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Topic: Stringmaster 8 string pick-up re-wireing |
Hank Mann
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W. Los Angeles, California
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Posted 31 Dec 2017 3:08 pm |
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Howdy there, Happy New Year to all my steel guitar buddies. Looking for someone in the Los Angeles area to re-wind my 1954 Fender string master D8 guitar pick-ups (4) and re-wire and replace if needed the tone and volume pots. They are becoming dodgie on stage and I think something is wrong. Looking for an expert on this kind of guitar. I do not want to replace them just bring them back to their vintage glory. Thanks.
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Sho-Bud Pro 1 10 string E9
1956 Fender triple neck
Fender Vibroverb re issue
Evans FET500 custom LV
steelman@ca.rr.com
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Michael Brebes
From:
Northridge CA
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Posted 3 Jan 2018 6:19 pm
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I do pickup rewinding and all kinds of electronic repair. I would recommend a full evaluation of the guitar before you just do a blanket rewind of all 4 pickups. I can handle all the needs for your guitar. I am in Porter Ranch, right off the 118 freeway.
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Michael Brebes
Instrument/amp/ pickup repair
MSA D10 Classic/Rickenbacher B6/
Dickerson MOTS/Dobro D32 Hawaiian/
Goldtone Paul Beard Reso
Mesa Boogie Studio Pre/Hafler 3000
RP1/MPX100 |
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Stephen Cowell
From:
Round Rock, Texas, USA
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Posted 3 Jan 2018 10:05 pm
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I second the full evaluation... these pickups just don't need rewinding often. Does your guitar have the pushbutton switches? Those are known to have problems... let a pro look at it.
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Hank Mann
From:
W. Los Angeles, California
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Posted 4 Jan 2018 10:46 am Thanks for your reply
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The guitar has switches two of them they work alright... what is happening is the first neck is treble heavy even when adjusting the tone knob the front pick up does not seem to work,no sound when I tap on it. could be the wiring I think I will have the old girl checked out thanks, how do I get a hold of you in Porter Ranch ?
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Sho-Bud Pro 1 10 string E9
1956 Fender triple neck
Fender Vibroverb re issue
Evans FET500 custom LV
steelman@ca.rr.com
www.reverbnation.com/hankmann |
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Michael Brebes
From:
Northridge CA
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Posted 5 Jan 2018 5:12 pm
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PM on the way.
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Michael Brebes
Instrument/amp/ pickup repair
MSA D10 Classic/Rickenbacher B6/
Dickerson MOTS/Dobro D32 Hawaiian/
Goldtone Paul Beard Reso
Mesa Boogie Studio Pre/Hafler 3000
RP1/MPX100 |
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Michael Brebes
From:
Northridge CA
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Posted 5 Jan 2018 5:23 pm
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Is yours the one with two switches and a volume and tone pot, or the later one with one switch, a volume and tone pot, and blend pots for each neck? Just from what has been said in your earlier posts it looks like yours uses the earlier wiring with no blend pots.
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Michael Brebes
Instrument/amp/ pickup repair
MSA D10 Classic/Rickenbacher B6/
Dickerson MOTS/Dobro D32 Hawaiian/
Goldtone Paul Beard Reso
Mesa Boogie Studio Pre/Hafler 3000
RP1/MPX100 |
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Michael Brebes
From:
Northridge CA
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Posted 7 Jan 2018 4:51 pm
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Hank brought it over this afternoon. Bass pickup on Neck 2 showed an open. Luckily, resoldering the wires at the eyelets on the pickup with new solder fixed the open. It was just a bad solder joint. Measured the tone capacitor, which was supposed to be a 0.05uF, and it measured 0.08uF. Replaced it with a Sprague orange drop that was small enough to fit in the space. That helped the boo-wah effect to work better thru the transitions. Guitar is done. Hank has been notified so he can pick it up on his way home.
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Michael Brebes
Instrument/amp/ pickup repair
MSA D10 Classic/Rickenbacher B6/
Dickerson MOTS/Dobro D32 Hawaiian/
Goldtone Paul Beard Reso
Mesa Boogie Studio Pre/Hafler 3000
RP1/MPX100 |
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