Just ON.

This is off topic, but does anyone else find it strange that Ernie Ball/Music Man has endorsed Benji Maiden and released a signature model for him......I mean, he's no where close to the magnitude of the other endorsed players (John Petrucci, Steve Morse, Steve Lukather, etc..). I just find that strange....

Originally Posted by: JFRICKThis is off topic, but does anyone else find it strange that Ernie Ball/Music Man has endorsed Benji Maiden and released a signature model for him......I mean, he's no where close to the magnitude of the other endorsed players (John Petrucci, Steve Morse, Steve Lukather, etc..). I just find that strange....

PRS did that too! It's freakin' RETARDED!!!

Originally Posted by: guitarmodthe only thing i would consider adding would be an on/off mini switch. The idea of this would be to have the full tone of the pickups and not running through anything. Does any body else out there agree with me that this isnt really a bad idea? Nothing on the tob of the guitar?! If you have a beautiful AAA Quilted top in Gretsch Orange on a Les Paul Double Cutaway? Can you see the beauty mates?!

Actually you'd probably have 2 or 3 gaping holes where the volume/tone/ pickup selector switches would be. And you do have the Full tone of the pickups running without taking out the switches, just get some upgrade on the internal electronics, and maybe a good quality cable.

I think i might have left out the part that i will be building this. Most of the parts from Warmoth. Not really getting a Gibson and do this. That yes would be silly, mainly because I indeed would have two gaping holes in the body. But if i were to buy the body with no wholes in it! that would just look cool, and i would get lots of questions about it. I think its going to be great. Can't
wait to build it.

Originally Posted by: PonyOne... because I absolutely freaking hate with every fibre of my musical ability the sound of two humbuckers running parallel.

Written like a man who has never experimented with the balance between a pair of out-of-phase 'buckers! :p

I can tell you that if I was building a guitar, I would go all out with crazy doo-dads that I may never use, but I'd have them just to say I had them! :D

Yeah that can be cool. All types of gidgets and gadgets. And I have played a few guitars with that. But it can be difficult to know exactly what you want. Gretsch made the Super Axe back in the late 70s early 80s, and it had on board phasers and what not. The guitar was cool, and i have played one, but now i just want something easy and still sounds awesome.

Hm... a guitar with no knobs? Well, personally I would find that a bit monotonous after awhile... I have to switch guitars after awhile because I get bored with the same tone over and over and my two main axes are both Strats... one has a 5-way switch and the other has dual humbuckers with a 3-way les paul switch... I play each guitar in all positions at some point while I'm playing. but its your personal preference right!? haha. It can be done, but i would advise against leaving the volume knob off... because sometimes if you're getting nasty feedback all it takes is a nice tweak on the volume knob. But yes... it can be done. The guitar would put out the pure tone of the pickups and you might get more feedback than normal... but it can be done. Wire each pickup directly to ground and the hot wire straight to the jack. Thats as straight forward as it gets. I would suggest wiring in a 3way switch (you can either leave it in the body cavaty, unexposed, or rout it in the body...) because that way if you ever want a different tone you can get it... and it would help bleed some current out of the circuit to help with feedback problems.

THANK YOU!!!! THE ANSWER I WAS LOOKING FOR THE FIRST TIME I POSTED! I knew it could be done, and I have a basic understanding of the wiring I just wanted to be sure. Thanks!!! :D

Originally Posted by: guitarmodYeah that can be cool. All types of gidgets and gadgets. And I have played a few guitars with that. But it can be difficult to know exactly what you want. Gretsch made the Super Axe back in the late 70s early 80s, and it had on board phasers and what not. The guitar was cool, and i have played one, but now i just want something easy and still sounds awesome.

well, maybe not like that.. but I think, when I build one, I'm gonna go 2 humbuckers, with a 3 way switch, and two of those stewmac knobs which are two knobs in one. so I'd have a volume and tone for both pickups. then two on/on switches for series parallel switching for both pickups. and possibly two more switches for phase switching.

there's also that black ice onboard distortion control.. I would probably use that alot..

Originally Posted by: 6strngs_2hmbkrswell, maybe not like that.. but I think, when I build one, I'm gonna go 2 humbuckers, with a 3 way switch, and two of those stewmac knobs which are two knobs in one. so I'd have a volume and tone for both pickups. then two on/on switches for series parallel switching for both pickups. and possibly two more switches for phase switching.

there's also that black ice onboard distortion control.. I would probably use that alot..

Sounds like a pretty sweet axe! I've had designs for my ultimate guitar too. I just need the time to build it... Between college and my internship I don't have much time... But those knobs you're talking about are called Concentric knobs and I want to use those as well!! They're pretty sweet. Another thing I want to add on to mine is an LR Braggs Piezo Bridge. That way you can have acoustic tones and electric tones. Also I want to put a HipShot Detuner on the E string... So you can flip a lever and it drop the string to D tuning and flip it back the other way and it goes back to standard. I want to do it all in a Les Paul body to get good acoustic tones... I will probably chamber the body as well... But yeah... sounds sweet man!