Question Hi Ed, I’m just in the process of building my take on an Albert Collins Telecaster using a Fender Twin Head humbucker at the neck and a Warman Alnico 2/5 medium output bridge pickup. I intend sticking to a 3 way blade switch, 500k volume pot and a 250k tone pot with 0.33uf cap. […]
Monty’s Pickup Installation Guide In this article, we are going to explain how to install different types of Monty’s pickups. “Monty’s” is a group of luthiers and musicians based in London, who have created a full line of guitar pickups, as well as a twin JFET Boost pedal. They have been in business for more […]
Greasebucket Tone Circuit For many people, the tone control on their guitar is something they seldom use, because it often makes the guitar sound too warm, especially when playing older, vintage guitars. While adjusting the value of the capacitor can help reduce how muddy the tone gets, and a treble bleed modification helps roll off […]
Question Hi there, I would like to build something similar to my Rare Earth Blend Fishman replica magnetic pickup, but with a very compact size so I can install it right in the fretboard/neck body. I was recommended to use a very interesting version of a Humbucker-type pickup made out of a single coil. The […]
READER QUESTION: How would I wire a Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates pickup in the bridge position, with two single-coils in the neck & middle (hss) using a super switch (5-way)? Thanks! Shane
Question I own an early 90’s USA Peavey Axcelerator with 3 single-coil housing blade humbuckers, and I would like to change a pot to a push/pull one to split all coils. If you have a diagram of how to do it I would be very grateful. If it’s not possible I would like to have […]
Question: Hi! I’ve been reading your guides on coil-splitting and was wondering about a calculation. A 7k resistor with a coil-split would result in a 20% of the second coil. What is the calculation that I can use to get the exact values? I thought X/(X+Y) = Z would get me the resistor value. With […]
The wah pedal is one of the most popular guitar effects of the past 50-plus years, and for a good reason, because it can add a ton of color to our instrument without us having to change how we play it. Many of us first heard it on the Jimi Hendrix song “Voodoo Child (Slight […]
Let’s take a look at the DiMarzio EJ Custom coil-splitting diagram. If you’re not familiar, coil-splitting a humbucker deactivates one of the coils and gives you access to the sound of a single-coil at the push of a switch. The Dimarzio EJ Custom is an Eric Johnson signature model designed to his specifications. It has […]
Question Hello, Your site is a wealth of information and I really appreciate it. I have a question I hope you can help me with. I’d like to try the Fralin Partial Split Resistor/Trim Pot mod on my guitar. I have an HSS config with Vol/Tone/Tone and a 5-way Super Switch. Where would you place […]
Question Hi ! I just found your site while searching to modify my bullet strat ! What i wanna do is replace the 3 single coils with 2 humbuckers (ALNICO 5 magnets) , which I have from another guitar. But I want to have options for home recordings …meaning: TWO VOLUMES 2 TONES SERIES/PARALLEL ON […]
In this post, you’ll find the details needed to wire up a set of Seymour Duncan Whole Lotta Humbucker pickups. This configuration is fairly straightforward. There is one master volume and one master tone. Both of these pots are 500K ohms. The selector is a standard three-way blade switch, as found in a Fender Telecaster. […]