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gwEm

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Re: Guitar Built From Parts Needs Darker Tone. Ideas?
« Reply #15 on: February 23, 2012, 01:59:32 PM »
i would love to see a picture of your guitar!
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Re: Guitar Built From Parts Needs Darker Tone. Ideas?
« Reply #16 on: February 23, 2012, 04:19:19 PM »
Quote from: darkbluemurder on February 23, 2012, 08:38:15 AM
Quote from: SabreStrike on February 23, 2012, 01:09:40 AM
I have tested the ohm readings from the 2000k setting.

That is the correct setting.

Quote from: SabreStrike on February 23, 2012, 01:09:40 AM
I rolled the volume all the way down, and it's giving me a reading of 242k ohms from the pot when it's rolled all the way down. Is that supposed to be correct?

If you measured from the input lug to ground, it is correct. If you measured from the center lug to ground (which is the correct way to measure for this specific case) it is wrong - there should be zero ohms with the pot turned all the way down.

Cheers Stephan

I had measured it from the center lug to the back of the volume pot. ._.;


Also, a picture of my guitar: The guitar body. Can any of you guess the doodles on the guitar, and what they're related to, other than the lightning bolts and the pinstriping? Those I kinda took as my signature. No, I'm not racist. Stop worrying. :P

Also, this was before I had finished wiring it. The pot is now in the tone position, and the killswitch has been removed. Yes, those are holes in the upper part of the body. No, I did not drill them, the guy who had it previously did. It took me a couple years to get it to the point where it was playable (went through four different necks trying to find one that fit and WASN'T junk)... And I'm happy that it is.
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Re: Guitar Built From Parts Needs Darker Tone. Ideas?
« Reply #17 on: February 23, 2012, 04:37:59 PM »
needs a battleworn alnico warpig for sure :)

i rather like the monkey grip drilling
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Re: Guitar Built From Parts Needs Darker Tone. Ideas?
« Reply #18 on: February 24, 2012, 10:26:02 AM »
The invader is painfully dark to begin with. I suspect the silver dragon may be to blame myself.
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Re: Guitar Built From Parts Needs Darker Tone. Ideas?
« Reply #19 on: March 03, 2012, 05:23:02 PM »
Actually, I think part of it might be because of the stock Fender speakers, because I ran the guitar and US Steel pedal through my music teacher's bass amp (which is a Kustom bass amp, equipped with a 15" Celestion speaker), and it sounded absolutely amazing. I didn't even need to roll the lows up all the way and back off on the highs on the pedal. I also haven't been using the Silver Dragon lately, and it's still quite bright.

So I think I need 15" Celestions now. Only problem is I'd have to modify the frame of the combo amp to fit them, or get a 500-dollar extension cabinet. :|
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