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The Pickup Place / Re: Wiring Ideas for AT-1 and Chopper

« on: October 24, 2018, 09:33:47 AM »

Thanks 5150, that's good to know.   So in your experience there is no way around a superswitch to accomplish this configuration without additional switches?

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The Pickup Place / Re: Wiring Ideas for AT-1 and Chopper

« on: October 23, 2018, 11:10:20 AM »

This is the best diagram I have found for what I want to do - I just need to figure out how to ditch the tone pot and map this to a standard 5-way blade.  I'm assuming from this diagram that position 3 is as I intend (Bridge Series + Neck Series together in Series)?

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The Pickup Place / Re: Wiring Ideas for AT-1 and Chopper

« on: October 23, 2018, 10:19:07 AM »

So I'm thinking the Ibanez RG1527 matches what I'm after:

Bridge Series | Bridge/Neck Inner Coils in Series | Bridge Series + Neck Series (in Series) | Neck Parallel | Neck Series.

I'm not sure what type of 5-way switch Ibanez uses for this - can I accomplish this with a standard 2 pole 5-way switch?  I would rather not get into 4-pole superswitch.  It seems Ibanez has done the same configuration with different switches.  The RGT3020 utilizes the VLX91 Superswitch, but it looks like the RG1527 does not...

Also, since the Chopper is a single coil sized humbucker, does it matter which coil I use for position 2?  I will likely need to experiment with what sounds better, but can anyone comment on the difference in tone for inner vs. outer coils in series?

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The Pickup Place / Re: Wiring Ideas for AT-1 and Chopper

« on: October 17, 2018, 08:21:27 AM »

Good call, marcwormjim... that does seem logical.  Any concerns about impedance mismatch running the split coils in parallel?  Would it be better to split the coils and run them in series?

Also, do I need anything other than a standard 5-way switch (Fender style or 2502N), like a super switch?

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The Pickup Place / Wiring Ideas for AT-1 and Chopper

« on: October 16, 2018, 04:23:34 PM »

Building a Partcaster (Soloist body) and plan on using an AT-1 in the bridge and a Chopper in the neck.  I would like to keep it simple in terms of switching - I don't need it to do everything (I have other guitars), but would like a little versatility.  Here is what I'm considering so far:

1 Volume, No tone pot, 1 5-way blade switch if I can get away with it.

Pos 1: Bridge in series
Pos 2:
Pos 3: Bridge and Neck together in series (some will say it's too muddy, but it's worth a try to get that fat, boosted tone)
Pos 4: Neck in parallel
Pos 5: Neck in series

Any ideas for Position 2?

Also, can I do everything above with nothing but a 4 pole 5-way switch?

I thought about Bridge and Neck in parallel for position 2, but from everything I have read, the differences in impedance may make that a poor choice (16.3 vs. 9.16 KOhm).

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The Pickup Place / Re: Bridge HB to go with Chopper in the neck

« on: October 06, 2018, 01:55:09 PM »

Couple more questions:

1.  Do I need F Spacing for the Hipshot US Contour tremolo bridge? String spacing on that E-E is 2.08" or 52.832mm.

2.  Would The Chopper (in the neck) be too high output to balance well with the AT-1?  The former is 260 and the latter is 320.  I'm asking in regards to audible volume - I don't want to have to play with the volume all the time.  By comparison (and this may be arbitrary), Andy Timmons pairs his AT-1 with The Cruiser, which only has less than half the output at 140.

I would likely wire it to be able to split the Chopper for more of a spanky Strat single kind of tone.

My alternative would be to use the slightly hotter Tone Zone in the bridge...

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The Pickup Place / Re: Bridge HB to go with Chopper in the neck

« on: October 03, 2018, 03:31:21 PM »

A well rounded sound with good clarity and harmonics.  Fat but not over the top fat and muddy.  I have the Chopper T in my Tele and love it - read that it makes a great neck pickup also, so part of my choice depends on how well it will interact with the neck.
Not looking for super high output - more on the high end of medium.

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The Pickup Place / Bridge HB to go with Chopper in the neck

« on: October 03, 2018, 11:05:33 AM »

I'm building a partcaster and was going to do a Humbucker (Bridge) Single Coil (Neck) config, and leaning toward the Chopper in the neck position.
What would be a good bridge humbucker to balance with that?  I was thinking maybe the AT-1...
Anyone tried that combo?  Also looking to split and combine coils.