joakey Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Hi, I have a Brian May Special guitar and the pickups are wired in parallel, which apparently makes the sound heavier on the bass when you have more than one pickup selected (you can select all three, as they have individual switches). That's why Brian May himself plays with a treble booster all of the time. I've checked the list of effects on the HD500X (useful background information: I have one!) and I don't see a treble booster. Is there another pedal on the pod that would produce the same effect? Is it different from just whacking up the treble knob on the amp? Or would it be simpler if I just buy a treble booster? Thanks for any thoughts! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jandrio Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Try "Blue Comp Treb" from the "Dyn" section (Based on* the Boss® CS-1 Compression Sustainer with the treble switch on). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexisltd Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 on all electric guitars pickups are wired in parallel (unless you modify it and put a switch to change routing) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metalchef Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 You can use the Blue Comp treble but I would give the Q Filter a shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akeron Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Q Filter + Colordrive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rublalup Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 on all electric guitars pickups are wired in parallel (unless you modify it and put a switch to change routing) i think the standard is to wire them in series not parallel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie_Watt Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Not true. I am pretty sure that most guitars like Strat wire the pickups in parallel when you select two pickups (positions 2 and 4). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexisltd Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 wiring schematics for strats and les pauls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rublalup Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 well i´ve made some pu installs on my guitars and i even got one wired in series and a switch to put that pu on parallel... so maybe i´m nos following something here. I mean if i select the neck pu of my guitar that one is wired in series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie_Watt Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Look at the strat wiring diagram above. The pickups can only be wired in parallel. The shields are all tied together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rublalup Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Ãm sorry i´m talking about humbuckers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexisltd Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 ok...the 2 coils in a humbucker pickup are generally connected in series Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mabbaticchio Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Hi, I have a Brian May Special guitar and the pickups are wired in parallel, which apparently makes the sound heavier on the bass when you have more than one pickup selected (you can select all three, as they have individual switches). That's why Brian May himself plays with a treble booster all of the time. I've checked the list of effects on the HD500X (useful background information: I have one!) and I don't see a treble booster. Is there another pedal on the pod that would produce the same effect? Is it different from just whacking up the treble knob on the amp? Or would it be simpler if I just buy a treble booster? Thanks for any thoughts! ;) The BM pickups are wired in series. This allows you to combine single coil pickups to act like a humbucker. Brian uses a treble boaster because he uses the normal channel of the Vox AC30 which is dark sounding on it's own. I used to own this guitar and agree it is a bit dark sounding unless you play single pickups on their own as opposed to multiple pickups in series. It is also a very unique sounding instrument and can get close to Brian's sound. As far as your treble boaster, try using the boost eq. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joakey Posted January 22, 2014 Author Share Posted January 22, 2014 Yes, sorry, I meant that the pickups are wired in series - I just got a bit mixed up. :rolleyes: Thanks for all the suggestions, I will have a play with that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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