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Gear Discussion Forums => Bill's Shop: Projects, Mods & Repairs => Topic started by: Basvarken on September 28, 2010, 11:02:21 AM
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I'm almost done with the finishing of my self built bass.
Now that I have to wait before I can start the polishing/buffing I have time to figure out how I'm gong to wire the thing...
I have two single coil G3 (or S1) pickups. One of them is reverse polarity. I bought them in the beginning of the BaCHbird project. With the idea to put them together as a humbucker. But the Artec turned out pretty good so I never used this pair.
Plus I have an Artec Mudbucker that I've been planning to use since I tested a Stagg EB0 type bass with the mudbucker at the bridge. I liked the effect of the mudbucker in that position.
I want to use a five six position rotary switch to choose the different combinations.
And one volume knob and one tone knob
But I have no idea how to tackle this :o
Can any of you guys help me out?
Here's a drawing I made with all the components I have :
(http://www.superfloor.net/bedrading zelfbouwbas.jpg)
and a pdf in vector format:
http://www.superfloor.net/bedrading zelfbouwbas.pdf (http://www.superfloor.net/bedrading zelfbouwbas.pdf)
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Unless I've gone bananas, Rob, that's a six position switch...? it moves 5 times but has six positions... yes...?
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Excellent! That means I have one extra option to wire. :-)
Let me think; position 6 bridge pickup plus neck pickup?
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I thought of something more simpler and much more practical than those dreadful rotary switches, but it involves the use of two 3-way switches instead. Are you interested on that? Or are you determined to use that rotary madness?
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Rob is terminally involved with those switches... ;)
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Haha, I actually own only one bass with a rotary switch and that is the JCS with only three positions.
I really want to keep the top as clean as possible. So I'd rather have one rotary switch than two toggle switches...
I'm even going to hide the Tone pot on the back of the body 8)
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Hmmm, maybe a 3-way and a push-pull pot then? :D
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Is a rotary switch really that bad? I figured it's really handy for multiple connections?
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Looks fine on mine and its all a matter of esthetics - your looking at a hybrid LP, so it suits...
Before you do anything you need to connect everything up to a test rig so you can see what will be usefull sounds before going to the fun-and-games of the final wiring... I spent ages figuring mine out and then discovered a circuitry feedback issue...
I could figure out most of it... What are the resistance values of the pups...?
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What are the resistance values of the pups...?
I don't know Kenny. I'm going to have to dig up my multimeter. Hope it still works...
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(tsk, tsk... amateurs...) ;D
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:-[ the multimeter of this amateur is toast....
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Let me guess, some nice green fungus like material where the battery used to live...? ;D
I'll go and play with my pencil and some paper - shouldn't make a massive amount of difference as your only using a master vol/tone...
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No, I think it's the connectors/wires that have suffered serious abuse... :P
The Artec is really hot, I believe it's 30 K
The G3 pickup should be somewhere just under 10K.
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It hasn't "all three" option, but it has "mud plus neck" that is much more useful. Take it or leave it, my head is about to explode! ;D
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pm'd and check you email in-box
as per your spec (ish) but as it's a crude quickie drawing I haven't posted
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Thank you Ken!
And thank you Exiledarchagel too!
:thumbsup:
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I think you might miss the all 3 0n setting. Mud plus neck will have some 60 cycle hum. I know i would miss it. Also i would think about 2 stacked knobs so you can get alittle of this and a little of that. I went with that on this bass (plus an emg preamp which is not really necesary) but i love being able to control how much of each pickup i use IMHO
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another option is to go with the dano hodad setup. same rotary setup as above but the switch gets in all three. if you want i can take some pictures of what the cavity looks like....
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All three on is in position 5: mudbucker plus neck and middle pickup (as humbucker)
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not in prior page diagram or am I missing something
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Oh yeah you mean in the diagram that exiledarchangel posted! Yes that is what he said too.
But Kenny sent me a drawing which does feature the all pickups on option.
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Rough drawing, which is why I didn't post it... pretty much exactly what Rob spec'd, using three of the four sections of the switch...
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The father of our ex-guitarist helped me out too.
He came up with this drawing. Now even a dummy like me can do the wiring ;)
(http://www.superfloor.net/wiring-brooks.jpg)
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That is a 4 pole/six position switch in the diagram, I thought you had 2 pole/six position switches available only?
edit: damn, just checked again your first post, you are right. With a 4pole/6position swith, pickup combinations are endless.