Hopkins
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Yeah, even when coil split, those T40 pickups are very hot. I search ebay constantly for them, the exposed magnet ones rarely show up.
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Hopkins
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No, the toasters come up quite often. I was talking about the exposed rail style like used in this build thread.
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Hopkins
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So when you kill the south coil of the T40, the switch kicks in the Jazz pickup?
When the T40 is coil split, are the QP and the T40 north coil RWRP so they cancel hum? If so that is a really well thought out circuit.
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Yep.
I think so. My house wiring makes all my basses noisy, but I didn't notice any hum at the gig this weekend.
Hopkins
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So is the bridge pickup dead when the T40 is in humbucking mode? You are giving me some great ideas for future builds.
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O Frabjous Day! Callooh! Callay!
It's out with the old
and in with the new!
SGD ND3s in chrome Tbird shells. Oh yeah. Just what the 'bird ordered.
The Duncans were wired through a four-position rotary switch: Bridge, Bridge+Neck parallel, Bridge+Neck series, Neck.
Since the SGDs have four-conductor wiring, I modified position 3; now it's: Bridge, Bridge+Neck parallel, Neck single-coil, Neck humbucking. The single-coil mode is a little lower in apparent volume, but it has that delicious chimey clarity. And the other three positions bring on the full power of both coils. First impressions of the ND3s are thick, powerful, and detailed. Now that I have the action dialed down, the intonation worked out, and the right pickups, I'm looking forward to the first outing.
It's out with the old
and in with the new!
SGD ND3s in chrome Tbird shells. Oh yeah. Just what the 'bird ordered.
The Duncans were wired through a four-position rotary switch: Bridge, Bridge+Neck parallel, Bridge+Neck series, Neck.
Since the SGDs have four-conductor wiring, I modified position 3; now it's: Bridge, Bridge+Neck parallel, Neck single-coil, Neck humbucking. The single-coil mode is a little lower in apparent volume, but it has that delicious chimey clarity. And the other three positions bring on the full power of both coils. First impressions of the ND3s are thick, powerful, and detailed. Now that I have the action dialed down, the intonation worked out, and the right pickups, I'm looking forward to the first outing.
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Thanks so much for the kind words, Skarsoul! I promise this thread's not dead, as the PentaBird is close to completion, but I've been crazy busy at work, and also secretly developing a killer 2x10 cabinet (not sure about the killer part yet; will need to gig it first!)...
The OctoBird's nut is 43mm wide. Distance between the centers of the two outermost strings is 38mm. Each octave string is about 3.5mm away from its fundamental, except for the dD pair, which wound up a little closer, at 3mm (but that's not by design, just by accident!). Distance between centers of courses is about 11mm. My personal preference is for wide-ish nut spacing, so that factors in as well.
The OctoBird's nut is 43mm wide. Distance between the centers of the two outermost strings is 38mm. Each octave string is about 3.5mm away from its fundamental, except for the dD pair, which wound up a little closer, at 3mm (but that's not by design, just by accident!). Distance between centers of courses is about 11mm. My personal preference is for wide-ish nut spacing, so that factors in as well.
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Found a bit of time lately to work on the PentaBird. Glued the neck in - yay!! Started work on carving the heel, still not there yet.
With the neck set, I was also able to measure, position, and drill for the bridge. With the bridge mounted, I mounted the tuners also, pressed a leftover nut into temporary service, and did a first string-up. The Schaller roller bridge differs a bit from the Schaller 8-string bridge on the OctoBird; the roller saddles don't have as much lift as the hard saddles of the 8. So I'm going to have to double up the shims under this one. That's okay. Although I am casually considering a Kahler bridge instead...
The most vexing discovery, however, is that this three-piece maple neck is really, really stiff. Even with 50-70-85-110-130 stainless Ken Smith Metal Masters fitted and tuned to pitch, there is only the slightest hint of relief. I'm going to let it sit like this for a few days, in the hopes that the wood will move a bit, but I may have to shave the neck down some to introduce some flexibility, or force some relief with the double-action rod, or both.
With the neck set, I was also able to measure, position, and drill for the bridge. With the bridge mounted, I mounted the tuners also, pressed a leftover nut into temporary service, and did a first string-up. The Schaller roller bridge differs a bit from the Schaller 8-string bridge on the OctoBird; the roller saddles don't have as much lift as the hard saddles of the 8. So I'm going to have to double up the shims under this one. That's okay. Although I am casually considering a Kahler bridge instead...
The most vexing discovery, however, is that this three-piece maple neck is really, really stiff. Even with 50-70-85-110-130 stainless Ken Smith Metal Masters fitted and tuned to pitch, there is only the slightest hint of relief. I'm going to let it sit like this for a few days, in the hopes that the wood will move a bit, but I may have to shave the neck down some to introduce some flexibility, or force some relief with the double-action rod, or both.
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Saturday morning! Time for sawdust!
Trimmed the excess neck this morning with the router - carefully! - both the section that was proud of the face of the body and the portion that needed to be trimmed from the neck pickup cavity. Sanded it smooth and did the neat little transition up to the fingerboard.
Trimmed the excess neck this morning with the router - carefully! - both the section that was proud of the face of the body and the portion that needed to be trimmed from the neck pickup cavity. Sanded it smooth and did the neat little transition up to the fingerboard.
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Thanks!
Done with the sanding (finally!). Color time!
It does seem a shame to cover up the natural tones of the walnut and maple…
…but it's done. Two washes of purple TransTint followed by two of black.
It really makes the figure in the maple pop!
Lots of delicious flame in the neck - you can tell it's there while it's raw, but wow, the color really brings it out!
Next step - lacquer!
Done with the sanding (finally!). Color time!
It does seem a shame to cover up the natural tones of the walnut and maple…
…but it's done.
Two washes of purple TransTint followed by two of black. It really makes the figure in the maple pop!
Lots of delicious flame in the neck - you can tell it's there while it's raw, but wow, the color really brings it out!
Next step - lacquer!
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Thanks guys!
Got maybe 15 thin coats of lacquer on her now, with some wet sanding too. Starting to take a good shine now. I'll be damned if the lacquer didn't expose some spots that could have done with more sanding though. Grrrrrrrr…
More wet sanding and spraying to come!
Got maybe 15 thin coats of lacquer on her now, with some wet sanding too. Starting to take a good shine now. I'll be damned if the lacquer didn't expose some spots that could have done with more sanding though. Grrrrrrrr…
More wet sanding and spraying to come!
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