Wiring ideas for 2 humbuckers and 3 potentiometer holes? Had a vol, tone and kill switch but got tired of that. Not a fan of coil splitting.
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- Thread starter danbones
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Separate tone controls for each pick-up?
I have a love/hate relationship with most neck pick-ups, especially on HSH guitars. With only two pick-ups, having that tone control (all my Les Pauls do) would probably make me happy. I have that set-up on one of my Vees.
Volume, blend, tone, my configuration of choice.
Guild is giving me GAS again!
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RJ can demo a waste bucket with cat guts strung over it and sound amazing.
Give me an average joe and his 4 cowboy chords then I’ll know if this guitar is worth anything !
Give me an average joe and his 4 cowboy chords then I’ll know if this guitar is worth anything !
nope, only the higher end acoustics are made in the USA. I have a 2017 import bass from them and they are decent quality.
Sold a bunch of pedals.
57 AVRI 7.5 radius, nitro, tweed case.
should I?
57 AVRI 7.5 radius, nitro, tweed case.
should I?
I dig that color combination. I’ve probably seen it before, but I can’t say for certain I have; in any event, I certainly haven’t seen it enough!
I need a humbucker equipped guitar for my home studio. Before the fire I had a Schecter Omen, which was lovely when played clean, and could get me to dark and rocky quickly. I have a Strat, but some things need humbuckers.
I'm currently leaning towards the Larry Carlton L7 from Sire. Anyone have experience of it?
I have zero personal experience with LP shaped guitars, despite having played guitar for many decades. I don't know what's a good one, and what's not. Gibson and Epiphone seem to have a thousand versions between them, at every price point, and I can't really tell one from the other. Any advice would be warmly welcomed.
I'm currently leaning towards the Larry Carlton L7 from Sire. Anyone have experience of it?
I have zero personal experience with LP shaped guitars, despite having played guitar for many decades. I don't know what's a good one, and what's not. Gibson and Epiphone seem to have a thousand versions between them, at every price point, and I can't really tell one from the other. Any advice would be warmly welcomed.
As shown a few posts back, I have mostly humbucker-equipped guitars (though I do like some kind of single coil option in the middle position). I have had my Les-Paul-style guitar longest and I still love that particular one, but I generally favor (super-) Strat-style guitars these days. In your case, it might come down to how much you like the feel of that Strat of yours, or how fondly you remember that Omen (and I’m sorry to hear of how you lost it). Super Strats are readily available and if cost is a consideration generally less expensive than comparable Les Pauls or similar. Humbucker-equipped Strats or copies still aren’t that hard to find if the shredder aesthetics or appointments don’t do it for you.
Les Paul types tend to be noticeably heavier, have hard corners where Strat types generally have forearm contours, and play a bit differently due to the shorter scale and (often) chunkier necks. None of those are necessarily bad things, but they’re the differences you will notice coming from a Strat.
Thank you. That's the sort of thing I wanted to hear. I'm not necessarily married to the LP-style idea, just never had one. The scale length might be an issue. I do like Strat scale, and the Omen had that.
I think you may have swung the vote. Thanks so much.
ETA: I'm now leaning more towards a Tele-style with HH configuration.
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I have a warmoth parts build for my humbucker needs. Also have a beater Les Paul Gem. I switch between the two and when I want something light on my back I use the warmoth. The warmoth one is pretty recent, wired it up with a G&L style passive BT. Never had a passive bass cut and it’s surprisingly useful if you use Fuzz or OD a lot.
This will often still mean chunky neck, hard corners, but generally a 25.5” scale. Again, the differences are not necessarily bad things, just different from Strats. As Tele-style guitars have recently become trendy in metal (and I didn’t see that coming!), there may be some notable exceptions out there at the moment. I haven’t played one, but Joe Duplantier’s Charvel signature model looks like a Tele I would like as a Super Strat player: speed neck, forearm contour, and improved upper fret access. Priced similarly to the Sire you were considering, too.
If you are looking for a Sire guitar, I own a S7 FM (so a HSS strat) and really like it, particularly the roasted neck. Newer versions have a pull pot to switch between S and H mode on the bridge pickup, mine lacks that switch (but has black PUs and knobs, which look way better IMHO...).
I had a L7, and I liked it, too, but I prefer Fender-style necks.
If I were interested in a Tele-HH, the T7 FM might be interesting...
Generally, AFAIK Sire guitars sound more modern than traditional Fenders or Les Paul's.
I had a L7, and I liked it, too, but I prefer Fender-style necks.
If I were interested in a Tele-HH, the T7 FM might be interesting...
Generally, AFAIK Sire guitars sound more modern than traditional Fenders or Les Paul's.
I have one of these, may get you where you're going. It's a weighty beast, goes hard
