frehley2112
Member
Hello!
OK, so I got this wonderful Burny Custom the other day and I have been asking myself a few questions.
Thanks to the forum, I have been able to identify the year. The pots show 94 K on the second line, so I am assuming this was made in May 1989, and the pots are all normal (K).
I would say that it is all original (maybe the toggle switch cap should be cream instead of black). It is only missing the pickguard.
The pickups are supposed to be VH-3s. The neck pickup sounds really beautiful, but I have a bit of a problem with the bridge and middle ones.
The readings I have for the three combinations are more or less as follows:
Neck: 8.63
Bridge: 8.80
Bridge+Neck (toggle in mid position): around 3.6
-The middle toggle is supposed to invert the phase of the Bridge and Neck PUs, but I am not sure the 3.6 Ohm and extreme volume drop is normal.
-Another issue is that the bridge PU on its own is quite lower in volume than the neck, with the neck PU screwed all the way down in its route and the bridge PU all the way up.
-Another interesting fact is that when I touch the neck PU, I hear a strong ground hum. I have checked all the soldering and it seems to be correct and firm.
-And finally, I suspect that the middle PU was replaced and is not even a humbucker. It sounds hollow on the non-screw side when hit with a pick... It could be a single pickup in disguise.
If I replace the middle PU with a decent true humbucker, do you think the Bridge+Middle position would sound louder?
Apart from that, the guitar is magnificent. Infinite sustain, although considering it weighs just above 5 KG, I guess it's the least you can ask for.
A few picks for your pleasure.
OK, so I got this wonderful Burny Custom the other day and I have been asking myself a few questions.
Thanks to the forum, I have been able to identify the year. The pots show 94 K on the second line, so I am assuming this was made in May 1989, and the pots are all normal (K).
I would say that it is all original (maybe the toggle switch cap should be cream instead of black). It is only missing the pickguard.
The pickups are supposed to be VH-3s. The neck pickup sounds really beautiful, but I have a bit of a problem with the bridge and middle ones.
The readings I have for the three combinations are more or less as follows:
Neck: 8.63
Bridge: 8.80
Bridge+Neck (toggle in mid position): around 3.6
-The middle toggle is supposed to invert the phase of the Bridge and Neck PUs, but I am not sure the 3.6 Ohm and extreme volume drop is normal.
-Another issue is that the bridge PU on its own is quite lower in volume than the neck, with the neck PU screwed all the way down in its route and the bridge PU all the way up.
-Another interesting fact is that when I touch the neck PU, I hear a strong ground hum. I have checked all the soldering and it seems to be correct and firm.
-And finally, I suspect that the middle PU was replaced and is not even a humbucker. It sounds hollow on the non-screw side when hit with a pick... It could be a single pickup in disguise.
If I replace the middle PU with a decent true humbucker, do you think the Bridge+Middle position would sound louder?
Apart from that, the guitar is magnificent. Infinite sustain, although considering it weighs just above 5 KG, I guess it's the least you can ask for.
A few picks for your pleasure.