ticklemore

Thank you for the response, I was hoping you would see this, I have read your contributions to this and other forums over the years and greatly appreciate your expertise and willingness to teach. Glad I was not totally off base with my assumptions. Here is one source of my confusion. You said the JTV has active circuitry, requiring a power source. But, we know that the JTV does not require a power source to pass the magnetic signal, ie, there is nothing active going on at least when the battery is dead or not in place. Under these "passive" conditions, why would there be a DCR range? I guess the active electronics, even when not powered, are able to pass the sound, but still contribute some impedance value? Or maybe there is a passive impedance matcher (like a passive DI) that is always in line and allows the mags to work with the active circuit and therefore always plays a role? Assuming we stay within the 6K to 8K range, would there be an audible difference between the mag sound going through the JTV electronics vs. if they were wired up in the same guitar with typical pot and cap values? In general, I find the JTV sounds a bit darker than what I would expect from the pickups I have in there. FYI, I have a Duncan SSL1 in the neck (6.5K) and a Gibson 57 Classic in the bridge (7.8K). Stock middle.

We all have heard by now that the JTV magnetic pickups should be between 6K and 8K DCR. We are told below that, the sound will be thin/weak, and above that, rolled off and dull. But that is not true for a "regular" guitar, the pickups sound as intended when wired in a typical guitar with volume and tone pots and pickup selectors. There is some variation with cap and pot values, but nobody recommends a narrow DCR range for a typical guitar unless you are trying to get a very specific sound. PAF? Fine. Duncan JB? Fine. Lipstick pickup? Fine. They sound how they sound, maybe you like it, maybe you don't, but there is no critical operating range for a standard guitar. From this, I conclude that the JTV electronics are not neutral/transparent compared to typical guitar wiring. When in magnetic mode, with or without a battery present, they are somewhere in the circuit and interact with the magnetics in a way that is different from your every day pots and caps. Has this every been discussed/disclosed here? I can't find it. Am I just wrong on my conclusion? If so, how to explain the 6K-8K range? Has anyone done any tinkering/testing to see how the circuit actually works?

what are the values of the pots when using the mags? Thinking about swapping some pickups but want to know what I am working with on the rest of the electronics.