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The Pickup Place / Re: Evolution Neck in an HSS?

« Last post by darkbluemurder on January 25, 2024, 03:45:43 AM »

I think Reverend used a 0.0022uf cap but the exact values of pot and cap are only a starting point - as you said it is all personal preference and should be selected by ear. In the PRS S2 Standard 24 and the Custom I used 0.0022uf and 500k audio pots which work fine in these guitars - I can always find the spot I am looking for so I have not seen a reason for further finetuning.

Cheers Stephan

 

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The Pickup Place / Re: Evolution Neck in an HSS?

« Last post by gregr on January 24, 2024, 01:40:11 PM »

Indeed. I mentioned that in another topic where I’m using a passive bass shelf with an A3-loaded Duncan 59N against a Screamin’ Demon. I don’t know whether the value of the cap is what is used in the Reverend circuit or the G&L circuit. I select it by ear. I do know that I’ve always found a 1M pot far too aggressive, even with the reverse taper. I prefer the linear taper and limit the range with a parallel resistor if necessary. The result will approach that of a reverse taper depending on how small the parallel resistor is relative to the value of the pot, though I prefer a more linear sweep.

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The Pickup Place / Re: Evolution Neck in an HSS?

« Last post by darkbluemurder on January 24, 2024, 04:42:56 AM »

That "More Control" is very useful - it is very similar to the "Bass Contour" by Reverend. I love this in humbucker guitars to shave off some low end - extremely useful for neck humbuckers. With the pot set to zero resistance the cap gets bypassed and no longer has an effect so it is full bass in that position.

Cheers Stephan

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The Pickup Place / Re: Air Norton Bridge Position

« Last post by gregr on January 24, 2024, 03:00:56 AM »

The output is on par with that of a PAF. I tried one with an HFH in the neck but couldn’t gel with it. It was really lean and devoid of growl when compared to other pickups with similar output. I found it to be bright, but I think unbalanced is a more apt description. I only tried it in one guitar so take it with a grain of salt. If I were to give it another go it would be in an HSS configuration.

I’m looking forward to your review.

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The Pickup Place / Re: Air Classic Neck Review (DP190)

« Last post by nienturi on January 24, 2024, 12:24:38 AM »

I’m waiting on your AN review, and coincidentally, the Air Classic is what I’ve picked for the neck.  Nice review, and confirms what I’ve gathered up to this point.

Thank you a lot for your trust. If you can find, try Virtual Hot PAF Thats my favourite Dimarzio bridge humbucker

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The Pickup Place / Re: Air Norton Bridge Position

« Last post by nienturi on January 24, 2024, 12:23:35 AM »

Looking forward to that nientui!

I'm looking forward, too It's been straight 12 years since the last time i'd played an Air Norton and all of my experience depends on its in the neck position. I deleted everything i know about AN and looking for its potential for moderate output bridge humbucker.

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The Pickup Place / Re: Evolution Neck in an HSS?

« Last post by gregr on January 23, 2024, 07:01:46 PM »

For those interested, I’ve made a few changes and am happy with the result.

Bridge: JB2
Middle: VV54P
Neck: Area 61

One 250k linear volume control with a 180pF bright cap.

One 250k linear “More” control.

The JB2 is loaded with 510k in series with 22nF

The selector is a standard 5-way with the second pole used only to split the JB to the screw coil in position 2. The single coils are not being split because I don’t care for the extra high end relative to the JB2. Splitting actually runs counter to the filtering I’m applying to warm up positions 2-5.

Positions 2-5 only see the 250k volume control, but each coil involved in these positions is loaded as such:

JB2 screw coil: 270k in parallel with the series combination of 200k and 470pF. The screw coil is split by taking the series connection of the two coils to hot (more on this later), and as such also sees the 510k/22n load across the entire humbucker.

VV54P: 270k in parallel with the series combination of 180k and 470pF.

Area 61: 270k in parallel with the series combination of 120k and 470pF. I’ve always found this pickup to be too strident in the neck position and finally figured out how to get it to sound like what I want.

On to the “More” control: this is a 250k pot connected in series between the output of the JB2 and the input of the 5-way switch with a 220pF bypass cap connected in parallel. The pot is wired so that the resistance decreases as the control turns clockwise. Because the pickup is split to hot, this control only affects position 1. With the control at 0, the output of the JB more or less matches the Area 61 in the midrange.

For those curious, the guitar is a Sterling SUB Silo3.

I appreciate all the suggestions. As you can see I’ve put them to good use. Thanks!

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The mini bar (off topic & misc) / Re: Who are the SDUGF members on here?

« Last post by kookaburra on January 23, 2024, 01:47:31 PM »

I’m a SDUGF member, although I rarely post anymore.

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The Pickup Place / Re: Air Classic Neck Review (DP190)

« Last post by kookaburra on January 23, 2024, 01:41:59 PM »

I’m waiting on your AN review, and coincidentally, the Air Classic is what I’ve picked for the neck.  Nice review, and confirms what I’ve gathered up to this point.

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The Pickup Place / Re: Air Norton Bridge Position

« Last post by kookaburra on January 23, 2024, 01:37:27 PM »

Looking forward to that nientui!