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Philly Q

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« Reply #15 on: April 12, 2007, 12:48:47 PM »
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The problem I have is that the more flexibility you have, the harder it is to get from one setting to another. Plus, of course, the more tones you have the more of them are likely to be very similar.

Couldn't agree more with that.  I used to play around with mini-switches and push-pull pots for coil-splitting, phase reversing etc, but to be honest nowadays I think they're more trouble than they're worth.

Generally two humbuckers and a 3-way switch is plenty versatile enough for me.  Unless it's a Strat-type, in which case I'll do something with the 5-way, just because it's there.  And a 5-way's just as easy to use as a 3-way.

Your edge-connector idea sounds interesting, but way over my head...  :wink:
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« Reply #16 on: April 12, 2007, 04:36:21 PM »
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Only Was a programmer - not any more?



Nope. And I wouldn't advise anybody to become one either. Unless you enjoy being treated as expendable - or, more accurately, so easily replacable that it doesn't matter how you get treated. It's an ideal job... if you happen to be Rei Ayanami. :) Actually, I suspect that it's not the case if you happen to be one of the few people who understand a particular language that just has to be supported - until the code gets ported to another one of course...

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I would use an Alnico middle pickup to give more variety (if you want high gain what about a Nailbomb?).


Sounds a good 'un. One silly(?) question.  Given that the neck pickup has more bass and less treble... I'm confused as to whether I should go (ceramic) warpig in the neck [I don't think they do them, do they?] and Painkiller in the bridge instead of the other way round...

EDIT: One other question. Would you put a bridge pickup in the middle slot, or a neck pickup? [I suspect the latter, but...]

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It can all be wired.  Connectors can be done, but I think that you probably wouldn't change the wiring one you had it worked out, and changing the pickups becomes more of a problem.


That's the problem... :) Working out the wiring.  Every time I think I've got it sussed...

Thanks for the help.

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« Reply #17 on: April 12, 2007, 04:57:28 PM »
I've been a programmer for nearly 35 years now.  I guess I was lucky getting in at the start.  Now I do much more specialised stuff for investment banks.  Of course I wanted to be a rock star, but that didn't happen and I thought programming would pay the bills until I could make it work!!

Warpig bridge and Painkiller neck I think, though whether you go ceramic or AV with the Warpig depends on the sound you want.  I have AV in mine and there is a ton of low end, I would think that perhaps a ceramic would have a tighter bottom end, and more attack on the notes.  It all depends on the sound you need.
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« Reply #18 on: April 12, 2007, 05:36:39 PM »
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I've been a programmer for nearly 35 years now.  I guess I was lucky getting in at the start.  Now I do much more specialised stuff for investment banks.  Of course I wanted to be a rock star, but that didn't happen and I thought programming would pay the bills until I could make it work!!


Oddly enough, what I really wanted to do was work at Infocom writing text adventures... Hmmm... looks like that wasn't exactly a long term view :)
What I ended up doing was 8 years doing Visual Basic/Java/SQL Server - with a certain amount of C and C++...

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Warpig bridge and Painkiller neck I think, though whether you go ceramic or AV with the Warpig depends on the sound you want.  I have AV in mine and there is a ton of low end, I would think that perhaps a ceramic would have a tighter bottom end, and more attack on the notes.  It all depends on the sound you need.


Wouldn't an AV Warpig be very dark in a mahogany body? That's the impression I've been given in the past...

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« Reply #19 on: April 12, 2007, 06:01:03 PM »
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Wouldn't an AV Warpig be very dark in a mahogany body? That's the impression I've been given in the past...


I have one in a mahogany explorer, which is about as much mahogany as any guitar would ever have, and it sounds great.  I matched it with an MQ neck.  I have a series parallel switch on it too.   The sound is very full, and not really that dark, but mine also has regular pole pieces and a nickel cover, which does affect the sound a bit I think
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« Reply #20 on: April 12, 2007, 07:19:42 PM »
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Wouldn't an AV Warpig be very dark in a mahogany body? That's the impression I've been given in the past...


I have one in a mahogany explorer, which is about as much mahogany as any guitar would ever have, and it sounds great.  I matched it with an MQ neck.  I have a series parallel switch on it too.   The sound is very full, and not really that dark, but mine also has regular pole pieces and a nickel cover, which does affect the sound a bit I think


Thanks. I guess I'll go for the AV Warpig, Nailbomb, Painkiller combo then.  Painkiller for the top end - well, I'm replacing a Trilogy Suite equipped Strat - Warpig for the bottom end - well, I've got a massive bottom end ( :) ) so my guitar should as well :), and a Nailbomb for all-round performance...

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« Reply #21 on: April 13, 2007, 02:03:31 AM »
i can play Thin neck as long as they are not Slin/FLAT. I mean Rounder.
and i like thick necks, but, as long as they arenīt that fat like a baseball thing
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my esp MII DELUXE has the perfect fat neck for me.
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i just foudn the perfect neck shape profile .
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