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Trent Harris
From:
Indiana, USA
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Posted 24 Oct 2015 4:15 am |
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Can someone tell me what the smaller switch down by the 1/4" output is for? I know the large one switches between necks but can't figure out what the little switch does?
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Trent Harris
From:
Indiana, USA
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Posted 24 Oct 2015 4:16 am
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| not sure why the pic posted upside down? |
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Jon Light
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 24 Oct 2015 4:32 am
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| 99% likely that is a pickup coil tap. |
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Trent Harris
From:
Indiana, USA
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Posted 24 Oct 2015 4:45 am
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| do they work the same way a regular guitar coil tap works? |
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Jon Light
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 24 Oct 2015 5:34 am
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| Assuming that it is still wired (pickup replacement sometimes happens, with a non-tapped pickup), yes, same idea. |
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Trent Harris
From:
Indiana, USA
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Posted 24 Oct 2015 5:53 am
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thanks for the info.
It doesn't seem to change anything when I switch it. Oh well, still sounds good. |
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Tony Prior
From:
Charlotte NC
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Posted 24 Oct 2015 6:12 am
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Coil tap, most certainly. Many of the Sho Buds in the early to mid 70's had them on both pups. It kinda took the full range and made it LESS FULL range. My first PRO III had them, I never used the tap position, eventually I installed single coil (no tap) pups from Sho Bud and removed the switches. It is very common to see that era Sho Bud changer end plates with two small holes these days.
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 24 Oct 2015 6:50 am
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I like the way Jerry Wallace does it now (get well soon, Jerry). Modern heavy wound pickup with a tap at old-fashioned honky-tonk twang like 11 or 12K.
I usually prefer the lighter wind.
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Jim Robbins
From:
Ontario, Canada
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Posted 24 Oct 2015 8:21 am
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| Trent Harris wrote: |
thanks for the info.
It doesn't seem to change anything when I switch it. Oh well, still sounds good. |
I had a Sho-Bud Professional with the coil tap switch which made a big difference to the sound, so maybe yours is disconnected or the switch is defective or something. If you like the thinner, twangier sound it would be worth getting it looked at. |
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 24 Oct 2015 8:22 am
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Full coil-Nashville sound
Tapped coil-West Coastish sound.
See it it's wired in.
How many wires coming out of the pickup?
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Bob Tuttle
From:
Republic, MO 65738
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Posted 24 Oct 2015 8:29 am
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| Most likely that switch bypasses the tone control. That's the way it was on the Super Pro I used to have. |
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 24 Oct 2015 8:35 am
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That's probably it Bob. I didn't notice the tone control when I glanced at the pic.
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Dr. Z Surgical Steel amp, amazing!
"74 Bud S-10 3&6
'73 Bud S-10 3&5(under construction)
'63 Fingertip S-10, at James awaiting 6 knees
'57 Strat, LP Blue
'91 Tele with 60's Maple neck
Dozen more guitars!
Dozens of amps, but SF Quad reverb, Rick Johnson cabs. JBL 15, '64 Vibroverb for at home.
'52 and '56 Pro Amps |
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 24 Oct 2015 8:53 am
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yeah.. i assumed it's a tone control bypass switch.
the professionals had two little switches for the coil tap on each pickup. |
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Jon Light
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 24 Oct 2015 9:20 am
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| Good call, Bob. Trent--does the tone control work? If so, turn it full 'bass' (treble cut) and see if the switch throws it back to full spectrum. |
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Jim Bates
From:
Alvin, Texas, USA
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Posted 24 Oct 2015 4:06 pm
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It's a tone control switch with the pot. I have a Super Pro I got from Forumite a few years ago, that came with it damaged. apparently the previous owner did not know what to do with, it came with switch broken and dangling from wires and the pot had wires cut off. So, I just cut the rest of wires off, removed pot and plugged the holes with black plastic hole plugs from auto parts store. I did not need it.
Thanx,
Jim |
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Trent Harris
From:
Indiana, USA
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Posted 24 Oct 2015 6:49 pm
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well after further looking it is a tone knob
Thanks guys |
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