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Post subject: installing the active midboost and tbx
Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 12:30 pm
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how much of a pain is it to install the active midboost and tbx pot?, i recently got an american deluxe hss and i love it and now im playin around and tryin to tweak out my old MiM, i already put a set of lace sensors in and love em', ultimately though i dont' want to go to install the new hardware and get so lost that i end up killin the guitar...i mean it was a cheap buy for me, but its still my first strat..kinda my number one i guess 8) :P any thoughts?


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Post subject: Re: installing the active midboost and tbx
Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 9:02 pm
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hamms30 wrote:
how much of a pain is it to install the active midboost and tbx pot?, i recently got an american deluxe hss and i love it and now im playin around and tryin to tweak out my old MiM, i already put a set of lace sensors in and love em', ultimately though i dont' want to go to install the new hardware and get so lost that i end up killin the guitar...i mean it was a cheap buy for me, but its still my first strat..kinda my number one i guess 8) :P any thoughts?


Try these guys. I have no idea how good the product is. Never tried em. Looks like a simple install.

http://store.guitarfetish.com/activepreamps.html

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Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 7:45 am
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Yes Try it! Good luck!


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Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 8:11 am
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I have a little question? What does the Midboost and tbx do to the sound of the guitar?


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Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 8:26 am
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Look, there are alternate ways to wire it, but I am taking mine out. I DO NOT LIKE THE HARD METAL aspect it provides. If I want distortion, there are ample and better digitals on amps and pedals.

It won't sound like a Fender anymore ....... you'll lose the dynamics of that beautiful Humbuckler sound...and it won't sound like a Rober Cray either.....

I could not find a way to even get full pickup diversity volume levels on all settings....if you want clean...don't do it. Was a waste of time and money.


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Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 12:12 pm
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not lookin to put it in the hss, i dont' want to alter anything i spent good money on til i learn more about the tech aspects of guitars and i know what sound i'll get on it...this is being done ot the MiM strat kinda of like trying to build a hot rod out of it .. thanks for the site mentioned above guys and thanks for the feedback


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Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 2:59 pm
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Jacobthebluesman wrote:
I have a little question? What does the Midboost and tbx do to the sound of the guitar?



Get your hands on a Clapton and find out! Another issue about the midboost circuit may be the routing front and back for the both the unit and the battery.


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