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Mark Dershaw
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Arizona and Ohio
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Posted 11 Aug 2010 4:19 am |
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I'll start by saying that I played a Kline back in the 80's and it was one of the best sounding and playing guitars I've ever put my hands on. So I finally got my hands on another one last October. The guitar plays great but the tone has been bothering me. The high strings weren't as loud as the lower strings and had kind of a honky tone. So last night I was going to see if the pickup would raise (under the high strings) and discovered that that end of the pickup was loose. When I tried to tighten it down, a little rubber washer came squishing out. I removed the washer and tightened the pickup. The high strings are ringing bright 
My question is... are those rubber washers supposed to be there, or was a previous owner trying to alter the tone? |
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Dave Zirbel
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Sebastopol, CA USA
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Posted 11 Aug 2010 5:37 am
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I think the washer is supposed to be there to reduce noise from the changer/linkage picking up through the pickup. If the washers were not there the pickup would be resting on the metal piece that holds the changer. That is how the pickup is grounded to the changer as well. The ground wire rests on the metal piece.
I love my Kline too and thought the one and only design flaw was the non adjustable pickup height.
Dave
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Dave Zirbel-
Sierra S-10 (Built by Ross Shafer),ZB, Fender 400 guitars, various tube and SS amps |
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Mark Dershaw
From:
Arizona and Ohio
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Posted 11 Aug 2010 5:42 am
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| Thanks for the response Dave. The washers are actually on top of the pickup underneath the screw head. That's why I couldn't even tighten the screw as the rubber washer would twist out. Maybe the rubber washer is supposed to be under the pickup (someone put it together wrong?). |
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Dave Zirbel
From:
Sebastopol, CA USA
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Posted 11 Aug 2010 7:03 am
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Oh yeah  you are correct! My mistake. Under the pickup is a thin strip of rubber tape. I wasn't looking at the guitar when I replied. The washers are visible.
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Dave Zirbel-
Sierra S-10 (Built by Ross Shafer),ZB, Fender 400 guitars, various tube and SS amps |
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James Quackenbush
From:
Pomona, New York, USA
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Posted 11 Aug 2010 7:13 am
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Mark,
I'm not sure what is UNDER my pickup, but the black rubber washers you speak of are just under the screw heads that hold the pickup in place on my Kline .....Jim |
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Mark Dershaw
From:
Arizona and Ohio
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Posted 11 Aug 2010 7:20 am
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| OK... thanks guys. The obtuse tone must have been from the pickup being loose. |
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James Quackenbush
From:
Pomona, New York, USA
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Posted 11 Aug 2010 7:26 am
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Mark,
I don't know what your results are , or anybody elses results, but this single coil pickup that is on my Kline is the most quiet single coil pickup I've ever played, and its plenty HOT !!.....Jim |
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Dave Zirbel
From:
Sebastopol, CA USA
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Posted 11 Aug 2010 7:31 am
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I never have a problem with 60 cycle hum and always cut through the mix too. Tone-wise my vintage steels sound a little sweeter for playing live but the Kline beats them all for recording, even with the retro/vintage geek" crowd.
DZ
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Dave Zirbel-
Sierra S-10 (Built by Ross Shafer),ZB, Fender 400 guitars, various tube and SS amps |
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Mark Dershaw
From:
Arizona and Ohio
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Posted 11 Aug 2010 8:36 am
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| The pickup is definately hot. I noticed it big time when I first pulled off some harmonics. Soooo easy! I'm guessing those rubber washers are in place so you don't crack the base of the pickup when tightening. |
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