iluvcrap2000 Posted January 1, 2016 Posted January 1, 2016 So I've been looking around trying to find info on the dip switches, charts, ect, still nada. Anyone else have info? for the Gibson Les Paul standard HP line.
Rabs Posted January 1, 2016 Posted January 1, 2016 All I know is what ive seen in this video.. Just some switches you can play with which give you various pickup configurations. As to exactly what they do im not sure, I don't think theres a list anywhere. Does seem like a cool idea to me Check this vid at 10:30 in and they give you a shot of what it looks like
Rabs Posted January 1, 2016 Posted January 1, 2016 So I've been looking around trying to find info on the dip switches, charts, ect, still nada. Anyone else have info? for the Gibson Les Paul standard HP line. Nope I lied. I just found a list :) Push/Pull Control Functions: Down is traditional Humbucker. Up is modified Neck Volume: Up to Tap/Split Tap or Split determined by DIP Switch location Bridge Volume: Up to Tap/Split Tap or Split determined by DIP Switch location Neck Tone: Up for Out of Phase Reverses electronic phase of Neck pickup to be opposite of Bridge pickup when both pickups are combined resulting in a thinner, hollow-type tone with a distinctive mid-range character. Bridge Tone: Up for Outer Coils/Down for Inner Coils Determines which coil is active during coil-splitting and tapping. Result= The Outer coil of the bridge pickup will have a brighter and thinner tone than the inner coil. The Outer coil of the neck pickup will have a deeper and warmer tone than the inner coil. When both pickups are combined, the inner coils will have a distinctive mid-range character while the outer coils offer more balanced highs and lows. NOTE: All Volume and Tone controls feature 500K Audio Vintage Taper pots and “50’s” style wiring. 5 Position DIP Switch Functions: 1. Neck Pickup Tap or Split (Tap=Off / Split=On) Tap = Technique that accesses (taps into) the pick coils through a filter. Effectively accents a particular frequency range for a “tuned tap”. Result= Fatter, P-90 style single coil voice with balanced output. Also offers lower noise and hum than true single coil. Split = Isolates one coil in the humbucker pair. This effectively changes a humbucker into a single-coil pickup. Result= Brighter single coil sound with lower output than humbucking. 2. Bridge Pickup Tap or Split (Tap=Off / Split=On) Tap = Technique that accesses (taps into) the pick coils through a filter. Effectively accents a particular frequency range for a “tuned tap”. Result = Fatter, P-90 style single coil voice with balanced output. Also offers lower noise and hum than true single coil. Split = Isolates one coil in the humbucker pair. This effectively changes a humbucker into a single-coil pickup. Result= Brighter single coil sound with lower output than humbucking. NOTE: The pickups are Reverse Wind/Reverse Polarity to retain hum-canceling operation when both pickups are combined. 3. Neck Volume High Pass Filter (Treble Bleed) (Off=Out / On=In circuit) As a volume control is turned down, high frequencies tend to be attenuated. The resulting sound is darker as the volume is lowered due to the interaction of the coil inductance and the volume pot. The High Pass (Treble Bleed) circuit effectively offsets these losses by passing higher frequencies as the volume is lowered. This effectively results in a cleaner, “crisper” sound at lower volumes 4. Bridge Volume High Pass Filter (Treble Bleed) (Off=Out / On=In circuit) As a volume control is turned down, high frequencies tend to be attenuated. The resulting sound is darker as the volume is lowered due to the interaction of the coil inductance and the volume pot. The High Pass (Treble Bleed) circuit effectively offsets these losses by passing higher frequencies as the volume is lowered. This effectively results in a cleaner, “crisper” sound at lower volumes. 5. Transient Suppression (Off=Out of Circuit / On=In Circuit) Transients = A sudden, loud spike from the initial attack phase of sound. Example: Pick attack or noise. ON = Works to suppress the harsh transient noise or spikes which A/D convertors can sometimes pass when recording directly into the high impedance input of a DAW interface or digital mixer. Due to the inherent input compression of typical guitar amplifiers, this circuit is virtually transparent even if left on in the circuit.
iluvcrap2000 Posted January 2, 2016 Author Posted January 2, 2016 Nope I lied. I just found a list :) Push/Pull Control Functions: Down is traditional Humbucker. Up is modified Neck Volume: Up to Tap/Split Tap or Split determined by DIP Switch location Bridge Volume: Up to Tap/Split Tap or Split determined by DIP Switch location Neck Tone: Up for Out of Phase Reverses electronic phase of Neck pickup to be opposite of Bridge pickup when both pickups are combined resulting in a thinner, hollow-type tone with a distinctive mid-range character. Bridge Tone: Up for Outer Coils/Down for Inner Coils Determines which coil is active during coil-splitting and tapping. Result= The Outer coil of the bridge pickup will have a brighter and thinner tone than the inner coil. The Outer coil of the neck pickup will have a deeper and warmer tone than the inner coil. When both pickups are combined, the inner coils will have a distinctive mid-range character while the outer coils offer more balanced highs and lows. NOTE: All Volume and Tone controls feature 500K Audio Vintage Taper pots and “50’s” style wiring. 5 Position DIP Switch Functions: 1. Neck Pickup Tap or Split (Tap=Off / Split=On) Tap = Technique that accesses (taps into) the pick coils through a filter. Effectively accents a particular frequency range for a “tuned tap”. Result= Fatter, P-90 style single coil voice with balanced output. Also offers lower noise and hum than true single coil. Split = Isolates one coil in the humbucker pair. This effectively changes a humbucker into a single-coil pickup. Result= Brighter single coil sound with lower output than humbucking. 2. Bridge Pickup Tap or Split (Tap=Off / Split=On) Tap = Technique that accesses (taps into) the pick coils through a filter. Effectively accents a particular frequency range for a “tuned tap”. Result = Fatter, P-90 style single coil voice with balanced output. Also offers lower noise and hum than true single coil. Split = Isolates one coil in the humbucker pair. This effectively changes a humbucker into a single-coil pickup. Result= Brighter single coil sound with lower output than humbucking. NOTE: The pickups are Reverse Wind/Reverse Polarity to retain hum-canceling operation when both pickups are combined. 3. Neck Volume High Pass Filter (Treble Bleed) (Off=Out / On=In circuit) As a volume control is turned down, high frequencies tend to be attenuated. The resulting sound is darker as the volume is lowered due to the interaction of the coil inductance and the volume pot. The High Pass (Treble Bleed) circuit effectively offsets these losses by passing higher frequencies as the volume is lowered. This effectively results in a cleaner, “crisper” sound at lower volumes 4. Bridge Volume High Pass Filter (Treble Bleed) (Off=Out / On=In circuit) As a volume control is turned down, high frequencies tend to be attenuated. The resulting sound is darker as the volume is lowered due to the interaction of the coil inductance and the volume pot. The High Pass (Treble Bleed) circuit effectively offsets these losses by passing higher frequencies as the volume is lowered. This effectively results in a cleaner, “crisper” sound at lower volumes. 5. Transient Suppression (Off=Out of Circuit / On=In Circuit) Transients = A sudden, loud spike from the initial attack phase of sound. Example: Pick attack or noise. ON = Works to suppress the harsh transient noise or spikes which A/D convertors can sometimes pass when recording directly into the high impedance input of a DAW interface or digital mixer. Due to the inherent input compression of typical guitar amplifiers, this circuit is virtually transparent even if left on in the circuit. oh! Thanks mate!
merciful-evans Posted January 2, 2016 Posted January 2, 2016 Excellent report Rabs. I had no idea about these. What a great idea!
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