MQs for Semiacoustic?

[tremolectric]

Hi guys,
I've got a Goya Rangemaster 67' Semiac. with badass pickups,.. too much feedback.
I'm considering about putting Mississipi Queens on it.
About the style; I play blues and garage, so its quite dirty. with a lot of fuzz.
Are these picks a good decision though?

[Ratrod]

That should work quite nicely.

[Fourth Feline]

Hello and welcome to the forum !  :)


I would say the M.Q set would be a great choice.  :)

I have a pair in a 335 copy - and they sound great .  I do not play grungy / fuzzy stuff, but the Alnico V magnet in the bridge and Alnico IV in the neck make them focused and assured.  The combination of single coil / P90 clean articulation - and the fat windings give you the best of both Humbucker and single coil worlds.

Given the unique appearance and nature of your guitar, the sonic qualities and aesthetics should be ideal.

The only thing to check for - is if one of your many onboard switches are meant to tap / split the coils. You could need something with 4 conductor wiring ( a humbucker ) if dictated by your existing wiring.

I do hope you can use a M.Q. set though - as it just seems so apt.  :)

* Edit *  Just a couple of extra thoughts :

1) I cannot imagine that your existing pickups are 4 conductor wiring, but at least a swift loosening of the strings and lifting one out would confirm. I am so sure about the M.Qs, that I would still be tempted to ask for a coil tap on them if needed.

2) If you are getting 'howling ' feedback at high gain ( as opposed to 'squealing' pickup feedback ) - then remember the old Jazzer's trick of stuffing each 'f' hole with a small towel ; ( colour co-ordinated of course !) .

[Madiac]

Fourth Feline, do you mean that some guitars could be incompatible with the MQs? I currently have a Gibson SG GT, these are set up with coil-split from factory, so does this mean i have 4 conductor wiring? I namely ordered a calibrated set of coil-tapped MQs... so your worrying me a bit.

[Will]

That'll work, I think FF was referring to if each humbucker were to have a series / parallel switch.

[Madiac]

Oh okay, puh;) Thanks!

[tremolectric]

So this is my guitar. There are 6 Knobs for switching (1+2, 2+3, 3+4, 1+4, Full, Off)
So I guess it's split up though.
Take a look=) dyou think that these MQs on my git are compatible?
http://goyaguitars.tripod.com/rangemaster.htm

[Fourth Feline]

Fourth Feline, do you mean that some guitars could be incompatible with the MQs? I currently have a Gibson SG GT, these are set up with coil-split from factory, so does this mean i have 4 conductor wiring? I namely ordered a calibrated set of coil-tapped MQs... so your worrying me a bit.

No problem Madiac, I was just refering to the fact that M.Qs ( and many other B.K.P ) tend to come with good old fashioned 2 core wiring - unless otherwise requested ; - and someone going into the whole pickup replacement thing for the first time , might forget that it is an option / consideration when ordering.

I further questioned if M.Qs could be coil tapped ( although they are so generously wound I imagine no problem ) - because one usually thinks of coil taps as being a phenomena attributed to pickups with two distinctly seperate coils ( i.e humbuckers ) - whereas P90 / MQs / Manhattans I classify as single coil - and therefore assume the single winding ( however huge ) would need tapping into half way through during winding.

The bottom line is of course that Tim only accepts orders for things his team can do ( and do very well ! ) - so if you have not been contacted by a concerned B.K.P team, the jobs a good 'un.  

Congratulations by the way, I would love a tapped pair of M.Qs if I ever bought a guitar with coil tap switches ( in my dream scenario - the prestigious Yamaha SA2200 ).

Enjoy !  :)

[Fourth Feline]

So this is my guitar. There are 6 Knobs for switching (1+2, 2+3, 3+4, 1+4, Full, Off)
So I guess it's split up though.
Take a look=) dyou think that these MQs on my git are compatible?
http://goyaguitars.tripod.com/rangemaster.htm

As per the interim conversation / posts, the M.QS should be great ; the simple answer to coil split ( or not ) requirements - is simply to loosen the strings and unscrew one pickup. If it has four wires, order 4 conductor - and if not the standard 2 conductor.  The nice thing about putting new pickups into an otherwise complicated wiring scheme - is the fact that one is of course only unsoldering the old pickup wires and replacing them with the new ones at the same point of contact. Whatever the guitar's inherant wiring arrangement does with the circuit after that is purely academic - as (once you have established the required number of pickup wires required ) the actual pickup replacement is as simple on a 'flight deck' as it would be on a standard item.

The only thing to be aware of is the colour codes on the B.K.P wires will probably be different, but not the wire's intrinsic functioning.  :)

[Twinfan]

MQs can be coil tapped - I used to have one  ;)

[Fourth Feline]

MQs can be coil tapped - I used to have one  ;)

Great !  I just have to get that SA2200 now ...  :lol: