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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2016 8:41:36 GMT
interesting idea. Might do this on me L-450+
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2016 9:58:37 GMT
Treble bleed CAN be a great idea. Sometimes I like the fact that I can roll off the volume to reduce the treb and then whack it back up for leads but the variation of sounds that those humbuckers are making seem to make it worthwhile. As for dewaxing the pickups there will be pluses and minuses to it. If you don't mind your pups becoming microphonic and you're only playing at low levels it might really suit you. Quite a faff to undo though if you don't like it. Perhaps unwaxing my cheapo Chinese single coils is the only way to save them.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2016 10:05:52 GMT
Just found this advice. Read the last sentence first then decide!
Re: I want to un-pot my pickups
Well - this is gonna sound weird, but I did it once in very gently boiling water. Took the worst off with a hair dryer and the pup resting on some paper towels, taking great care not to get the hot air TOO hot or TOO close. Kept worrying the hot air would damage something if I got it too close or whatever. Then I thought wait a cotton-pickin' minute here..... check the melting points, and waddya know:-
Paraffin or container wax 55C
Mould wax 60-62C
Beeswax 62C
Dipping wax 65C
Microcrystaline waxes 165C to 240C
So unless we are unfortunate enough to have the special microcrystalline stuff (not very likely) they all melt below water's boiling point. And boiling water in an open pan will not go above 100C at atmospheric pressure (you can boil water over a flame in a paper bag - it will NOT get hot enough to set the paper alight.....)
Got a saucepan, filled with water AND PUT A PLATE ABOUT THE SAME SIZE AS THE PAN IN THE BOTTOM OF THE PAN (so the pup's metal did NOT contact the pan's metal and get too hot by direct conduction from the cooker).
Lowered the pup in and bought gently to the boil safe in the knowledge that it can never exceed 100C in an open pan. And before it got near boiling - the wax floated out to the surface. I spooned it off with a cold spoon (solidifies pretty quick if you keep the spoon cold under the tap in-between.
Give the pup a little jiggle and turn it over to get the last out and there you have it - a soaking wet, painfully hot pup. Lift it out onto some paper towel and leave to dry - maybe with some very gentle help from a hair dryer or fan heater.
Only did it once - why? Well, couldn't hear enough difference to make it worthwhile.....
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2016 11:05:36 GMT
The lad in the video above only used his nails and some sort of knife gently removing the wax. Im sure he could not have removed what was inside the windings. I would not mind having a guitar with microphonic pups. You never know what such pups might inspire  By the way, you have heard how my cheapo chinese pups sound in the last track (Chop wood carry water). Yours cant be worse than mine  and I think mine sound great. |
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Post by salteedog on Jul 5, 2016 14:21:39 GMT
Treble bleed CAN be a great idea. Sometimes I like the fact that I can roll off the volume to reduce the treb and then whack it back up for leads but the variation of sounds that those humbuckers are making seem to make it worthwhile. As for dewaxing the pickups there will be pluses and minuses to it. If you don't mind your pups becoming microphonic and you're only playing at low levels it might really suit you. Quite a faff to undo though if you don't like it. Perhaps unwaxing my cheapo Chinese single coils is the only way to save them. Was thinking about those pups again. I'm sure yours could be made good. I need to re-read your post because I think you mention you have a modified wiring scheme in that strat (or maybe it's the other one) and that might be a contributor to your problem.. At any rate too much treble should be solvable. At the very least you could wrap your pups in aluminium foil - make sure the foil is grounded (perhaps it is if in contact with the alnico pole pieces) and see if that reduces the treble. Just an experiment mind  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2016 14:28:09 GMT
By the way, you have heard how my cheapo chinese pups sound in the last track (Chop wood carry water). Yours cant be worse than mine and I think mine sound great. It was good to try to compare my Chinesoids with yours. There's just no comparison though. Mine are still awful. Might come in useful for really brittle Nile Rodgers stuff but otherwise I can't find a good use for them. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2016 14:32:48 GMT
Treble bleed CAN be a great idea. Sometimes I like the fact that I can roll off the volume to reduce the treb and then whack it back up for leads but the variation of sounds that those humbuckers are making seem to make it worthwhile. As for dewaxing the pickups there will be pluses and minuses to it. If you don't mind your pups becoming microphonic and you're only playing at low levels it might really suit you. Quite a faff to undo though if you don't like it. Perhaps unwaxing my cheapo Chinese single coils is the only way to save them. Was thinking about those pups again. I'm sure yours could be made good. I need to re-read your post because I think you mention you have a modified wiring scheme in that strat (or maybe it's the other one) and that might be a contributor to your problem.. At any rate too much treble should be solvable. At the very least you could wrap your pups in aluminium foil - make sure the foil is grounded (perhaps it is if in contact with the alnico pole pieces) and see if that reduces the treble. Just an experiment mind You're right, saltee. This strat's got 7-way wiring that switches on the the bridge pup independently of what everything else is doing. I just don't love the characteristics of these pups though. There's none of the chime I'd expect from alnicos, just plasticky nonsense. |
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