LRS Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 ... to rotate the neck pickup op my H150 180 degrees? I quite like the SD'59 bridge pickup but I feel the SD'59 in the neck position of my LP too boomy/muddy. I was just wondering if anyone ever tried to rotate the pickup 180 degrees and have the pole piece screws pointing south? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PunkKitty Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 It makes no difference. But there are a few things that you can try. You can change the tone capacitor for the neck pickup to .015 mfd. You can also try swapping pickup magnets. I really like alnico 2 in Duncan 59's. Alnico 4 was the most commonly used magnets in PAF's. There are other options available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AP515 Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Well I can't say it makes no difference, but the difference certainly is small. You could also lower it and see if that cleans it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRS Posted September 17, 2014 Author Share Posted September 17, 2014 Thanks, right now it's as low as it can go, yet quite bass heavy. I might consider a magnet swap as a cost effective solution. Never done that before though, is it a delicate job? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AP515 Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Now that I think about it, try raising it. You will get more highs if you raise it, but it will be even more powerful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davesultra Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 You'll get more high end if you remove the cover. However, it'll look different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HANGAR18 Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 What kind of amp are you using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank67 Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Many people advise to adjust the amp eq to the neck pickup and then tame the highs on the bridge pickup with the tone control - works for me. Also, you can have an eq pedal on your board to take out muddyness when playing the neck pickup. It is all in the lower mids around 200 Hz. Cutting there does wonders to remove mud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DetroitBlues Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 It makes no difference. But there are a few things that you can try. You can change the tone capacitor for the neck pickup to .015 mfd. You can also try swapping pickup magnets. I really like alnico 2 in Duncan 59's. Alnico 4 was the most commonly used magnets in PAF's. There are other options available. I like these ideas... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pressure Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 You also might try changing to brighter strings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spectrum13 Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Some of the older Heritages came with 250 tone and volume pots, if so a change to 500 will clean up the mud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalismanRich Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Some of the older Heritages came with 250 tone and volume pots, if so a change to 500 will clean up the mud. Agreed... plus, changing the pots or capacitors is just about the simplest mod to do and makes a huge difference in the response. A2GUITARS has a series of videos on Youtube that explain how changing values adjusts the frequency response. Here's the first in the series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yooper Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Some of the older Heritages came with 250 tone and volume pots So when did Heritage change to 500s? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58super Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Some of tone pots were 100k just like in the late Norlin era. Changing them out to 500k audio taper pots and fifties wiring makes a big difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRS Posted September 18, 2014 Author Share Posted September 18, 2014 What kind of amp are you using? For small venues a 20W Budda Superdrive @ 2x 6V6, for bigger venues a 40W 1969 Fender Super Reverb @ 2x 6L6. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HANGAR18 Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 For small venues a 20W Budda Superdrive @ 2x 6V6, for bigger venues a 40W 1969 Fender Super Reverb @ 2x 6L6. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Once that I remember, I corrected a very boomy sound I was getting from a pair of EL34's into a Marshall 4x12 cabinet by dialing down the low frequency dial quite a bit until the boomy sound went away. That's why I asked what kind of amy you were using. I'm also assuming that the pickups and wiring are in good condition, yes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesguitar1972 Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 I tried rotating the pickup once and really didn't notice any difference. I'd say the pots and caps would be my first notion too. I used to run a 20w Budda Superdrive for a while. Nice amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRS Posted September 18, 2014 Author Share Posted September 18, 2014 Ok here are some pictures of the internals, looks like it's a 0.0022 uF capacitor in there. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AP515 Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Are you sure you don't have an extra 0 in there? Usually it is a 0.022uF cap. If it truely is 0.0022uF that could be the issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRS Posted September 18, 2014 Author Share Posted September 18, 2014 0.022 uF it is! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Flying Bird Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 I don't like 59's. They are too muddy for my taste. Swap those suckers out. That works every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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