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Nothing real exciting - picked up another Suhr SSV+ to experiment with. This time with proper spacing.
It had been drilled out, so fixed that and put a cover on it. Also tried the old partial split/cap trick. Better, but not sure I'm liking that as its still really scooped but better than just split. Using a 1.5K and .33uf cap - Its a little lower than the PRS value.
Maybe I ought to throw in the towel and say HSS is just not for me. Get a Twangmaster and a 500K pot.
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Are those stacked humbuckers or real single coils ?
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That guitar has 2 V60LP's, which are true single coils. Also a Silent Single Coil backplate, like the one Lindy Fralin sells. The SSV+ is a warmish PAF clone.
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You can always try a series/split/parallel with a 3 way switch left dangling to see if you like any of those sounds more. That is a very trebly pot you are using maybe do some cap swapping or setup several different ones on a breadboard and cycle through them. I always have issues with the single coils when I mix them with humbuckers due to volume drop.
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Actually I have volume issues with a straight split humbucker (unless its a really hot one) - the partial split/cap makes levels a little more -ahem- even.
I do have a SSH+ I snagged intending to run that in straight parallel mode, but I think I'm going to snag a Fralin Twangmaster on Memorial Day weekend.
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Played it with distortion last night - Rolling a lot of treble off still. I need to roll off treble or it starts to grate on my ears after a few minutes. Covered pickup, Tone on '7'. Treble all the way down, presence all the way down gain down 2 on the preset. EV's in thiele cabs - bottom end is pretty big on those.
Sounds really nice that way - more of a Knopfler humbucker tone. No wah in the chain, just a compressor turned off. Got to convince myself I don't need that +2 position. :)
Perhaps I'll try a tube driver or parametric EQ in the chain next time - something that will fatten mids. Oddly enough, I've never owned a tube screamer. LOL.
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