Yet Another Rhythm Chief 1000 Q ...

[TheGuitarFairy]

good day, all. 1st post and out of my league. amazing community here. glad for opportunity and all that!

got this cool home built guitar (judging by honking piece of bakelite, i figure it was made 50's? 60's).

unfortunately i think i know the answer to my query, but i was wondering if there was a way to tame "G" string? i realize we're dealing w/ two bobbins here. E and B strings aren't as loud as G, which is kinda' overwhelming.

btw, pup is quite loud. reads 17.5k. these pics are pre neck reset. also added more suitable archtop bridge.

best to all,
mike

[David Schwab]

I don't have an answer, but that's a cool guitar! I used a Rhythm Chief 1000 as a bridge pickup on my Ric 4001 bas once. That's a great sounding pickup.

[TheGuitarFairy]

thank you david. i've had it for awhile now. guy i bought it from found it at a yard sale in western Ma.

i'm conflicted about pup. when you're REALLY digging four certain strings (bottom 4 to be exact) and then start working top two, and in this context, they aint delivering ... it's ... anti-climactic.

[David King]

Have you tried mixing and matching strings? Often nickel plated strings will be louder than stainless. A very small steel plate under or on top of the weak end of the pickup is an old trick that might work.

[TheGuitarFairy]

interesting, david k. never, ever, heard of steel plate trick! that's what i'll probably need to try as i use nickel plated strings already.

thank you for that,
mike

[rocket]

Maybe a wound g string? Probably that's what the pu is designed for.

[TheGuitarFairy]

hey rocket. i just recently took flat wounds off guitar. wasn't digging how it sounded. i'll try putting a wound G back on for comparison.

thanks for suggestion.
m

[TheGuitarFairy]

putting wound G back on took care of problem. guess that's how it'll be w/ this particular guitar.

thanks for the help all.

[David Schwab]

putting wound G back on took care of problem. guess that's how it'll be w/ this particular guitar.

That's what the pickup was designed for, just as with the staggered Fender pickups.