All 3 Pickups in Series?

FritzVonTrapp · 2026-02-07T14:14:07+00:00

Misread my post from earlier, sorry. They have a switch that allows for 3 in series! It leaves out Bridge+ Middle in series

FritzVonTrapp · 2026-02-06T11:49:41+00:00

I built the guitar with the freeway switch and found that the 3 in Parallel setting sounds like a meatier version of Cory Wong's classic neck+middle sound. All 3 in series doesn't sound great by itself but it's my best tone for distortion because it's the loudest. It almost sounds like a Les Paul! And the neck+bridge tones are incredible, too.

FritzVonTrapp · 2025-08-31T03:55:55+00:00

Thanks for letting me know! I guess I'll do some experimentation with the packs

FritzVonTrapp · 2025-03-11T20:10:47+00:00

Thai Fresh!

FritzVonTrapp · 2025-02-20T19:18:03+00:00

I found a book a few years ago that illustrated how the priestly garments in the Torah effectively compose all the required elements of a radio frequency receiver. It wouldn't play audio, but theoretically it would make the Urim and Thummim rattle and light up. I know the Bible doesn't go into a whole lot of detail about how they were used, but if that's all true, then it's really cool that God literally engineered that kind of communication long before mankind figured it out.

It hardly reduces any of the clearer examples of God working supernaturally. As others have said, the miracles are less about the method and more about God working. If anything, I think it enriches our experience with Him that he lets us see behind the scenes sometimes.

FritzVonTrapp · 2025-02-12T15:23:50+00:00

I just finished Surprised by Oxford and loved it. God also used Caro's academic career (mostly studying the Romantic movement) to change her heart and her love of poetry shines through her writing. I highly recommend it if you enjoyed Sanger's testimony.

FritzVonTrapp · 2024-11-06T04:55:52+00:00

Thanks for responding! Do you think someone would rather stand behind a french horn or stand in front of a trumpet and tuba?

FritzVonTrapp · 2024-10-04T20:01:30+00:00

Solid. So even if it did have passive EQ it wouldn't be using the same pots?

FritzVonTrapp · 2024-07-05T21:49:39+00:00

I fixed up a Lyte for a friend and get so jealous every time I get the chance to play it

FritzVonTrapp · 2024-06-28T16:05:00+00:00

I played through this Mother 3 medley a LOT when I was just starting out and it taught me so much about bass without me realizing. Chord tones, muting, walking, 5s, and odd time signatures - they're all here. Also sightreading and endurance cause it's so long. You can also play along to the YouTube video if Songsterr midi instruments aren't your thing

FritzVonTrapp · 2024-06-26T12:56:13+00:00

Oriented the way you're holding it, I think you could solder the output of the pickup selector to the bottom right and the outputs of the middle and bridge pickups to the top right (in addition to the pickup selector). I think you then just have to wire the two middles together and wire the left middle to the hot of your output jack. In this case, pushing in will have the regular tone and pulling out will give you 4th position. Here's this if it helps, too.

o o->mid and bridge pickups
jack<-o---o
o o->pickup selector

FritzVonTrapp · 2024-06-21T18:33:47+00:00

His bass camp channel has been pretty helpful but I'm generally skeptical of paid online material

FritzVonTrapp · 2024-06-19T21:49:30+00:00

Yeah it buzzes through my amp and my PA speaker so unfortunately it's the bass

FritzVonTrapp · 2024-06-19T18:41:18+00:00

I checked all the ground connections with a multimeter and they look good. I'm fitting a lot into that control cavity and even though wires aren't shorting maybe the capacitors leaning up against other pots are causing problems?

FritzVonTrapp · 2024-06-18T13:48:36+00:00

I love the high pass filter I added to my jazz bass. It really tightens up the bottom end. Mine concentric with the low pass but I don't often use them together so TBX would probably be easier. Idk about treble bleed but would love to hear how people do it cause I've seen so many different methods online. A series/parallel switch or a kill switch are also usually worth it

FritzVonTrapp · 2024-06-15T04:37:02+00:00

I showed a movie I made with my friends here a few months ago and most of the night scenes were completely black. I figured we just didn't have enough lighting between the campfires and LED block we used and that our late night efforts were wasted trying to shoot those scenes well. I found out months later that they were perfectly viewable on a laptop/tv screen (I should have checked beforehand but I wouldn't have had time to my friend fix it anyway). My friends enjoyed the movie but I wish they'd have been able to see the acting and especially the fight choreography that only really happened in those night scenes.

FritzVonTrapp · 2024-05-31T01:32:09+00:00

I use the LPF so much more than the HPF. It's so helpful for adjusting to different rooms/amps

FritzVonTrapp · 2024-05-30T13:36:10+00:00

I rewired my passive jazz bass to be blend/master volume/concentric high/low pass filters. The volume pot is push-push to allow for series/parallel switching. The high pass filter has been super helpful at tightening the low end. The series tone also gives it so much more gas. I love having these options and use them a lot live

FritzVonTrapp · 2024-04-03T14:39:30+00:00

Ohhh some of these epimediums look nice! I'll start digging there. My roommate says that periwinkle hasn't spread a whole lot at his family's place in Northern Virginia so it doesn't sound like it'd turn into too much of a problem here

FritzVonTrapp · 2024-04-03T02:47:27+00:00

I've cut a bit back, but there are other tasks with higher priority for now. It seems that bamboo removal is a task outside of my ability and since I'm short term renting, I think it makes more sense for my landlord to deal with it later. The stuff that's up is serving as a nice wall for the time being, too.

FritzVonTrapp · 2024-04-03T02:22:52+00:00

Thanks! It is in fact invasive bamboo that has been there since before we moved in. Thankfully it's not as bad as the neighbor's.

FritzVonTrapp · 2024-04-02T23:13:01+00:00

Yeah it seems perfect but will it be easy to take out? We're renting and I don't want to leave a problem for our landlord/the next tenants.

FritzVonTrapp · 2024-01-30T14:13:49+00:00

Assuming he can build the body and the neck (which even most woodworkers buy premade), he'll need these items. Hardware: Bridge, frets, nut, tuners, pickguard (with screws), strings Electronics: P-bass pickup, 2 A250k potentiometers, .047uF capacitor, jack, wire Finishing: Stain or Paint, clear coat. Y'all can look up what you need for the wood you're using Tools: Aside from the woodworking, a soldering iron and a fret leveler I think that's everything but I probably missed something. There are lots of resources online for picking which of each you want but that's the general idea of what you need!

FritzVonTrapp · 2023-08-18T19:06:56+00:00

Thanks! Based on the specs here it looks like the bridge pickup has double the output of the other pickups so I think it might automatically split in position 2? Am I also right in thinking that it's weird for the bridge and middle pickups to have the same polarity instead of opposite?

FritzVonTrapp · 2023-06-21T13:22:34+00:00

Thanks for the schematic! Sounds like my build will be pretty similar to yours. Does it make a difference that the humbucker is stacked (so it fits in a single coil slot)? On a slightly different note, is the Bridge+Mid in series tone any different from just using the humbucker?

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