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Fudloe

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About Fudloe

  • Birthday 03/13/1968

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    Scranton, Pa.
  • Interests
    My son, Gideon Django, all things guitar- (collecting, tweaking, customizing, etc). My Music Man HD-130 reverb head, my '65 non-reverse Firebird, Pelham blue flake with three P-90's- I LOVE her! Vinyl LP collecting, live performance, touring, writing and recording.
  1. I will, indeed, sir. My offer holds firm to help out in any way. Not out of obligation, but in gratitude.

  2. It's done, Willy! Pup finally came today, I suited her up and she's amazing! Sounds exactly like I heard in my head. Thank you so much for all of your help and support. i owe a huge one, sir.

  3. Got all my parts ordered and they should be here within a week. I'll be taking pics of the re-wire and I'll post em up when I'm done. Thank you for all of your invaluable help, sir!

    -Fud

  4. Willy, Again, you've passed along some very important details! Fortunately, because of all of the guidance you've already given me, I had actually already taken these things into account (something I could not have known to do a few short days ago). The congfiguration I'm thinking will suit my needs best is as follows, lemme know what you think- 500k CTS volume taper pots all around for rolling off the volume a little more precisely. I'm going with a .015Mu tone cap. From what I've seen and heard, it seems a little more transparent in the high end. I'm going for the 50's independant wiring configuration to keep the mud out when I roll off the volume and for a little more versatility in the center position. Any issues with this configuration I should know about before I take soldering iron in hand and commence the festivities? And seriously, man, you really are a godsend. -Fud
  5. Thanks again, Willy! I would never have known about setting the pots to zero, or the North-South polarity issue. You have effectively saved me some serious issues. You rule, sir. Thanks! -Fud
  6. By the way, Willy, these videos are invaluable! I cannot thank you enough!
  7. Thank you,Willy!!! You actually have, indeed, answered all of my questions. From what I gather from your post, you and I have very similar tastes in tone and that, in itself, is incredibly helpful. Thank you so very much for going out of your way to put a fine point on the dos and don'ts and whys and why nots. Since a reasonable approximation of vintage Gibson tone is my ultimate goal, I think I have a really good handle on what my choices are going to be. You have been a fantastic help and I am eternally grateful! I'll post some pics when I'm done and if I'm feeling particularly motivated, maybe even a short demo vid for your approval. Thanks again, Willy. You're a life saver! -Fud
  8. Alright, let me try this instead... I am now in the middle stages of a planned complete electronics swap. My intention is to drop a pair of P94's and all new electronics in an Ibanez AXS32 that, unfortunately came with God-awful pickups, cheap electronics and really bad soldering, but a really nice mahogany body and a great neck. It has potential. I have a handle on the schematics for a total electronics change out, but I have a few lingering questions. First up, does anyone know if P94's follow more of a humbucker installation schematic? I know the lead isn't braided, so a standard single-coil install isn't possible. Next, I am still curious as to everyone's opinion on pot selection. Both pickups have separate tone and volume controls and I've heard varied opinions about the choices for the pots, such as 500k or 250k, 500k Vol and 250k or 300k tone, audio or linear taper for vol and/or tone, etc.? I'm looking for a fairly vintage tone, so I'm thinking 500k all around. I had a non-reverse '65 Firebird with 3 P90's stolen from me three years ago and if I could get a similar tone, it might help me stop weeping at night. On to capacitors: Which caps are recommended for the highpass on the Vol pot, .001MFD were recommended, what do you think? Also, ceramic disk or Sprague? Which caps are best for the Tone pot,.022MFD or .047MFD and, once again, ceramic disk or Sprague? I'm looking forward to reading all suggestions and any anecdotes from folks who've had success with their own mods. Look at it this way, with your help, there will be one less guy with bad tone you run the risk of hearing! Thanks again! -Fud
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