Members echodeluxe Posted May 28, 2008 Members Posted May 28, 2008 first off, talk about a pain in the ass. semi hollows are not easy to work on. i did the whole guide string tied around the pot shaft deal and it was still insane. after much cursing, i got it done. i installed a 0.001uF cap on the bridge and neck volume pots of my sheraton II and WOW it made a big difference. i mean, i knew it would, and it did exactly what i thought and hoped it would to. now the volume pots are more usable and the tone is a lot better. i can now use the middle position and blend the pickups to taste perfectly. very cool.
Members echodeluxe Posted May 28, 2008 Author Members Posted May 28, 2008 yeah i realize this thread is pointless. carry on.
Members TomCTC Posted May 28, 2008 Members Posted May 28, 2008 yeah i realize this thread is pointless. carry on. Done and done.
Members MathiasWilliam Posted May 28, 2008 Members Posted May 28, 2008 Im thinking of getting a Black Sheraton as my next guitar...or i could wait longer and get a Rickenbacker 330:D
Members echodeluxe Posted May 28, 2008 Author Members Posted May 28, 2008 Im thinking of getting a Black Sheraton as my next guitar...or i could wait longer and get a Rickenbacker 330:D dude, the sheraton is so money, and the neck is fantastic. if your first instinct was sheraton, GET A SHERATON.
Members ChaseA17 Posted May 28, 2008 Members Posted May 28, 2008 hey echo, post that clip of you performing with the drummer. I want to see that again
Members MathiasWilliam Posted May 28, 2008 Members Posted May 28, 2008 dude, the sheraton is so money, and the neck is fantastic. if your first instinct was sheraton, GET A SHERATON. yeah, but my mate has a sheraton, we can't both play together with the same guitar! I want both!...Sheraton is alot easier to reach though.
Members echodeluxe Posted May 28, 2008 Author Members Posted May 28, 2008 hey echo, post that clip of you performing with the drummer. I want to see that again http://acapella.harmony-central.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1965755&highlight=foxes+live
Members Saturnine10 Posted May 28, 2008 Members Posted May 28, 2008 Yeah, i {censored}ing hate working on hollowbodies!! Ive had to rewire my Artcore like 3 times and it didnt get any easier.. I finally said {censored} it and put in a single Duncan HB and a single vol knob and called it a day.. Sounds awesome, its kinda my beater guitar now.. Bigsby's kick arse!
Members johanwastaken Posted May 28, 2008 Members Posted May 28, 2008 How did you manage to get your hands in there? Is there an opening anywhere?
Members echodeluxe Posted May 28, 2008 Author Members Posted May 28, 2008 bigsbys are rad. hard to say if i'll ever own a bigsby guitar though. im gonna be putting these in my sheraton soon: http://store.guitarfetish.com/vispgohuclfe.html ...and im for sure looking forward to that mess of a job. FORTUNATELY, epiphone has these plastic connectors between the pickups and the rest of the wiring harness, so im guessing i'll use those to my advantage.
Members echodeluxe Posted May 28, 2008 Author Members Posted May 28, 2008 How did you manage to get your hands in there? Is there an opening anywhere? it was rough. i had to pull the entire wiring harness out through the f-hole, pots, switch and all. i used single conductor wire and twisted them around my pot shafts so that when i pulled the pots out, there was wire leading them bak into the holes they came from, that way when i had to put the harness back in and attach the pots, i just pulled them through the holes by the wire. it worked, but it wasnt as easy as it sounds. there was much cursing. i thought that maybe there was a hole big enough under the bridge pickup so i pulled that out, but nope. it was all f-hole action.
Members amp_surgeon Posted May 28, 2008 Members Posted May 28, 2008 The term "f hole" has a double meaning. On the one hand, it resembles the old English letter "f". On the other hand, when you're working inside that f*&^%$#@! cavity every f@#$%^&* other word out of your f*&^%$#@! mouth begins with f*&^%$%^&* F!
Members echodeluxe Posted May 28, 2008 Author Members Posted May 28, 2008 so true. you would know, too. you were in your office while i was doing it. "{censored}! WHAT THE {censored} WHY DID THEY DESIGN THIS LIKE THIS! WHY IS THIS SO HARD! OUCH! i stabbed myself! dammit! what were these people thinking!!! why isnt this soldered?!!??!" haha. good times.
Members pepperduck Posted May 28, 2008 Members Posted May 28, 2008 Boy am I glad I never tried to change the pickups in my dot myself. I just took it to my tech and called it a day. She now sounds incredible. Edit: BTW Echo, did you ever get my PM?
Members Saturnine10 Posted May 28, 2008 Members Posted May 28, 2008 Hahah.. Yeah, that fucking fuck hole The term "f hole" has a double meaning. On the one hand, it resembles the old English letter "f". On the other hand, when you're working inside that f*&^%$#@! cavity every f@#$%^&* other word out of your f*&^%$#@! mouth begins with f*&^%$%^&* F!
Members Saturnine10 Posted May 28, 2008 Members Posted May 28, 2008 I have to much time on my hands, what can i say?
Members echodeluxe Posted May 28, 2008 Author Members Posted May 28, 2008 i dunno, man. but i agree. PLAY MORE GUITAR
Members echodeluxe Posted May 28, 2008 Author Members Posted May 28, 2008 stop being a lazy bum and get back to work :mad:
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