Choosing the Best Guitar Wire Before we talk about choosing the best guitar wire, let’s go over some of the most common types that are used, and which kind might be best for you. Because there are so many available options, it can be challenging to choose the right wire.
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
DiMarzio Titan Wiring The DiMarzio Titan is Jake Bowen’s signature guitar pickup, a humbucker designed to stand out in a three-guitar environment. This humbucker has a lot of emphasis on the midrange frequencies and stays clear under high gain situations. The Titan is a high output pickup that uses a ceramic magnet, and it’s installed […]
One of the most common problems that guitar players face is a worn out Volume or Tone control. You can tell when one is becoming worn out by the loud, scratching sound in your guitar signal when you turn the potentiometer up or down.