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The Pickup Place / Re: Wiring stacked hum as a single coil

« on: October 13, 2022, 12:38:45 PM »

Hello,
I would like to wire a HS3 like a true single coil, like Yngwie permanently, without mini-switch.

Could you please tell me if this is correct?

red > 3 way switch (hot)
black > volume pot (ground)
bare wire > volume pot (ground)
white > not connected, taped alone.
green > not connected, taped alone.

I'm not sure about the red and black, because on this diagram they are reversed.
https://d2emr0qhzqfj88.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/diagrams/WDGM1_PAFPro_GreenMeanie_HSH_0.pdf

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The Pickup Place / Re: The Tone Zone BEST height ? (For once and for all)

« on: October 13, 2022, 12:05:49 PM »

Thanks for your answers guys 
here is what works for me :

First, the pole pieces setting :

E : +1,5mm
B : +0,5mm
G : -0,5mm
D : +1,5mm
A : +0,5mm
E : -0,5mm

Space between the pole piece and the string fretted to the 24th fret :
High E : 1,5mm
Low E : 3,5mm

With this setting, the humbucker should be parallel to the body/pickguard.

Voilà! 

BONUS :
Millimeters to inches conversion table 
1 mm = 3/64
2 mm = 5/64
3 mm =1/8
4 mm = 5/32

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The Pickup Place / Re: Wiring schematics and stuff

« on: October 13, 2022, 08:11:46 AM »

Hello,
I would like to wire a HS3 like a true single coil, permanently, without mini-switch.

Could you please tell me if this is correct?

red > 3 way switch (hot)
black > volume pot (ground)
bare wire > volume pot (ground)
white > not connected, taped alone.
green > not connected, taped alone.

I'm not sure about the red and black, because on this diagram they are reversed.
https://d2emr0qhzqfj88.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/diagrams/WDGM1_PAFPro_GreenMeanie_HSH_0.pdf

Thanks! 

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The Pickup Place / The Tone Zone BEST height ? (For once and for all)

« on: September 07, 2022, 10:35:57 AM »

So,
what is the BEST height for this pickup in bridge ?
(between the pole pieces and the two E strings plucked at the 24th fret)

Please, don't answer "use your ears until you find the right spot" 
There must be a perfect setting for this pickup, what is it?   
I've seen a lot of topics where guys say they found it, but they never give the values!

Thanks 

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The Pickup Place / Re: I just lowered the height of my Tone Zone....

« on: May 31, 2017, 12:22:53 PM »

I would suggest to start at about 3mm from the 6th string and 2mm from the 1st string and tweak from there. Really, there is no hard and fast rule to set it as it depends on the guitar, the player and his rig. The only hard and fast rule is that you don't want it so close to the strings that the magnet pull grabs them since this could cause out of tune overtones and loss of sustain. A starting point is helpful if you get lost.

Good luck,
Stephan

Thank you very much, I'm going to try this. 

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The Pickup Place / Re: Explain to me the Tone Zone

« on: May 28, 2017, 06:15:26 AM »

I got a Tone Zone too on a RG652 bridge...
It would help us if someone tells us how to adjust the height of that pickup. Please.

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The Pickup Place / Re: I just lowered the height of my Tone Zone....

« on: May 28, 2017, 05:55:49 AM »

7 years later, I got a Tone Zone too on a RG652 bridge...
It would help us if someone tells us how to adjust the height of that pickup. Please.