A few months ago I installed jumper wires in the CTS pots. This made testing the circuit with clips much easier before soldering.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nUsing basic alligator clips, I experimented with quiet a few wiring combinations. These pickups sound good w\/ both parallel & split wiring, but I didn’t care for the out-of-phase sound as much. This process really helped me get exactly what I was aiming for out of the guitar.<\/p>\n
Interestingly enough the neck pickup was too quiet when wired in parallel. I believe this was caused from the original angled pickup ring. Having the inner coil much closer to the strings gave the pickup a really sweet “single coil-ish” sound. While I loved this, it wasn’t what I needed from the guitar and was making the parallel sound problematic. I wasn’t able to source the non-angled rings originally, but I found some on All Parts. The new ring instantly fixed the issue.<\/p>\nNow that neck pickup is level!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nDue to the jumper wires, the wiring turned out messy. The good thing is it’s functional and will make future changes easier.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAll that was left was to fill the large tremolo route. I filed down the edges of a pickup cover I had in my drawer and it fits really well. I also get a kick out of confusing people get when they think there’s a pickup installed behind the bridge. I’ve told a few people it’s a “harmonic sustainer” which of course is a non-sense thing I just made up. So far most have played along like it’s a real thing they’re familiar with. I find it hilarious. Some times it’s the little things in life. :)<\/p>\n
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