I paid 15 postage for the bridge which still brought it in under retail.
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I paid 15 postage for the bridge which still brought it in under retail.
nice job!....and damn you!
hey Hoby are you talking aussie dollars ? good deal if it is !
http://www.stewmac.com/Closeouts/Mig...ss_Bridge.html
All in Dollars Aust.
good deal Hoby, sexy looking bridge
Always good to keep an eye on the Closeouts.
This has been niggling me, so I've been thinking, and Waz, you were right. What is probably happening with the treble bleed circuit is that when one volume is turned off, the combined output is connected to ground via the treble bleed capacitor. You now have to make assumptions for the pickup impedance but at 7k ohms, a 0.001uF/1nF capacitor has a high-pass cut-off frequency of around 22Hz. At 3k ohms, its around 55 Hz. So it's likely that almost all of the audible output signal is passing to ground via the treble bleed capacitor.
A solution to this is to use the 'Kinman' version of this, which is to have a 130k resistor and 0.001uF/1nF capacitor in series. The resistor stops most of the signal being passed directly to ground in this two pickup configuration, whilst still allowing some high frequencies to bypass the volume pot and keep the tone brighter as the volume is turned down. Google for 'Kinman treble bleed mod'.
Since doing some searching myself yesterday, I've now seen a lot of frequency charts showing the responses at different levels of volume turn down, and the 'Kinman' version does look less coloured than the parallel configuration. However, all of the responses were for a single pickup configuration, without any connection to another pickup circuit. But even the Kinman mod does mean that means that with one pickup turned right down, the other pickup's output is connected to a resistor and capacitor in series - which has a low cut-off frequency. Which is identical to the tone circuit! Except that the resistance is around half that off the tone pot when fully up, so that it is going to knock some treble off that pickup's output.
So you get a swings and roundabouts situation here. You win by having a brighter overall sound when the volume controls are partially reduced, but lose brightness when one pickup is turned off or nearly off. Not ideal if you want the full bright bridge sound from a Jazz Bass or want to hear the high-end from the neck pickup.
So, I would suggest that for a two volume, one tone arrangement, you don't fit the treble bleed circuits. They really do work best with on a single common volume arrangement.
On the modern Les Paul type arrangement where the both pups on position the output goes dead if you turn one volume pot down, then it's not a problem to have them on both volume pots, but it's not a good idea to have them if the wiring arrangement is the vintage style (which doesn't suffer from treble loss on volume reduction in the same way anyway).
Exactly Simon, not good for jazz style twin volumes.
I got something right! Whoot!
And I just stumbled upon it and thank Scott for his advice to remove and all was good again.
For what it is worth when playing around with the 2 x volumes if one is nearer to 10 than the other it dominates the signal coming out, so switching from neck to bridge and vice versa is a simple as slightly backing off the unwanted one, and both wound back to zero to mute (one might do it but just a habit to turn all vol's off).
Great bargain and even better being in AUD.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hobastard
Bit concerned they didn't have measurements as the fore & aft travel looks pretty slim and if replacing an existing F style bridge there may be evidence showing of the retro fit?
I'll let you know.
Hi buddy,Quote:
Originally Posted by Andy40
Here is a link to the build thread... http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...313#post133313
And another to the parts used... http://www.realparts.com.au/tuning-m...rs-chrome.html
Cheers, Waz
Moving at glacial speed on this build....
I got a bone nut cut and shaped from a blank today.
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final shaping after strings are added.
I am hoping to cut the headstock this weekend too :)
I agree I would change the pickups over the bridge. Are you planning to leave it passive or are you going to make it active. There are some relatively cheap active preamps on eBay and that IMO will give you the most options around tones and overall sound. I just got a PBH-4 kit to start and I am putting in a 18v preamp kit with a toggle to allow passive or active. Can't wait to see your work on this one Andy
What headstock shape do you have in mind Andy?
Funny you should mention the pups! I'm going to wind my own! (Eventually)
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...3fa1c06209.jpg
I'm toying with the fender style headstock shape at the moment kick
Hi Andy, are they Toneriders or the stock kit PUP's? The lack of typical tonerider packaging makes me think stock kit ones which sound ok, just lacking a little bit in output volume.
Cheers, Waz
They are obviously 'wind-your-own' kit pups. The stock ones don't have Alnico V magnets for a start, and you can see the pole pieces in the bag. I'd imagine the empty bobbins are hiding inside the pickup covers. Andy just needs the wire and a winding machine and away he goes.Quote:
Originally Posted by wazkelly
Simon is right Waz.
Its an Alnico 5 kit from stewmac. I am 90% complete on building my pickup winder and my wire spools have arrived from the UK!
The good news is they are exactly the same size as the chinese pups, so no routing is required.
Or Joanne40 can knit you some with the wire. ;)
don't listen to their remarks Andy
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Is Knitting only manly if done on horseback?
yes, of course
I shall have to knit my next scarf on horseback then, this will suit my 3YO daughter as she's just found out about ponies.:(
I'm sorry, what was the question??Quote:
Originally Posted by FrankenWashie
https://cdn.meme.am/cache/images/fol...ay-unicorn.jpg
dangerous times ahead Frankie
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He didn't knit any of that himself. Not with those hooves.
Yeah. I know. Wait until i tell her i spent her pony money on a Table Saw and a thicknesser.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dedman
Your next project Andy?
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ha ha ha well this got out of hand;) but a good laugh.
Is that a real book Deddy?
no idea Andy it came up on a feed somewhere, I save wacky stuff like that
So back to serious guitar building business, have you documented your winding machine build?Quote:
Originally Posted by Andy40
https://www.bookdepository.com/Manly.../9781584235569Quote:
Originally Posted by Dedman
It is indeed an actual book, sadly out pf print.
I did start a thread here, http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=7275Quote:
Originally Posted by FrankenWashie
and when i have time I'll post how i did it. I might try to document the pup winds for this bass too.
Especially if it works at the end! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Andy40
The good books usually are.:(Quote:
Originally Posted by FrankenWashie
AH yes, i vaguely remember that, but the have been many many memory obscuring amber potions since then....Quote:
Originally Posted by Andy40
Now this would be a real Manly pursuit. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/new...e5e3e64f3d285d
That was a very near Manly pursuit. I'm quite frankly amazed that he found enough clear road on or around the Northern Beaches to get up that sort of speed TBH.