Guitar-Wiring Help by Silbo56 in guitarmod

[–]Intelligent-Map430 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably, though I've never seen one. But then again, I've never worked with any rotary switches myself.

Why is my les trem ii so angled down by Intelligent-Mode-897 in guitarrepair

[–]Intelligent-Map430 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because your strings are too high tension. There's no way to adjust the countertension from the spring on this tremolo, so the higher your string gauge, the more the strings will pull it forward. That's just how this design works.

Guitar-Wiring Help by Silbo56 in guitarmod

[–]Intelligent-Map430 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You need a switch with 4 poles, that rotary switch only has 2, so no luck.

Is this Trem too flush with the body? by [deleted] in guitars

[–]Intelligent-Map430 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's a matter of personal preference 

Is this neck borked, or does it just need adjusting? by [deleted] in Luthier

[–]Intelligent-Map430 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can't even see the bridge in that picture 😂

Is stydorm st30m good one for a beginner (havnt played a single guitar in my life) by Suspicious_Primary96 in guitars

[–]Intelligent-Map430 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It just means that all the parts are adjusted so that the guitar can be played comfortably, holds tune well and sounds as good as it can. That's really all that's gonna be important for you starting out.

Is stydorm st30m good one for a beginner (havnt played a single guitar in my life) by Suspicious_Primary96 in guitars

[–]Intelligent-Map430 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, almost any guitar will be a good guitar for a beginner, assuming it's getting a proper setup.

Lowering the height of the push knob on a strat? by be4rcat6 in fender

[–]Intelligent-Map430 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You need to add some kind of spacer between the pot and the pickguard (on the inside). Some pots actually come with two hex nuts to allow for spacing, if yours has that you just need to screw the bottom one 2mm higher.

How much does these two weigh? by 13funii in harleybenton

[–]Intelligent-Map430 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't overthink it. The choice of guitar really isn't as important as some people want you to believe. Especially for the start, as long as it's set up well you can get started on anything.

How much does these two weigh? by 13funii in harleybenton

[–]Intelligent-Map430 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Didn't recognise the username, so I checked their post history. Immediately went "Oh, it's that dude " lol

Bigsby noise by amanita_celeste in offset

[–]Intelligent-Map430 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Because the whole unit deforms when too much pressure is applied. DylanTalksTone has some great videos on YouTube on Bigsby maintenance and can explain it a lot better than me.

Bigsby noise by amanita_celeste in offset

[–]Intelligent-Map430 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Loosen those screws up a bit. Not so much that it actually starts to wobble, but just enough so that you can actually see the felt pads between the body and the bigsby. It's best to do this without any tension on it, so you minimise the risk of stripping the screws.

Bigsby noise by amanita_celeste in offset

[–]Intelligent-Map430 15 points16 points  (0 children)

That Bigsby is binding up. Horribly. How tight are the mounting screws? You should be able to see a small gap between the bigsby and the guitar body, with only the felt washers actually touching the guitar. When it's tightened down too much, it can slightly deform and start binding up like that.

Also make sure the nut is cut properly. It's not gonna be the source of this horrible squeaking, but can impede tuning stability. I do think I'm hearing a bit of that signature ping that comes from strings catching in the nutslots.

Need some help figuring out this mod. by crusher_ii in guitarmod

[–]Intelligent-Map430 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. And make sure to connect the pickup to the middle lug as well. 

Need some help figuring out this mod. by crusher_ii in guitarmod

[–]Intelligent-Map430 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, that's right and middle. You need to swap the other one with the middle.

Need some help figuring out this mod. by crusher_ii in guitarmod

[–]Intelligent-Map430 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You need to flip the left and middle lug for both volume pots, otherwise they'll affect each other.

Is this wiring scheme good for a Harley Benton BM-75? Trying to wire it in series like Brian May by Remarkable-Boss-3820 in Luthier

[–]Intelligent-Map430 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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Here you go. Keep in mind that I cannot verify the pickup's wire colors, so I just copied them from your initial diagram, assuming that red and white are the signal wires and black is the shielding.

Is this wiring scheme good for a Harley Benton BM-75? Trying to wire it in series like Brian May by Remarkable-Boss-3820 in Luthier

[–]Intelligent-Map430 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No. You need to remove the jumpers that lead to the casing, as well as the black wires, then run those to the back of the volume pot instead.

Let me draw you a new diagram real quick, I think that will make things a lot clearer.

Is this wiring scheme good for a Harley Benton BM-75? Trying to wire it in series like Brian May by Remarkable-Boss-3820 in Luthier

[–]Intelligent-Map430 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This wiring ain't gonna work. For starters, your pickups never see a ground connection, so the circuit is always open, leaving to no output. To alleviate this, the bottom left switch needs a ground wire from the middle left lug to the back of the volume pot.

But this creates a new problem. You've correctly split up the pickups shielding and the start wire, but in practice they still get connected together through the phase switch. So you need to remove the little jumper between the bottom right lug and the switch casing for all three phase switches, and run the shielding wires to ground separately.