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Retired Mod
ok so i just recently put together my own electric guitar. made from spare parts and new electronics. here is a pic of my wiring diagram.
its a les paul style guitar. here's a pic of her in her current state. still have some more things to do to her. work in progress. ill post a pic when im done. i rerouted the the toggle switch to the control area, and wired it for only one vol and one tone knob. the pups are GFS Mean90 P90 pickups made for humbucker size appilications. if you are wondering where i got a 24.75" scale neck with a maple fretboard, i didnt. notice the space between the base of the neck and the pickup. i had to accomodate it for the longer scale of the fender neck that is on her now. yep, bolt on.
so she works. the P90 pickups are the most awesome tone i have ever heard. and i was expecting to get some noise from them since i knew they were overwound. the set i got, the neck pup is supposed to be reverse wound for hum cancelling in the middle toggle position. but i am getting the same amount of noise, regardless of what pup position i am using. so i am thinking that it may be a ground issue, or shielding issue. the only time the sound goes away is when i am touching the strings or the bridge. yes, i did some research on the p90 pups and know that if i want the hum gone, i either have to be playing the guitar or not playing, with the vol on 0. but i was just wondering if i could do something. anything. haha. i love these pups but man they bark too much! but if thats just the way they are, im sure i can grow to love them for what they are.
im seriously even contemplating wiring up a new double fat style pickguard for these pups to drop into my american strat!
if someone here could please go over my wiring schematic and let me know if there is a flaw in my plans, i would appreciate it - ie ground loops, polarity changes, wires and connections missing, wires and connections where they shouldnt be, etc.
its a les paul style guitar. here's a pic of her in her current state. still have some more things to do to her. work in progress. ill post a pic when im done. i rerouted the the toggle switch to the control area, and wired it for only one vol and one tone knob. the pups are GFS Mean90 P90 pickups made for humbucker size appilications. if you are wondering where i got a 24.75" scale neck with a maple fretboard, i didnt. notice the space between the base of the neck and the pickup. i had to accomodate it for the longer scale of the fender neck that is on her now. yep, bolt on.
so she works. the P90 pickups are the most awesome tone i have ever heard. and i was expecting to get some noise from them since i knew they were overwound. the set i got, the neck pup is supposed to be reverse wound for hum cancelling in the middle toggle position. but i am getting the same amount of noise, regardless of what pup position i am using. so i am thinking that it may be a ground issue, or shielding issue. the only time the sound goes away is when i am touching the strings or the bridge. yes, i did some research on the p90 pups and know that if i want the hum gone, i either have to be playing the guitar or not playing, with the vol on 0. but i was just wondering if i could do something. anything. haha. i love these pups but man they bark too much! but if thats just the way they are, im sure i can grow to love them for what they are.
im seriously even contemplating wiring up a new double fat style pickguard for these pups to drop into my american strat!
if someone here could please go over my wiring schematic and let me know if there is a flaw in my plans, i would appreciate it - ie ground loops, polarity changes, wires and connections missing, wires and connections where they shouldnt be, etc.