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Are you generally a single coil player? Someone used to playing strats or teles will definitely find a neck humbucker to be dark sounding in comparison no matter the brand.
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I agree that humbuckers are generally darker than single coils.
I have a Tele and a Strat clone which can at times be piercingly bright.
My comment was due to a drop in high frequencies from both the bridge and neck humbuckers due to a partially shorted cable.
AjG
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Hi!
First post!
I also own a t486 and the neck pickup is really dark and boomy.
So I got some Lollars and had them installed.
Installer kinda mess up and I had to take it back, but the Lollars were sounding wimpy, no life and no body.
I will get back to you again when I get the guitar back.
If I don't get it by Saturday, I will post after the 30th as I am flying out for a week.
Anyone knows if the 486T are wired with 50's wiring or modern wiring?
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(11-16-2023, 07:05 PM)echo1 Wrote: Hi!
First post!
I also own a t486 and the neck pickup is really dark and boomy.
So I got some Lollars and had them installed.
Installer kinda mess up and I had to take it back, but the Lollars were sounding wimpy, no life and no body.
I will get back to you again when I get the guitar back.
If I don't get it by Saturday, I will post after the 30th as I am flying out for a week.
Anyone knows if the 486T are wired with 50's wiring or modern wiring?
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I found this post in an Eastman Wiring Thread:
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Good plan Pura Vida
So i mailed to Eastman Europe with the same question and a quick respond in Dutch (Eastman Europe settles in Almere Holland)
De T486 is inderdaad identiek bedraad als een ES-335.
Ik wens je veel succes met je project!
Met vriendelijke groet,
D. van C. | Eastman Europe
This means
The T486 has indeed exactly the same wirring diagram as the es 335.
Goodluck with your project
Kind regards.....
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(11-30-2023, 05:05 AM)DaddyG Wrote: (11-16-2023, 07:05 PM)echo1 Wrote: Hi!
First post!
I also own a t486 and the neck pickup is really dark and boomy.
So I got some Lollars and had them installed.
Installer kinda mess up and I had to take it back, but the Lollars were sounding wimpy, no life and no body.
I will get back to you again when I get the guitar back.
If I don't get it by Saturday, I will post after the 30th as I am flying out for a week.
Anyone knows if the 486T are wired with 50's wiring or modern wiring?
>>>>>>>>>
I found this post in an Eastman Wiring Thread:
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Good plan Pura Vida
So i mailed to Eastman Europe with the same question and a quick respond in Dutch (Eastman Europe settles in Almere Holland)
De T486 is inderdaad identiek bedraad als een ES-335.
Ik wens je veel succes met je project!
Met vriendelijke groet,
D. van C. | Eastman Europe
This means
The T486 has indeed exactly the same wirring diagram as the es 335.
Goodluck with your project
Kind regards.....
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Lollars are in and now I am messing with pickups height. Who knows, I might get it right or not, LOL.
Any suggestions on where to start?
2.4mm-1.6mms?
TY!
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(11-30-2023, 11:08 AM)echo1 Wrote: (11-30-2023, 05:05 AM)DaddyG Wrote: (11-16-2023, 07:05 PM)echo1 Wrote: Hi!
First post!
I also own a t486 and the neck pickup is really dark and boomy.
So I got some Lollars and had them installed.
Installer kinda mess up and I had to take it back, but the Lollars were sounding wimpy, no life and no body.
I will get back to you again when I get the guitar back.
If I don't get it by Saturday, I will post after the 30th as I am flying out for a week.
Anyone knows if the 486T are wired with 50's wiring or modern wiring?
>>>>>>>>>
I found this post in an Eastman Wiring Thread:
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Good plan Pura Vida
So i mailed to Eastman Europe with the same question and a quick respond in Dutch (Eastman Europe settles in Almere Holland)
De T486 is inderdaad identiek bedraad als een ES-335.
Ik wens je veel succes met je project!
Met vriendelijke groet,
D. van C. | Eastman Europe
This means
The T486 has indeed exactly the same wirring diagram as the es 335.
Goodluck with your project
Kind regards.....
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lollars are in and now I am messing with pickups height. Who knows, I might get it right or not, LOL.
Any suggestions on where to start?
2.4mm-1.6mms?
TY!
I am certain there are others in this forum who can help you with pickup swapping who know way more than I do.
Search the forum topics.
Good luck,
AjG