Killed_by_Death

Could be worse, someone on here claimed I have difficulty reading two days running, I was not impressed.

That's a valid use for it, but...

can't series/parallel the Big-Splits (intra-pick), Nordstrand only allows the customers access to two conductors

re: inter-pickup series

If I went Volume/Volume, I'd actually wire them in series. This way you get the most output when both are on full-volume, & it brings down the Resonant peak (more lows), having 4x the Inductance as the same two pickups in Parallel.

I would like to hear the Big-Splits wired intra-pickup parallel.

There's the option to get Big-Splits with four wires, or maybe I could ship mine to them for the 'operation'. I might even be able to convince the local luthier to do it, he was an Electronics guru before he became a luthier.

I don't really like those inter-pickup series/parallel switches, because when in series that way both pickups are full-on, there's no individual volume, but with two volumes in series you can adjust the volume of each pickup independently.

Yeah, I realized you're kidding, which is why I included Jim Carrey...

I know what I know if you know what I mean, but I concede to Aged Horse, he has the experience in the field as well as in the Design & Implentation.

He's also seen his fair share of 'how can this go wrong', LOL!

re: the fake SpeakONs

It also just occurred to me that others would probably enjoy that mid-scoop (the perception of more highs & lows), personally I wouldn't.

If it's a simple M/N taper, I'd just get a M/N taper blend.

TBH I had plans to change both my basses to Volume/Volume (similar to a M/N taper) back when I changed the SRX, but after changing the SRX & not being able to discern a difference, I left my Premium Soundgear as-is.

Some claim that the A/C taper helps to quell the mid-scoop that happens with both pickups on full-volume, but I also didn't notice that with two volumes. However, that might have been from the higher source Impedance of the humbucking pickups.

Some days I wish my EHB didn't have the passive/active switch, I'd rip out the controls & make it 100% passive:

Volume (neck)

Volume (bridge)

treble-cut

bass-cut

45 minutes ago, dmccombe7 said:

you're grasping at straws now

You're gonna come with that comment after all the stuff I explained in this thread?

😲

I took another look at the Warwick wiring diagram & they use an A/C taper blend, the same as Ibanez, so IF East is using a M/N taper..., maybe...

but...

I changed the A/C taper blend in my SRX eXtreme (SRX) for another Volume, & didn't notice a difference at all.

Maybe that difference would be more noticeable with the MK1 Bartolini's?, because my SRX had the Ibanez PFR (Passive Full Range) pickups:

Ibanez uses 500K Ohm Balance & Volume, so if we're assuming a different value of Resistance is the cause of this phenomenon, the East pre would need 1 MegOhm values (something higher than 500K Ohm), but that would affect the taper & actually cause more highs loss when blending away from center or when lowering the Volume.

The not Carbon traces makes sense, but TBH I've never experienced a pot that wasn't Carbon trace, AFAIK.

Where can one purchase pots using a higher-quality trace that would fit?

2 hours ago, LukeFRC said:

Do you know what value and type pots John east is using in the passive volume, blend and tone control? 

The answer is no, I only know the value of one of those, the treble-cut knob, which would probably have the least impact, as it's the same value that Ibanez is using.

My point of starting the thread was to understand how they are different, so I agree they're not the same, but it's not because of the treble-cut pot.

There are 4 Resistive tracks, but 3 pots. The balance is still a single pot, but dual-gang.

A different type of tracks could make a difference with the Volume & Balance, but since the treble-cut is in parallel, I doubt the type of material of the track makes a difference.

I do know about Electricity & Electronics, I'm just not an Engineer.

I won't concede so easily, but do admit ignorance when I realize it.

Apparently 14 AWG isn't great for power cords, because they're too stiff & cause issues, but the SJOOW 14 AWG pair that I used for SpeakON didn't seem stiff.

Earlier in the thread someone measured a treble-cut pot from an East pre-amp & it's 500K Ohm, but someone else pointed out that East might not be using traditional Carbon tracks, which could make a difference with the Volume & Balance pots.

9 hours ago, LukeFRC said:

There is a difference in sound for if you use 500k pots or 250k pots

That's the thing, Ibanez are already using 500K Ohm pots.

I would completely understand if this was happening on a Fender, since they infamously use 250K Ohm pots.

6 hours ago, dave moffat said:

currently drooling over the SR5005 unless someone tells me to get a grip

Go for a Premium with Nordstrand pickups, much more BITE to their sound than the Bartolini's in the Prestige & the Premiums are lower Mass.

Here in the U.S. you can get a pre-owned Premium for half of the new price, not sure about there in Blighty.

My mistake was announcing that I was done helping out in the P&E sub-forum.

I hate it when I look back at my actions with 20/20 vision & realize how stupid that was, LOL!

2 hours ago, dmccombe7 said:

I have to apologise to everyone i disagreed with on this thread.

Don't feel bad, I justified my use of 14 AWG wire to Aged Horse for a week & then looked at my 18 AWG power cords in the closet, DOH!

14 AWG 'just' fits in a Neutrik SpeakON, BTW.

Don't forget to use a PosiDrive #1 bit on those, which is what they were designed for...

2 hours ago, leschirons said:

 

all the taste was in the wood:

2 hours ago, abarson said:

Our band practice yesterday turned into a lawn concert, 

Did you tell those folks to practice at home, so they're ready for rehearsal?

😀

Hmm, seems we're having a former TB poster party, LOL!

1/4" plugs have a an inherent strain-relief (which works fine for instrument-wire):

SpeakON is a better connection, especially for speaker-wire.

V-Picks last virtually forever, made of Acrylic:

I think I paid $5 USD

4 hours ago, Hellzero said:

not the Ibanez EHB tone that I don't own

I forgot to add (see there's that memory thing again) that you should run out & buy one as fast as you possibly can, best instrument I've ever owned, & I've owned Rickenbacker, U.S. G&Ls.