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yeah but like i say i can't play in open g.The screw polepieces of the neck pickup of my CE22 are exactly under where a 24th fret would be if this was CE-24.
yeah but like i say i can't play in open g.The screw polepieces of the neck pickup of my CE22 are exactly under where a 24th fret would be if this was CE-24.
Turns out this is wrong. Using my '97 CE-22, I used a metal allen wrench to tap on the polepieces of each coil in all 5 positions on the rotary switch.So does the blade do the same thing as the rotary?
The rotary gives:
1. neck humbucker
2: screw poles of neck and bridge in parallel
3. screw poles of neck and bridge in series - creates a "middle" humbucker even though there isn't one.
4. slug poles of neck and bridge in parallel
5. bridge humbucker
Does the blade do exactly the same thing?
If you feel adventurous, try turning your neck pickup around so the slug coils face the end of the neck.Man I've owned my custom 22 since 1996 with a 5-way rotary and never even once thought about WHY it's labels the same as the volume knobs. huh!
Please leave my 93 CU22 alone. I love the rotary and that middle tone where the 2 slug coils are in serieswow.
Fixed for you? Fine.
Obviously not fixed for the OP, or any other owner of an older PRS that can't afford to just go out and buy a new or current model.
The point won't be either "solved" or "moot" until all of the rotary knob switched PRS are either converted to blade switches or are toothpicks.
And I'm betting that there are plenty of players who love their rotary switches and you'd have to pry those guitars from their cold, dead hands.
The numbering bothers some, others don't care. But to suggest the topic is all pointless, well...
Life doesn't come with just one flavor.
Get away from the narcissist and turn the f..k up! Put him on the other end of the stage……With noting how the switch location varies from guitar to guitar in the PRS lineup, I find myself forgetting which knob is the 5-way switch when playing. It's not intuitive to me. Plus, which mode is it is in when the lights are low/off in a gig? I can't see it. And because my other guitarist is a narcissist and has me turned down in the mix, I can't hear it. F7CK! Just give me a 3-way on the upper bout of a YOUJUSTDON'TKNOWWHATYOUREMISSINGUNTILYOUBANGA-594 and call it a day, mate!
I did, every time. We didn't last long, no surprise. The follow up guitarist after me left too. Go figure.Get away from the narcissist and turn the f..k up! Put him on the other end of the stage……
Narcissistic band members are great at making good folks leave a good band.. glad you leftI did, every time. We didn't last long, no surprise. The follow up guitarist after me left too. Go figure.
No real hubris, but I made that band sound f7cking amazing. Dude playing alone? NO SHOT.Narcissistic band members are great at making good folks leave a good band.. glad you left
Time to start a new bandNo real hubris, but I made that band sound f7cking amazing. Dude playing alone? NO SHOT.
One beauty about the rotary switch is that when you're in the #3 position on the switch it creates a powerful, great sounding humbucker that doesn't exist! The sound of a middle humbucking pickup.I've converted about three guitars from rotary to simple toggles...here's may take. A guitar with the rotary switch is best for either the studio or to select 1 or 2 positions when playing live. The toggle? ABSOLUTELY best for live gigging. I've always seen a myriad of choices as studio guitars. Toggles are always best live. ? YMMV...my 2 cents.
Yep...always comes down to what an individual likes. And amps...and pedals...and....LOL!One beauty about the rotary switch is that when you're in the #3 position on the switch it creates a powerful, great sounding humbucker that doesn't exist! The sound of a middle humbucking pickup.
Some guys think the switch is combining the two humbuckers like they would be combined with a 3 way switch in the middle position. It's not.
Since one pickup in a Dragon set is reverse wound/reverse polarity, combining the two screw coils from each pickup in series creates the sound of a MIDDLE HUMBUCKER! But there is no middle humbucker.
Personally, I prefer that sound to the sound of a bridge and neck humbucker combined using a 3 way switch. It's stronger and clearer. More lively and dynamic.
It's a great sound with a set of Dragon 1's. Not so exciting or dynamic with a set of Dragon 2's tho. It's still good...just not as good.
There is one thing i don't like: as I sweep through the settings, going from neck humbucker to bridge humbucker, I can hear it click through the amplifier four times until it gets to the bridge humbucker.One beauty about the rotary switch is that when you're in the #3 position on the switch it creates a powerful, great sounding humbucker that doesn't exist! The sound of a middle humbucking pickup.
Some guys think the switch is combining the two humbuckers like they would be combined with a 3 way switch in the middle position. It's not.
Since one pickup in a Dragon set is reverse wound/reverse polarity, combining the two screw coils from each pickup in series creates the sound of a MIDDLE HUMBUCKER! But there is no middle humbucker.
Personally, I prefer that sound to the sound of a bridge and neck humbucker combined using a 3 way switch. It's stronger and clearer. More lively and dynamic.
It's a great sound with a set of Dragon 1's. Not so exciting or dynamic with a set of Dragon 2's tho. It's still good...just not as good.
This is why In ear monitors are the BEST thing ever for playing live. no volume wars and you hear exactly what you want to hear.I did, every time. We didn't last long, no surprise. The follow up guitarist after me left too. Go figure.