as follows: If there isn't a proper ground...

Absolutely :thumbsup: DM me if you're interested.

It won't let me add another photo above without throwing an error. Here's what it looks like installed:

Excellent condition. Original owner purchased directly from EMG. Everything you need is included. Your choice of nickel or black pickup screws. EMG J5 Active Pickups: Neck = 0.725" x 3.97" to fit a 4" route | Bridge = 0.725" x 4.1" to fit a 4.125" route BTC System 2-band EQ Active Preamp...

@bdplaid Aww see now you're confronting me with choice :laugh:

I won't say it solved my hum issue, but it (and/or the 96 art pickups) certainly reduced it, and greatly improved my tonal options. I'm going to refresh myself on the custom tone setting options the Pro Z has to see if I can improve the sound even more. That sounds like Friday food to me bud...

I recently jammed at a buddy's house. What a pleasure to play in a location where the electrician knew what he was doing. Perfect ground, no hum. Ok so I am loving these 96 art pickups @dwizum. The blend in center position is exactly one of the tones I'm after. Still working on dialing in my...

Gear in hand. This weekend will be all about installation and testing. Enjoy a meme a drummer friend sent me:

Well it's a good day. 96 art is custom winding some pickups for me. Over time it sounds like I get to try three different designs. I also ordered a very cool Audere Preamp to go with them: [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

I never pondered pickup design before this thread. Now I think about it every day. Question: I'm assuming soap bars are all dual coil humbuckers. I'm stressing "assuming" here. If that's true, what would happen if instead, they were two really wide and fat stacked coils? Would it offer more...

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So I was thinking back to testing my son's Ibanez SRF700 in the same conditions. Clearly no ground, yet no hum. The EMGs are (sort of) humbuckers due to the stacks. The 96 art and Bart I tested are split coil, hence humbucking. The soap bars in the Ibanez are Bartolini MK-1 and are the...

I hear you. The wiring in my home is truly ridiculous. It was a hard lesson learned as I continue to discover how "Industry Standards", "Up to Code" and "Legal" have little to do with "Quality" or "Legitimately Effective". Installing a ground rod won't be enough. This place needs gutting. That...