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goten65
10-22-2005, 02:17 PM
This is just a general question. I'm a poor college student and I don't have the money to really do the mods to my guitar that I want. But if I wanted to say, mute out a humbucker on my Epiphone Dot Studio, could I just put tape over it? Like gaff tape or something? The reason I ask is because I think this is what Tom Delonge did for a while before he got his signature Strat. Anywho, leave me some feedback, for this is post numero uno for me.

I'm a noob, deal with it biach.
Lordathestrings
10-22-2005, 02:44 PM
... But if I wanted to say, mute out a humbucker on my Epiphone Dot Studio, could I just put tape over it? ...Uhh, is there some reason you can't just turn it down? :confused:
magicninja
10-22-2005, 03:06 PM
or flip a switch?
Willdridge
10-22-2005, 04:22 PM
Why have a humbucker if you're not going to use it?....

What is it exactly you're trying to achieve by "muting" a humbucker? If you could clarify we could probably give you more helpfully advice.
rockonn91
10-24-2005, 07:29 PM
um yeahhhhhh i would NOT put anything on your pups. definatly just turn it down. or use headphones!

but i really wouldnt put things on the pups.
goten65
10-25-2005, 02:51 PM
What I'm suggesting involves my Epiphone Dot Studio. It has a bridge and a neck humbucker. What I'm wanting to acheive is a Tom Delonge esque sound like his Gibson ES-335 reissue but without spending lots of money on a Dirty Fingers overwound humbucker. The problem is not that my guitar is too loud, i just want to eliminate the mixing that takes place between the two humbuckers and get a single raw sound out of my bridge pickup.
Akira
10-25-2005, 05:25 PM
What I'm suggesting involves my Epiphone Dot Studio. It has a bridge and a neck humbucker. What I'm wanting to acheive is a Tom Delonge esque sound like his Gibson ES-335 reissue but without spending lots of money on a Dirty Fingers overwound humbucker. The problem is not that my guitar is too loud, i just want to eliminate the mixing that takes place between the two humbuckers and get a single raw sound out of my bridge pickup.

Tom Delonges tone isn't that great...
magicninja
10-25-2005, 05:30 PM
When you turn down or switch off the neck pickup all you are playing thru is the bridge.