TrevorMag Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 Why did Epi offer parallel / series as the pickup switch options on the new Emperor Swingster? As opposed to humbucker / single coil, which I would have thought was more common, and more versatile. Too much hum? (Extra shielding would be more expensive?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest icantbuyafender Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 Why did Epi offer parallel / series as the pickup switch options on the new Emperor Swingster? As opposed to humbucker / single coil' date=' which I would have thought was more common, and more versatile. Too much hum? (Extra shielding would be more expensive?)[/quote'] My thoughts exactly. I like single coil switching. It seems more of a useful choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Svet Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 Well I have a guitar similar to what you described but the Swingster still has me intrigued. How would one in Red look and sound next to this? Perhaps that'll be my next purchase? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordy01 Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 I'm not sure but isn't the Swingster a full hollow body? How do you shield in a hollow body? I'm not being a smart alec; I honestly don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peeper Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 You don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevorMag Posted December 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 You don't. There's things like copper and aluminium tape. But quite a few full hollowbody guitars have P90s, so somebody would have had to put some thought into it. Perhaps a more elaborate wiring, with ground wires running everywhere, might help things? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strumbone Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 Years ago I built a Carvin Bolt (strat style) from a kit, and came supplied with copper foil to line the pocket. For hollow bodies with no routed pocket for the electronics, I suppose shielded cable would be used, but that's just my opinion...and we all know about those! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordy01 Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 There's things like copper and aluminium tape.But quite a few full hollowbody guitars have P90s' date=' so somebody would have had to put some thought into it. Perhaps a more elaborate wiring, with ground wires running everywhere, might help things?[/quote'] For those who don't know, Muzikron is a proffesional guitar tech. He sees these things all the time, and I trust his opinions. As the pickup routs in a hollow body have no bottom, it is impossible to shield using tape or foil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peeper Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 Yea, you basically make sure you use good wire and install the harness in the guitar carefully. There is no way to shiel the control cavity, which is the main part of the guitar that needs shielding, though when I charge clients to shield their guitars I shield the PU cavities as well, just for placebo effect more than anything else. I got tired of explaining how the magnetic field of the pickup negates the shielding in that area for the most part, now I just do it if I have access to it. But on hollow or semi hollow, there is no way to do it. Unless you wanted to get either REAL fancy (remove the top, binding etc, then shield, then replace) or real messy (pour a bunch of shielding paint into the guitar and slosh it around until the cavity is coated, please don't do this.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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