Does it make any difference...

[LRS]

... to rotate the neck pickup op my H150 180 degrees? I quite like the SD'59 bridge pickup but I feel the SD'59 in the neck position of my LP too boomy/muddy. I was just wondering if anyone ever tried to rotate the pickup 180 degrees and have the pole piece screws pointing south?

 

 

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[PunkKitty]

It makes no difference. But there are a few things that you can try.

 

You can change the tone capacitor for the neck pickup to .015 mfd. You can also try swapping pickup magnets. I really like alnico 2 in Duncan 59's. Alnico 4 was the most commonly used magnets in PAF's. There are other options available.

[AP515]

Well I can't say it makes no difference, but the difference certainly is small. You could also lower it and see if that cleans it up.

[LRS]

Thanks, right now it's as low as it can go, yet quite bass heavy. I might consider a magnet swap as a cost effective solution. Never done that before though, is it a delicate job?

 

 

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[AP515]

Now that I think about it, try raising it. You will get more highs if you raise it, but it will be even more powerful.

[davesultra]

You'll get more high end if you remove the cover. However, it'll look different.

[HANGAR18]

What kind of amp are you using?

[Frank67]

Many people advise to adjust the amp eq to the neck pickup and then tame the highs on the bridge pickup with the tone control - works for me. Also, you can have an eq pedal on your board to take out muddyness when playing the neck pickup. It is all in the lower mids around 200 Hz. Cutting there does wonders to remove mud.

[DetroitBlues]

It makes no difference. But there are a few things that you can try.

 

You can change the tone capacitor for the neck pickup to .015 mfd. You can also try swapping pickup magnets. I really like alnico 2 in Duncan 59's. Alnico 4 was the most commonly used magnets in PAF's. There are other options available.

 

I like these ideas...

[pressure]

You also might try changing to brighter strings.

[Spectrum13]

Some of the older Heritages came with 250 tone and volume pots, if so a change to 500 will clean up the mud.

[TalismanRich]

Some of the older Heritages came with 250 tone and volume pots, if so a change to 500 will clean up the mud.

 

Agreed... plus, changing the pots or capacitors is just about the simplest mod to do and makes a huge difference in the response.

 

A2GUITARS has a series of videos on Youtube that explain how changing values adjusts the frequency response.

 

Here's the first in the series.

[Yooper]

 

 

Some of the older Heritages came with 250 tone and volume pots

So when did Heritage change to 500s?

[58super]

Some of tone pots were 100k just like in the late Norlin era.

Changing them out to 500k audio taper pots and fifties wiring makes a big difference.

[LRS]

What kind of amp are you using?

 

 

For small venues a 20W Budda Superdrive @ 2x 6V6, for bigger venues a 40W 1969 Fender Super Reverb @ 2x 6L6.

 

 

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[HANGAR18]

For small venues a 20W Budda Superdrive @ 2x 6V6, for bigger venues a 40W 1969 Fender Super Reverb @ 2x 6L6. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

Once that I remember, I corrected a very boomy sound I was getting from a pair of EL34's into a Marshall 4x12 cabinet by dialing down the low frequency dial quite a bit until the boomy sound went away. That's why I asked what kind of amy you were using. I'm also assuming that the pickups and wiring are in good condition, yes?

[bluesguitar1972]

I tried rotating the pickup once and really didn't notice any difference. I'd say the pots and caps would be my first notion too.

I used to run a 20w Budda Superdrive for a while. Nice amp.

[LRS]

Ok here are some pictures of the internals, looks like it's a 0.0022 uF capacitor in there.

 

 

 

 

 

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[AP515]

Are you sure you don't have an extra 0 in there? Usually it is a 0.022uF cap. If it truely is 0.0022uF that could be the issue.

[LRS]

0.022 uF it is!

 

 

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[High Flying Bird]

I don't like 59's. They are too muddy for my taste. Swap those suckers out. That works every time.