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I have a Godin Freeway SA with an HSH configuration. The middle pickup is almost unusable due to noise, so I'd really like to replace the stock one with a comparable noiseless one. I've already had a go once with what I think was a Seymour Duncan vintage stack neck pickup, but I found it way too quiet to mix with the humbuckers and put it straight back on eBay. (While I was doing this, I forgot to measure the DC impedance of the existing pickups - d'Oh!)
My first question is whether I should go for something like the Fender hot noiseless or Duncan hot rails BRIDGE models to replace the middle pickup. Is there any rule of thumb which uses DC resistance to match a single coil to humbucker pickups? The stock Godin humbuckers are pretty ordinary but sound OK - I actually like their thinner sound which allows me to fake a passable single-coil tone without coil taps. I play in a covers band so versatility is a major objective. I also don't want to go drilling holes in the pretty wooden top of the Godin if I can help it, so I would prefer to use push/pull pot switches to replace the existing pots.
Instead of just replacing the middle (single coil) pickup, can anyone suggest a full matched set of HSH pickups which would deliver a wide range of tonal possibilities? I personally lean towards the warm David Gilmour sound, but I still need to be able to do vintage-type tones for 50's rock'n'roll, big power chords for 80's spandex rock or raw AC/DC-type grunt. It's simple really: I just want it all from one guitar (and my trusty GT-8)...
Once I've sorted the magnetic pickups out, it's time to turn my Godin Freeway SA into a three-voice model. Despite the fact that this guitar is not sold as such, I have found out that the Graphtec heaxphonic pre-amp and piezo pickups are the same as in the higher-end Godins, which will allow me to use the piezo signal to get a more realistic accoustic tone. I've already got some pointers from Graphtec when I contacted them to resolve a noise problem (N.B: ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT CUSTOMER SUPPORT PROVIDED BY GRAPHTEC, ABSOLUTELY STUFF-ALL FROM GODIN).
What I need to know is how best to use a DPDT push/pull pot switch between the magnetic and piezo signals. My thoughts are to run the input and output signals to/from the volume/tone circuitry each to one side of the switch so that I can use the same control pots for either signal while completely isolating the unused one. Note that on the pre-amp, there is a separate input for both the magnetic and peizo signals.
Has anyone out there attempted this kind of butchery before? Or has anyone got a genuine three-voice Godin they've pulled apart? Sorry about the long post, but I thought I'd hit you with the whole lot at once so you can get an idea of where I'm trying to go with all this. Your thoughts would be much appreciated.
Regards,
Alex.
I have a Godin Freeway SA with an HSH configuration. The middle pickup is almost unusable due to noise, so I'd really like to replace the stock one with a comparable noiseless one. I've already had a go once with what I think was a Seymour Duncan vintage stack neck pickup, but I found it way too quiet to mix with the humbuckers and put it straight back on eBay. (While I was doing this, I forgot to measure the DC impedance of the existing pickups - d'Oh!)
My first question is whether I should go for something like the Fender hot noiseless or Duncan hot rails BRIDGE models to replace the middle pickup. Is there any rule of thumb which uses DC resistance to match a single coil to humbucker pickups? The stock Godin humbuckers are pretty ordinary but sound OK - I actually like their thinner sound which allows me to fake a passable single-coil tone without coil taps. I play in a covers band so versatility is a major objective. I also don't want to go drilling holes in the pretty wooden top of the Godin if I can help it, so I would prefer to use push/pull pot switches to replace the existing pots.
Instead of just replacing the middle (single coil) pickup, can anyone suggest a full matched set of HSH pickups which would deliver a wide range of tonal possibilities? I personally lean towards the warm David Gilmour sound, but I still need to be able to do vintage-type tones for 50's rock'n'roll, big power chords for 80's spandex rock or raw AC/DC-type grunt. It's simple really: I just want it all from one guitar (and my trusty GT-8)...
Once I've sorted the magnetic pickups out, it's time to turn my Godin Freeway SA into a three-voice model. Despite the fact that this guitar is not sold as such, I have found out that the Graphtec heaxphonic pre-amp and piezo pickups are the same as in the higher-end Godins, which will allow me to use the piezo signal to get a more realistic accoustic tone. I've already got some pointers from Graphtec when I contacted them to resolve a noise problem (N.B: ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT CUSTOMER SUPPORT PROVIDED BY GRAPHTEC, ABSOLUTELY STUFF-ALL FROM GODIN).
What I need to know is how best to use a DPDT push/pull pot switch between the magnetic and piezo signals. My thoughts are to run the input and output signals to/from the volume/tone circuitry each to one side of the switch so that I can use the same control pots for either signal while completely isolating the unused one. Note that on the pre-amp, there is a separate input for both the magnetic and peizo signals.
Has anyone out there attempted this kind of butchery before? Or has anyone got a genuine three-voice Godin they've pulled apart? Sorry about the long post, but I thought I'd hit you with the whole lot at once so you can get an idea of where I'm trying to go with all this. Your thoughts would be much appreciated.
Regards,
Alex.
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