NBBD - New Brown Box Day!

[Wakester]

New rings and strings in place. Played with the switch a bit and seems better now. I am really liking the tones on this guitar.

 

[pauloqs]

New rings and strings in place. Played with the switch a bit and seems better now. I am really liking the tones on this guitar.

I’m glad it’s working out for you. Also, great choice with the pickup rings. I’m really digging the black rings on your guitar.

 

[Wakester]

I’m glad it’s working out for you. Also, great choice with the pickup rings. I’m really digging the black rings on your guitar.

Thanks, I am too. At some point the bridge and tuners will be changed out for Cosmo Black devices as well.

 

[Boogie]

Rock! The SE245 is seriously good stuff and a great platform for “being an owner”.

Get the switch thing sorted, adjust the pickup height, and go play some Kansas or Foreigner! Suddenly I want to go play Juke Box Hero.

 

[Wakester]

Rock! The SE245 is seriously good stuff and a great platform for “being an owner”.

Get the switch thing sorted, adjust the pickup height, and go play some Kansas or Foreigner! Suddenly I want to go play Juke Box Hero.

Just waiting for the computer to finish updates to load the tones into the Katana. it's been sitting on 26% for the last 2 hrs

 

[Alnus Rubra]

Just waiting for the computer to finish updates to load the tones into the Katana. it's been sitting on 26% for the last 2 hrs

Do you remember the good old days, when all you had to do was wait a couple of minutes for the valves to warm up! Tee hee

 

[Wakester]

Do you remember the good old days, when all you had to do was wait a couple of minutes for the valves to warm up! Tee hee

All my amps have been solid state, so it's been plug and play for me.

 

[jxe]

not even a little one? killing me.

All my amps have been solid state, so it's been plug and play for me.

 

[Wakester]

not even a little one? killing me.

Not a single tube

 

[Boogie]

Not a single tube

Oh dude. As much as I tout my Kemper, you’ve got to have a reference in the house. A glow-bottle powered reference, even if it’s a little one.

 

[jxe]

(((fender champ)))

 

[Wakester]

Finally got a 3 way switch that works. Went with a factory switch. Much quieter switching, no more issues. The one thing that had me a bit befuddled, was that if the neck p/u volume is all the way down, neither pickup works in the middle position, even if the bridge volume is rolled all the way up. Once I roll up to one or so (on the neck), both pickups will ring through. Awesome guitar overall though.

 

[shimmilou]

Normal for that kind of setup, mine are the same.

 

[ScottR]

Glad you're getting it all sorted out dude!

Oh great! now I want a 245 to tinker with.......no...must...resist... Koolaid... soo strong...help...

 

[Wakester]

Glad you're getting it all sorted out dude!

Oh great! now I want a 245 to tinker with.......no...must...resist... Koolaid... soo strong...help...

Thanks.

Not that you need the push, but there are at least 10 under $400 on Reverb.

 

[shimmilou]

ScottR,

Like this?

https://davesguitar.com/products/paul-reed-smith/se-245-standard-15-6/

Or this?

https://davesguitar.com/products/paul-reed-smith/se-245-16/

 

[pauloqs]

Finally got a 3 way switch that works. Went with a factory switch. Much quieter switching, no more issues. The one thing that had me a bit befuddled, was that if the neck p/u volume is all the way down, neither pickup works in the middle position, even if the bridge volume is rolled all the way up. Once I roll up to one or so (on the neck), both pickups will ring through. Awesome guitar overall though.

Yeah, it’s wired that way deliberately. It’s pretty useful when playing with others. I had guitars that would be muted if either of the volume controls were turned all the way to 0 regardless of the of the 3-way toggle position. So for instance, I could be in the bridge position and mute the guitar by turning the neck pickup volume all the way to 0.

 

[shimmilou]

That is some weird wiring pauloqs. If the selector switch is in the bridge position, the neck pup and volume pot should be out of the circuit.

 

[pauloqs]

I don’t know how it was done. Back when I had the guitar, I was just beginning and didn’t understand much. It don’t have the guitar anymore to check the wiring. I too find it weird how that was accomplished.

 

[drdoom8793]

Hey, I've got a brown box coming today!