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Topic: Double neck Lap steel pickup volume drop |
Sam Seidel
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Victoria, Australia
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Posted 10 Feb 2020 9:15 pm |
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Hey there guys, recently I came into this lovely double neck lap steel (lent long term from friends)
I've found a couple of issues electronically, I wondering if anyone could help with.
The problem is i'm getting volume drop on both necks when the switch is in centre (both pickups active) position. When switched to a single neck on either one, both are louder, its only when both are live the volume drops.
I've already given all the electrics a clean and lube, I'm wondering if I might need to replace the switch, or is there something else i'm missing?
Any help or pointers would be much appreciated!
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Georg Sørtun
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Mandal, Agder, Norway
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Posted 10 Feb 2020 9:55 pm
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| When both are on the two coils put load on each other – especially hard load since those 8-string PUs are quite low in impedance, so the volume-drop you are experiencing is quite normal. |
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Bill Sinclair
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Waynesboro, PA, USA
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Posted 11 Feb 2020 7:15 am
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Yep. They all do that. At least all that I've ever played. Any idea what brand it is? The tuner buttons and sloped front pickups remind me of an old Teisco I used to own. Your fretboards are loosely based on the old National totem pole but it's obviously not a National. Do your friends have a story that goes with it? Neat guitar!
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Tim Whitlock
From:
Colorado, USA
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Posted 12 Feb 2020 9:04 am
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| Every double neck I have played loses about 25% volume and the tone thins out when you put the switch in the middle. Most multi neck players I know keep all necks on at all times so they can jump around between them. You just have to compensate for it with your amp settings. |
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Sam Seidel
From:
Victoria, Australia
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Posted 27 Feb 2020 1:37 am Double neck Lap steel pickup volume drop
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Thanks for the info guys, I guess i'll just have to get used to the volume drop!
Its branded Star - anyone know much about them? Haven't dug deep yet to see, its a heavy old piece, and came with a tripod style leg set, which are currently slipping so I have it on the keyboard stand! |
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Stephen Cowell
From:
Round Rock, Texas, USA
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Posted 28 Feb 2020 9:35 am
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Any chance it’s German? The knobs look like a Hofner Beatle Bass’.
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