Hi,
I have a Vigier Excalibur Ultra that came with active EMGs. On recommendations I installed an HSH Bareknuckle set, Nailbombs HBs and an Emerald middle coil. It was wired using standard 5 way switch selections and series/parallel option on the Neck HB using a push push tone pot.
The parallel option was just a disappointing drop in volume and I wasn't very impressed with the BKPs.
I have Dimarzio Evolutions (158 and 159) in my self build HSH guitar, so I changed to those. I actually had to bend the legs flat and drill holes to install in my Vigier as the routes were so shallow and I didn't want to cut into the Vigier.
I'm very happy with the humbucker sounds on the guitar now. Through experimentation, I changed the wiring to use a push push volume pot to tap the humbuckers (but with a resistor to just shunt a bit of signal so as not to lose too much volume) and a push push tone pot to "add bridge" mainly to enable me to get bridge plus neck humbuckers together.
Now, I mainly use the humbuckers - neck, bridge or both. The (partial) coil tap is just "ok".
So, any ideas how I could rewire to have easy access to my main humbucker sounds, but also to get some Strat-ty / funky sounds, even better if I don't lose a lot of volume. I should say that the 2,3,4 positions on the 5-way don't do much for me. 2 and 4 not at all quacky, 3, a bit weak.
Not sure if somehow taking outside and/or inside coils of both humbuckers, perhaps wired in series....could get those sounds and maintain a bit of volume?
What tricks do you have for me?
Cheers,
Andy
PS - not really looking to change pickups or buy additional special devices....just want to wire up what I've got.
PPS - I know there are lots of wiring diagrams on the forum, but rather than trial and error I was hoping to describe the sounds I'm looking for in the hope someone thinks "I know just the thing"....
