TheDaivisch Posted January 3, 2013 Posted January 3, 2013 (edited) Hi guys, I have a 2007 Sterling HS, which has a true 2 coil H pickup (wired in Series) and the Single coil with a dummy coil attached to it. I only ever use the H pickup soloed with the mids cut almost entirely out of it because I really want a more Stingray tone, and I'm interested in upgrading the Hbucker to a Nordy 4.2. So that got me wondering... [b]Is it possible to rewire a Sterling HS/HH in parallel?[/b] I have contacted Nordstrand and they really aren't sure how do this. I don't want to bother Musicman as they don't like their gear being modded (or at least getting involved in mods and getting involved in potentially risky/messy alterations, which is fair enough). Before anyone says anything, I don't want a Stingray, as I like thin necks, SLO Stingrays are as rare as rocking-horse sh*t and no I don't think MM are too sacred to mod...(I've modded a deified Sadowsky with my own fair hands with great success...) Any advice, stories or even better a how-to would be muchos appreciated Dave Edited January 3, 2013 by TheDaivisch Quote
Musicman20 Posted January 3, 2013 Posted January 3, 2013 They do make a HS Stingray SLO, but it would mean waiting for it. The other thing is that the Sterlinj has ceramic pups, and the Ray has alnico. If you don't mind tinkering with it, have a go, but i reckon the EBMM pups are the best pups to match their pre-amp. Quote
TheDaivisch Posted January 3, 2013 Author Posted January 3, 2013 Slim, Lovely....Orgasmic? No idea! Quote
TheDaivisch Posted January 3, 2013 Author Posted January 3, 2013 In terms of spec, it basically means a sterling neck (but with only 21 frets like all Stringrays instead of 22) i.e. 38mm nut width - slim Jazz bass styley. Dave Quote
Dingus Posted January 3, 2013 Posted January 3, 2013 SLO - San Luis Obispo ( where they make them ) . Quote
Chris Horton Posted January 3, 2013 Posted January 3, 2013 [quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1357224729' post='1919348'] SLO - San Luis Obispo ( where they make them ) . [/quote] Well you learn something new every day Quote
charic Posted January 3, 2013 Posted January 3, 2013 Do it then tell them on the EBMM forum so we can watch the fireworks Quote
TheDaivisch Posted January 3, 2013 Author Posted January 3, 2013 Mate, I would get extradited! Those MM fanboys are nearly as bad as the Rickenazis! Quote
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