Tue Sep 22, 2015 11:03 am
Tue Sep 22, 2015 2:03 pm
Tue Sep 22, 2015 3:13 pm
spiro2903 wrote:I've just received a second hand s500 from ebay, but I'm having some problems with the pickups. Whenever I would try s500 the pickups sounded fuller and had more bass than alnico pickups. Mine have more output than alnico, but LESS bass, and are very trebly. Neck sounds almost like middle, middle like bridge, and you can imagine how bridge pickup must sound
As the guitar is without factory serial, I figured it wasn't an original, but the body and the neck seem to be original USA made parts. Also the pickups. I was just wondering did perhaps G&L make different MFD pickups (not counting wide ones in ASAT special)? Or perhaps it might be a wiring problem as the guitar has typical Vol/Tone/Tone setup rather than Vol/Tone/Bass.
As this is not an original G&L guitar it might not be a question for this forum, but I was hoping someone might help if they had similar issues.
Guitar is s500 deluxe with (swamp) ash body and maple top, maple neck with rosewood fretboard.
JD0x0 wrote:My guess is they removed the 1000pF cap when they modded the wiring. The cap lowers the pickup's resonant frequency, and makes them sound less brittle and harsh, with more perceived mids and bottom.
Tue Sep 22, 2015 10:13 pm
Wed Dec 09, 2015 2:53 am
spiro2903 wrote:As the guitar is without factory serial, I figured it wasn't an original, but the body and the neck seem to be original USA made parts.