Rightio, you blokes.... thinking caps on.
I am currently pratting about with a guitar that I re-finished a few years ago, and - long story short - the output jack hole in the front of the body needs to be camouflaged as I won't re-do the finish. I thought of putting the coil split there as a switch, or, alternatively, an indicator light showing whatever.
Now, has anyone done this before? What's needed? Power source, exciter circuit, what??
I appreciate any help!!
Suggestions, too, for a suitable pickup for a single h/b hole that's not too outrageously priced; my thinking currently is a PAF style pickup and also keeping her indoors sweet!!
Lights...
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A Jewel light would be pretty cool on a gat!
You could adapt the circuit active pickups use for power. Put whatever size battery you want in there and use to a stereo output jack to make/break the circuit
You could adapt the circuit active pickups use for power. Put whatever size battery you want in there and use to a stereo output jack to make/break the circuit
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This is a passive and old Japanese Vantage with a custom finish....
... looking into jewel lights now! Thanks, chaps - I mean, it may not be a go-er but I'd like to do some due diligence before binning it as an idea, eh!!
... looking into jewel lights now! Thanks, chaps - I mean, it may not be a go-er but I'd like to do some due diligence before binning it as an idea, eh!!
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So you've relocated the output jack?
Passive is fine, i was just referring the active circuit for powering the light. Separate things in the same cavity, assuming there's enough space for a wee battery
Passive is fine, i was just referring the active circuit for powering the light. Separate things in the same cavity, assuming there's enough space for a wee battery
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Yes to both. Electrosocket output and swags of room in the control cavity.
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I've got a hole from a routing error on one of my guitars, by the bridge pickup. The plan had and still is to put some flashing LED thing in there, found a lovely Blue/Red flashing dog collar attachment (so you can see you dog running around at night). It's about 10mm diameter and I figured I could just epoxy it in and provide access to batteries etc. from the back. Worth looking at that, or the $2 for those flashing rubber squishy things the kids love at discos.
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Lovely, fellas - lots to be going on with!!
However, I'm also changing the pickup, probably to a Tonerider PAF of some sort which will have four wires, so I'll probably do a series/parallel switch in the hole.
However, I'm also changing the pickup, probably to a Tonerider PAF of some sort which will have four wires, so I'll probably do a series/parallel switch in the hole.
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