In this section, we’ll take a look at proper guitar grounding and how you can make sure your wiring is safe and well-placed. We’ll also take a look at shielding and how you can benefit from correctly shielding your guitar.
This time around, we’ll be looking at how to wire a DiMarzio Virtual Vintage Blues 2 in your guitar. The Blues 2 is a stacked humbucker that uses Alnico 2 magnets for higher gain, and it works just as well in the neck position as it does in the bridge. It’s known for a warm […]
What’s better for your Fender, a 3 Way Switch or a 5 Way Switch? This is a topic that can be confusing to many people, so let’s start with some background information. The 3 Way Switch The 3 Way Switch is the switch initially used in Stratocasters when they were introduced in 1954. The Stratocaster […]
In this post, we’ll show you Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates wiring for your guitar, with the hope that you’ll enjoy the new sound possibilities. The Pearly Gates is a humbucker that was designed to replicate the sound of a 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard, which used the legendary P.A.F. pickups. Each Pearly Gates pickup is […]
No-load pots look like standard Volume or Tone controls, and they function in similar ways, but they are commonly misunderstood components in the world of guitar electronics. For example, you can swap out your Tone control for a no-load pot, but it won’t work for the Volume control. The benefit of using it as a […]
500k vs 1 Meg potentiometers — what’s the difference, and how do they affect your tone? To answer that, we’ll take a look at your guitar’s Volume and Tone controls and see how we can modify them, and, perhaps make some significant improvements. These parts are relatively easy to swap out, and the job only […]
If you like to modify or repair your guitar, it won’t be long before you have to do some work on the output jack. Often one of the first components to go bad, these are the most likely cause of a malfunctioning guitar. So, let’s take a look at the best guitar output jacks.
If you ever plan to replace your capacitor, you’ll quickly find that there are many different kinds available and just as many opinions on which one is best. Here, we’ll take a look at ceramic disc and mylar capacitors and the differences between them.
Ever considered coil-splitting a Seymour Duncan ST59-1? If so, this article can help you. Coil-splitting is when you use a switch to shut off one of the coils in your humbucker pickup. When you do this, you get access to single-coil tones. It expands your sonic palette and is a straightforward and reversible mod.
Looking to wire a Seymour Duncan ST59-1? Let’s start with some basics: the ST59-1 is a mini-humbucker, designed as a direct replacement for the bridge pickup in a Fender Telecaster, but it will also work well in many other situations. The ST59-1 offers players hum-free operation and a thicker tone that still retains plenty of […]
What Do Capacitors Do In Your Circuit? Capacitors do many different things, but in your circuit, they do two main things.
DiMarzio Titan Coil-Splitting Coil-splitting is when you use a switch to shut off one of the two coils in a humbucker pickup. We split a humbucker because it gives us the ability to expand our tonal pallet, and allows us to achieve single-coil tones from a double coil pickup. Here, we’re going to show you […]