Members LAracer Posted July 24, 2006 Members Share Posted July 24, 2006 Do any guitars have, say, a P90 in the neck and a humbucker in the bridge? Would it be a stupid idea for me to do this in my Schecter C1? How would the "middle" switch position work? (shouldn't be that different from the "2" position in a fat strat, right?; how are they wired?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members k4df4l Posted July 24, 2006 Members Share Posted July 24, 2006 http://www.murchmusic.com/schecter_TSH1.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JModius Posted July 24, 2006 Members Share Posted July 24, 2006 Man I can't believe you posted a pic from Murch! That place is literally 10 minutes from me. They're part of the Long and McQuade conglomerate now. I always kinda felt the employees were a little uppity in there. Not really willing to help out that much. Even after showing your face a few times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members k4df4l Posted July 24, 2006 Members Share Posted July 24, 2006 Originally posted by JModius Man I can't believe you posted a pic from Murch! google image search Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Edward Posted July 24, 2006 Members Share Posted July 24, 2006 Quite a few guitars in the Duesenberg range are configured that way... http://www.duesenberg.de/ Both solid bodies and hollow / semis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MONGOOZ Posted July 24, 2006 Members Share Posted July 24, 2006 Originally posted by LAracer Do any guitars have, say, a P90 in the neck and a humbucker in the bridge? Would it be a stupid idea for me to do this in my Schecter C1? How would the "middle" switch position work? (shouldn't be that different from the "2" position in a fat strat, right?; how are they wired?). Tom Scholtz's old gold top has a P-90 in front and a humbucker in the back.....and he did all the Boston stuff with that guitar, and i've seen him use it on stage on several occasions.....sounds pretty good to me..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bevvie Posted July 24, 2006 Members Share Posted July 24, 2006 search for a JJ retro (not the retro HB). That has that configuration. good guitar too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LAracer Posted July 24, 2006 Author Members Share Posted July 24, 2006 Originally posted by Edward Quite a few guitars in the Duesenberg range are configured that way...http://www.duesenberg.de/Both solid bodies and hollow / semis. Cool. Thanks for all the responses. So how 'bout the wiring? Can I wire the middle position to be hum cancelling? Would I need to split the humbucker in that position? How would that sound? The middle position in a HH guitar is a useful one; I'd hate to completely loose it. Sorry if these are stupid questions (I know, "there are no stupid questions; only stupid people"). I'm quite familiar with the wiring in my SSS strat, but I have no hands-on experience with humbuckers or P90s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LAracer Posted July 24, 2006 Author Members Share Posted July 24, 2006 lunch bump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bman9922 Posted July 24, 2006 Members Share Posted July 24, 2006 I have a Valley Arts Larry Carlton Special with a P90 in the neck and a Lil 59 in the bridge. I love it. I find it very versatile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LAracer Posted July 24, 2006 Author Members Share Posted July 24, 2006 Originally posted by bman9922 I have a Valley Arts Larry Carlton Special with a P90 in the neck and a Lil 59 in the bridge. I love it. I find it very versatile. Awesome. What's the middle switch position like? Do you know how its wired? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Edward Posted July 25, 2006 Members Share Posted July 25, 2006 Originally posted by LAracer Cool. Thanks for all the responses.So how 'bout the wiring? Can I wire the middle position to be hum cancelling? Would I need to split the humbucker in that position? How would that sound? The middle position in a HH guitar is a useful one; I'd hate to completely loose it.Sorry if these are stupid questions (I know, "there are no stupid questions; only stupid people"). I'm quite familiar with the wiring in my SSS strat, but I have no hands-on experience with humbuckers or P90s. Uhm... I think you should be able to do it ok, but I'm no expert. Here's a bump, y'all, though.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LAracer Posted July 25, 2006 Author Members Share Posted July 25, 2006 Originally posted by Edward Uhm... I think you should be able to do it ok, but I'm no expert. Here's a bump, y'all, though.... Ta very much. Btw, I think I might just be a moron; I think that what I'm talking about is pretty much the same configuration as the Squier 51 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members larryguitar Posted July 25, 2006 Members Share Posted July 25, 2006 You could certainly wire a HB and P-90 to play together. They would not (AFAIK) be noiseless in that position, as the P-90 would not be wired to a pickup of the 'opposite' polarity, as it would if it were wired to a RW/RP P-90. Still, with a HB in the bridge, you could certainly deal with noisy venues just by using that, and thoroughly shielding the guitar would go a long way toward quieting that P-90. I've given some thought to throwing a P-90 in a '51, myself; I'm just waiting for Batoman's to come down a bit more. Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LAracer Posted July 25, 2006 Author Members Share Posted July 25, 2006 Originally posted by larryguitar They would not (AFAIK) be noiseless in that position, as the P-90 would not be wired to a pickup of the 'opposite' polarity, as it would if it were wired to a RW/RP P-90. That would be my primary concern. So I guess 51's aren't hum-cancelling in the middle position? (I only played one once, and I don't remember). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members larryguitar Posted July 25, 2006 Members Share Posted July 25, 2006 Originally posted by LAracer That would be my primary concern. So I guess 51's aren't hum-cancelling in the middle position? (I only played one once, and I don't remember). Never played one, but if the single coil is RW/RP the coil that's 'on' when the HB is tapped, it should cancel hum in that position. I think. Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LAracer Posted July 25, 2006 Author Members Share Posted July 25, 2006 Originally posted by larryguitar Never played one, but if the single coil is RW/RP the coil that's 'on' when the HB is tapped, it should cancel hum in that position. I think. Larry That would be my guess too. If I did replace my neck HB with a P90, I'd go with a GFS Dream 90, which I think are reverse wound, so, as you say, in the middle&split position, they should be hum-cancelling. I guess I'll just have to try it and see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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