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It's Bits...
Weird Bits
Hi this is my daughter, weird bits.
Good luck scoring the amp, man ... it'll be screamer!
Just a suggestion ... its always a good idea to get any amp serviced and properly set-up when you get it (especially 2nd-hand amps!) ... if you're in Sydney I can thoroughly recommend the absolute genius of the "silent guru of amplifiers", Martin Kell (near Bexley I think?) who does truly incredible work ... can supply contact details if you want
Thanks Scott, unfortunately I'm at the other end of the universe, North qld.
So, how's the sound with that wiring? Is it hum-cancelling correctly when they're both split and it's the inside rails that are active?
Yeah mate it sounds great. I accidentally put it a. 22 cap instead of the 47. Would there be a tonne of difference? Also, when I touch the rail closest to the neck it buzzes a bit. Nothing else makes a peep when I touch it. I will never touch a pup in a playing situation anyway so no big deal, but on the rail on the neck pup closest to the middle, when I touch that one, no buzzes.
I think GFS recommend using 22's with their rails, so you're probably good with that. An 047 would make it noticeably darker at max tone, but it depends on your personal tastes. As for the buzzing, does it only happen when both coils of the neck pup are active, or when it is split, or always? if your grounds and bare shield wires are connected correctly then it may be something internal in the pickup. Does it ever happen with the bridge pup (either rail with any setting), or is it specific to the outside rail of the neck pup?
Nah just specific to that one rail when it's in hb mode. No drama though, I don't touch the pups when playing, I was just touching everything to see if there were any weird noises. If I'm touching the strings and touch the rail it won't do it. I think is stick with the 22, it's nice and snappy, the pups sound huge when drop tuned so that little bit of zing helps it stay clean.
If you ever take to fondling that outside rail and the buzzing does become an issue, there is one thing you could try... but it would involve re-wiring how the neck pup is connected. You'd need to alter the neck pup's connections to the lever switch, volume push/pull and the grounds to change the sequence of the coils, but I'd be surprised if it actually made any difference. If all of your connections are currently correct then it may just be an internal quirk of that neck pup.
If you do want to try it let me know and I'll do another diagram for you with the modified connections.