Single volume and no tone, or should I drill?

[jgcable]

Re: Single volume and no tone, or should I drill?

I wouldn't drill a new hole in it. Get a concentric pot instead. If not, just leave the 1 volume. Tone controls are totally overrated and hardly ever used for metal.

[Chuckracer]

Re: Single volume and no tone, or should I drill?

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I wouldn't drill a new hole in it. Get a concentric pot instead. If not, just leave the 1 volume. Tone controls are totally overrated and hardly ever used for metal.

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+1!

[shreddermon]

Re: Single volume and no tone, or should I drill?

"Tone" is something better shaped at your amp and/or with effects. Tone controls on guitars are largely useless IMHO.

...Do I "never" use them? Yeah, sure, once in a while. Not too often, though. If they were to magically disappear from every one of my guitars, I wouldn't miss 'em much.

[Davey]

Re: Single volume and no tone, or should I drill?

drill

drill

drilll
drilll!!!!!!

[DonP]

Re: Single volume and no tone, or should I drill?

Ok, no tone control wins. I have to admit I don't use tone controls either. But the EMG81 tends to be a little bright, especially with the 18 volts.

Budman - thanks for the heads up on the KE3 issues. Hopefully I'll get lucky and won't have any. And...this axe was brought to you care of Dave's parts. I used his oversized trim ring to perfectly mount the EMG81 in there. Thanks!

[jgcable]

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Ok, no tone control wins. I have to admit I don't use tone controls either. But the EMG81 tends to be a little bright, especially with the 18 volts.

Budman - thanks for the heads up on the KE3 issues. Hopefully I'll get lucky and won't have any. And...this axe was brought to you care of Dave's parts. I used his oversized trim ring to perfectly mount the EMG81 in there. Thanks!

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Don't drill the hole and wire it for 18 volts. DONE bro.

[veliyasin]

Re: Single volume and no tone, or should I drill?

If 81 is too bright for you, why don't you give 85 a shot? I did it a year ago, never looked back since.

[toejam]

Re: Single volume and no tone, or should I drill?

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Ok, no tone control wins. I have to admit I don't use tone controls either. But the EMG81 tends to be a little bright, especially with the 18 volts.


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I agree. That's why I'd go for a concentric pot. Even if you don't really use it, it will still yield a tiny bit of a warmer sound than if just only having the volume knob there. When I had my Hamer with dual 81s, I usually rolled back the tone to halfway so it wasn't so bright, then used it full up for leads.
Or just get an 85. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[Number Of The Priest]

Re: Single volume and no tone, or should I drill?

Budman IS Dave. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

I still insist on the concentric volume/tone pot as I originally suggested in the first reply of this thread, as well as a few other JCFers' identical suggestion, especially if you're finding the EMG-81 bright. Or, do what I've been doing lately for tone... turn down your amp's treble. There was a time a few years ago when I used to crank the treble, then had it on 5, now I like it a little less than that with a touch more mids and bass. Nothing really wanders far from 5 for me any more.

[DonP]

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Budman IS Dave. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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I know. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]


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I still insist on the concentric volume/tone pot as I originally suggested in the first reply of this thread, as well as a few other JCFers' identical suggestion, especially if you're finding the EMG-81 bright. Or, do what I've been doing lately for tone... turn down your amp's treble. There was a time a few years ago when I used to crank the treble, then had it on 5, now I like it a little less than that with a touch more mids and bass. Nothing really wanders far from 5 for me any more.

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I'm sorry, but I'm kind of (retarded) like Spinal Tap - everything has to be on 11.

The EMG81 might be a little bright, but with both pickups in the middle position, it sounds great. Even if I put in the concentric pot, I know I'll never use it. Actually the brightness of the 81 goes well with this basswood body. I'm sure that soft wood eats away at the treble.

Like John said - DONE. I just need two 9 volt battery mounts and 6 backplate screws for the trem cover, and this project is finished!

Next project - Blacked out KE3 with a DK-1 neck and EMG 85/60.

[AfterForever]

Re: Single volume and no tone, or should I drill?

personally I never ever use the tone knobs..

the volume button has more use.. on/off and you can do volume swells.. and if you have two volumes you can do the tremolo/stutter effect

conclusion.. don't drill!

[VitaminG]

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Okay, who says that originally? Now I'm curious.

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A Mexican bandit in Blazing Saddles said "Badges? We don't need no stinking badges."

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Same goes for "Anyone? Bueller?"

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Ferris's economics teacher, checking the class roll.

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and "Rrrrrmmmmmmmm... get out of my chair!"

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can't help ya there!

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and "Whatchoo talkin' 'bout, Willis?"

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Arnold, Diff'rent Strokes.

[Newc]

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Drill. They're not rare collectibles, and none of the skinflint bastards here would give you more than $300 for it if it was the last Charvel on earth anyway [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/poke.gif[/img]

[jtr]

Re: Single volume and no tone, or should I drill?

Hey Newc ! I use the volume control! The tone is alway full on. You ever hear of Dymamics you know where you go from soft to loud.

[Newc]

Re: Single volume and no tone, or should I drill?

Of course I have - ever hear of Dynamics where you go from mellow to bright by turning the Tone knob for something other than a Mid-Sweep circuit? [img]/images/graemlins/poke.gif[/img]