New category needed for pics of FTP equipped guitars?
Here is my Ibanez RG 1550m with FTP installed.
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There is a similar thread over here
https://www.vguitarforums.com/smf/index.php?topic=33155.0 (https://www.vguitarforums.com/smf/index.php?topic=33155.0)
But I admit telling folks to:
"Go to FutureGuitarNow.com for all the latest news, tips and advice for your TriplePlay Info!"
is like herding cats. ;)
Suggest book mark this
https://www.vguitarforums.com/smf/index.php?board=458.0 (https://www.vguitarforums.com/smf/index.php?board=458.0)
But actually - thanks Merman!
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Here is my FTP (at this hour!).
Its currently on a Godin xTSA - had to relocate the bridge PU to make more room for the FTP PU.
How to install Tripleplay on Godin xTSA
1) Unscrew all 4 mounting screws for the stock xTSA Bridge PU
2) Slide the stock xTSA Bridge PU 1/4" towards the Neck - to make room for the FTP PU.
3) Use clear Packing Tape and tape down the stock xTSA Bridge PU
4) Now that there is room, Mount the FTP PU and Controller.
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ShawnB's Gibson SG with Tripleplay & GK-3
ShawnB has the most interesting install to date!
It also serves as a good visual reference for comparing the size of the FTP Controller vs the GK-3.
Also observe the small plastic piece ShawnB fabricated to mount the hex PU's on - this type "plastic bit" may be required as a "Mounting Shim" on some guitars to create a flat surface to mount the FTP PU.
When the FTP PU straddles half way between your pickguard and half the Guitar's wood body, it may be too wobbly to be properly supported and stay in position.
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There seems to be a perfect match of FTP mounted on JTV-69
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Burr Johnson Signature
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Zummooz at FGN
https://www.vguitarforums.com/smf/index.php?topic=33229.msg246216#msg246216 (https://www.vguitarforums.com/smf/index.php?topic=33229.msg246216#msg246216)
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My Peavey AT200 autotune guitar with Fishman TriplePlay installed
Nice Peavey TPguitarman !!! That is a perfect install.
I'm still waiting for the Godin Session Custom TriplePlay to ship. :(
Quote from: merman93 on May 05, 2013, 12:22:38 PM
Nice Peavey TPguitarman !!! That is a perfect install.
Thank you merman93 for the compliment.... :)
Also Thank you Elantric for the FTP Group Buy... :)
sorry if this has been answered but a quick search did not show, can the ftp be fitted to an acoustic guitar?
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sorry if this has been answered but a quick search did not show, can the ftp be fitted to an acoustic guitar?
I assume it can - use steel strings will help too
But dont complain that you still hear your standard tuned regular guitar strings when applying Alt Tunings to the FTP Synths ;)
thanks for the answer.
I would never complain about that ;)
I use gk3 and vg-99 with acoustic now and was wanting to do something similar, pads washes etc.
I have yet to hear from anyone who actually has installed ftp on steel string acoustic so was wanting to hear if anyone actually had before committing to buying one.
and sorry if this has turned into a bit of a thread hijack but it is sort of related :)
@uspirit....it should work, but the problem to overcome will probably be thr height of the pickup, fitting under the strings. It was for me.
A more detailed pic of the FTP Install on my Ibanez Prestige RG 1550,( left), and my Ibanez Prestige RGA 121. Due to installation clearance issues, My luthier is fabricating a combo mount and bridge pickup surround for my Les Paul. When completed I will post pics.
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I removed a GK 3 from the RGA 121 above, you can see the mount holes. Lots of mounting space on this one.
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Actually just enough width clearance on the RG 1550 for the FTP. On both of these high end Ibanez guitars the bridge radius is not adjustable, it matches the fretboard radius of 430 mm. The action can raise or lower, but the radius is constant. When the hex mags are at the minimal distance from the D and G strings, the distance from both E strings is still well within tolerance, and raising the sensitivity slightly evens it all out, but an adjustable radius hex pickup, like the trusty GK 3, would be a welcome update on the next gen Triple Play.
BTW, My luthier shimmed the neck on a stock Strat at his shop to see how it felt, providing the clearance necessary for an FTP install on most Strats. It may not bother anybody else, but it didnt feel right for me, so I'm having the pickguard routed on my Andy Timmons Signature model for the FTP mount to install flush , providing the needed clearance without changing neck angle. This will work on most Strat type guitars with height clearance issues.
My Steinberger Transcale Synapse with TriplePlay.
(https://www.vguitarforums.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=8394.0;attach=7445;image)
The Most Customised Custom PRS Custom 22 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snftmZfCMZA#ws)
Quote from: baatkarlo on June 19, 2013, 05:32:24 PM
My Steinberger Transcale Synapse with TriplePlay.
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Beautiful Steinberger !!! I see there isn't much room for the controller. How is the overall system?
Schecter Omen 6 (with custom wiring and PU) aka "Triple on one"
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/563459/2013-05-23%2007.56.41.jpg)
Spider, Very nice !!!
Quote from: whippinpost91850 on July 21, 2013, 01:28:35 PM
Spider, Very nice !!!
Thanks. From more then 2 months it is most used guitar at home. This is dangerous because could cause question like "why you don't use this and this and this guitar? what for do you have it? :P
(hopefully I understand how to post pics here)
The stickiness of the pickup mounting pads was no match for my textured pickguard. Luckily, one of the tune-o-matic brackets [barely] fit the posts of my VM Jag's bridge, and didn't require me to raise it, taboot.
Cool Jaguar!
I call it Borguar!
;D
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Derfc, are those atari invaders waterslides or stickers? I need something like that to cover up some dings and dents on an offwhite tele body and it's already got this sticker on it...
Quote from: superawesomegreat on September 12, 2013, 09:20:07 PM
Derfc, are those atari invaders waterslides or stickers? I need something like that to cover up some dings and dents on an offwhite tele body and it's already got this sticker on it...
Neither, actually. They're vinyl clings sold as 'drink markers' that I found on clearance at Target. I threw them on the guitar for the heck of it, but they've stayed in place just fine through a couple of gigs already.
Looks like Amazon sells 'em for less than $5:
http://www.amazon.com/Kikkerland-Drink-Markers-Set-6/dp/B007IA2T68 (http://www.amazon.com/Kikkerland-Drink-Markers-Set-6/dp/B007IA2T68)
Quote from: Derfc on September 16, 2013, 05:41:21 AM
Looks like Amazon sells 'em for less than $5
Thank you, Derfc. Trigger pulled.
Meanwhile, in the 24th century...
Ibanez RGR421
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Quote from: USpirit on May 07, 2013, 09:56:31 PM
thanks for the answer.
I would never complain about that ;)
I use gk3 and vg-99 with acoustic now and was wanting to do something similar, pads washes etc.
I have yet to hear from anyone who actually has installed ftp on steel string acoustic so was wanting to hear if anyone actually had before committing to buying one.
and sorry if this has turned into a bit of a thread hijack but it is sort of related :)
A late answer for you USpirit, but I installed my FTP onto my Breedlove - works great! Here's a photo, (the controller and pickup aren't mounted as I took the photo to rant to Fishman about how they switched to black mounting hardware instead of the clear)...
Yup, works great on my Dillion aoustic.....they I did switch from phospher bronze strings to steel for better tracking.
Quote from: Cristofe on January 17, 2014, 12:45:44 PM
I did switch from phospher bronze strings to steel for better tracking.
DR has a Zebra Acoustic-Electric string. I wonder how those would track and if the acoustic property would be negatively affected.
Finally got round to shooting my Steinberger ZT3 with TriplePlay.
Laser cut stainless steel sheet & polyurethane cast mod -- 4 grub screws adjust the hex pickup height.
I have a Blue ZT3 and it is a great guitar! The Z-Trem is a thing of beauty! One of the best things about it is when you have it set up right and are using the bar when you let it go it falls into the lock position so that bends on strings are not as difficult to reach pitch. Also the balance it just right for me. Most people though...just can't get past it not having a head stock. ::)
Yeah, I agree, an excellent axe. The only issue I've had is with the zero fret -- the high strings G, B, and E, have cut a small groove in it. Bending at the lower frets will jump the strings out of this groove with a "click".
Quote from: Tone on March 23, 2014, 04:08:11 AM
Yeah, I agree, an excellent axe. The only issue I've had is with the zero fret -- the high strings G, B, and E, have cut a small groove in it. Bending at the lower frets will jump the strings out of this groove with a "click".
Yes, zero fret guitars have this problem but can be solved with some light polishing on the edges of the groove. I do not do much bending down near the zero fret so I don't notice it much. Also no one else ever hears the little tick it makes so I just leave them alone.
One other thing that I had told to me about Steinberger basses, I let a friend of mine play one of my basses and his complaint was it was balanced and that it bothered him not having to hold the bass neck up. In other words he liked his bass being neck heavy and it bothered him that it was balanced and he didn't have to hold on to it or it would take a dive for his knees. :o
... digressing a bit here, but this zero-fret nut I made a few years ago works quite well -- It sits very close to the fret and the grooves fit the strings snugly.
13-56 gauge on a modified 1970 Yamaha FG-325.
My Hodge Podge Teardrop, started out as a Indy Customs Vox replica. I replace the neck, tuners, pickups and all electronics. Plays great and the triple play just adds to the fun factor of this thing.
Quote from: Spider on July 21, 2013, 01:24:16 PM
Schecter Omen 6 (with custom wiring and PU) aka "Triple on one"
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Spider, I'm planning to mount two hex PUs (GK3-Internal Kit + FTP on a Steinberger ZT-3) very close to each other as you have done on your Schecter.
Have you had any issues with magnetic interference, and also, why did you opt for the GK3 furthest from the bridge?
Quote from: Tone on March 22, 2014, 03:38:15 AM
Finally got round to shooting my Steinberger ZT3 with TriplePlay.
Laser cut stainless steel sheet & polyurethane cast mod -- 4 grub screws adjust the hex pickup height.
So cool. Are my eyes playing tricks on me or is that a scalloped fretboard?
Yes, fully scalloped carbon fiber neck with stainless steel frets, made by Moses Carbon Graphite USA.
Quote from: Tone on August 18, 2014, 11:22:39 AM
Yes, fully scalloped carbon fiber neck with stainless steel frets, made by Moses Carbon Graphite USA.
Scalloped carbon fiber! Awesome!!!
My Godin Freeway SA.
Works great. I had to use the second thinner PU adapter (I mean NOT the thinnest). The distance bridge-pickup on the guitar is 1 cm, so no problem for the FTP PU.
Using a Kenton MIDI USB host, last night I connected the guitar to a Roland SonicCell. Ad first glance, no problem. Probably there's the need for recalibrating the sensibility of the FTP PU.
Anyway, almost perfect, I'm very satisfied.
Alfredo
Very interesting Thread.
Alfstone, lovely rig... That is exactly what I am planning to do with a LGXT, using a tripleplay to go to the GR33 or an external roland sound module....
I have a simple question... Do you use a VG unit as well? If so, d o you feel that the piezo does not provide a sound as nice as the GK pickup used in a VG unit?
Hope this questions makes sense
Quote from: Tonato on December 21, 2014, 05:32:50 AM
Very interesting Thread.
Alfstone, lovely rig... That is exactly what I am planning to do with a LGXT, using a tripleplay to go to the GR33 or an external roland sound module....
I have a simple question... Do you use a VG unit as well? If so, d o you feel that the piezo does not provide a sound as nice as the GK pickup used in a VG unit?
Hope this questions makes sense
Tonato, thanks. Yes, I have a VG-99, but I can't give you a comparison just because I haven't any GK PU-mounting guitar...anyway, if using the correct setup, both my (piezo equipped) Godin ACS-SA and Godin Freeway sound rather good.
Alfredo
Spyder's Schecter
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Schecter is gone.
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and (BTW: it is shame that FTP couldn't store hex pup sensitivity for few guitars...)
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Quote from: Elantric on April 20, 2013, 12:29:18 PM
Here is my FTP (at this hour!).
Its currently on a Godin xTSA - had to relocate the bridge PU to make more room for the FTP PU.
How to install Tripleplay on Godin xTSA
1) Unscrew all 4 mounting screws for the stock xTSA Bridge PU
2) Slide the stock xTSA Bridge PU 1/4" towards the Neck - to make room for the FTP PU.
3) Use clear Packing Tape and tape down the stock xTSA Bridge PU
4) Now that there is room, Mount the FTP PU and Controller.
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Hi Guys! Having a Godin LGXT and an FTP I've found quite tricky to mount the FTP hex pickup due to the lack of space. I did it but it is not entirely in contact with the guitar, which annoys me a bit.
I am going to buy a pickup ring to modify it (cut the bottom edge) so the FTP pickup has more space....
But, when I was gonna buy it, I came across with different models, "Slanted, Flat underside" and "non slanted, flat underside". For my common sense, I was gonna buy the non slanted, flat underside. But I m not entirely sure and don't wanna waste £10 on them.
Here is the webpage... Do you think is the n 11?
"Pickup surrounds for hum bucker not slanted flat underside plastic"MANY THANKS!!!
Edit: By the way, here is a pic of my beloved LGXT :)
Riff Anvil custom synth guitar. High quality woods 40 yo or older . 5pc neck through. Ebony fretboard SANS INLAY.
Custom dual humbucker w super switch. Graphtec ghost saddles, custom thickness hipshot bridge, Graphtec hexpander and acoustiphonic. And at least temporarily the FTP.
Got a duplicate photo in my last post. Here is a closeup. This guitar is about 6 years old. Lots of gig time. Nitrocellulose laq (about 12 coats woth 2000 grit wet sand between coats) isnt as durable as poly but sounds better imho.
Not yet, but very, very soon. :)
Here's mine. The 3 Knobs are dual duty. When a 1/4" cable is plugged in it's the 1950's, when GK cable is plugged in it's the future: GK Vol, GK SW1 and 2. The pickup selector doesn't do anything on the digital side
My FTP is on my pedalboard, split off from my Boss GP-10.
So basically I have 3 modes:
Dot into tube amp
GK guitar into GP-10
GK guitar into GP-10 PLUS MainStage using FTP.
In the last case I still bring in MIDI from GP-10, but just for the treadle, which becomes mod wheel, and the sustain pedal (saves real estate).
It was harder than a bolt-on setup to hack it all together, but it's much easier to use IMHO. I can just barely cope with my very minimal controls without getting out of the music and into my head. I don't understand how people cope with guitar with 10+ controls.
Then again organists seem to handle their giant console from a 1950's spaceship LOL
QuoteMy FTP is on my pedalboard, split off from my Boss GP-10.
Details? pics?
There's a fair bit of detail about putting your FTP on your pedal board in this thread and MusicOverGear spends a fair bit of time discussing his setup starting at post #53.
GK 13 Pin to FTP adapter
https://www.vguitarforums.com/smf/index.php?topic=8413.50 (https://www.vguitarforums.com/smf/index.php?topic=8413.50)
(thanks again for all the work done and shared in this thread by many members)
And here it is, finally. Just got it yesterday. ;D
Looks good on my Yamaha EG112C2. I used the #2 mount. The Livid Guitar Wing fits perfectly as well. Picked it up at a garage sale for twenty dollars a few years ago (it needed some TLC) and used it as a wood shed guitar. Now I feel like I need to start upgrading her.
It is nice to have a list of guitars that the FTP fits on without or without modification, and what mount pad(s) were used. For instance, I've heard the PRS Custom SE mentioned but it looks like it might be a tight fit to me. Has anyone here done that install?
I was hoping/thinking those with tight circumstances (typically strat style guitars) would explain how they fit the TP in. Looks like one person un-screwed their bridge pick-up and taped the bezel....
baatkarlo (or anyone else who knows how he did it(---how did you attach the Tripleplay on your Steinberger? I have a Hohner which is a copy of a Steinberger and it gave me an idea I may want to try.
Just wanted to point out the FTP PU does fit on Godin LGX-SA / LGXT
Here is "DF400" 's Godin LGXT
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https://www.vguitarforums.com/smf/index.php?topic=142.msg96560#msg96560 (https://www.vguitarforums.com/smf/index.php?topic=142.msg96560#msg96560)
Many folks claim Tripleplay PU will not fit or will "wobble" due to the carved top wood on the Godin LGX-SA / LGXT - thinking its curved like a Gibson Les Paul Standard
but if you examine the Godin LGX-SA / LGXT top near the bridge - you will discover this area on the wood top is relatively flat and stable for FTP PU mounting
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Fender Strat with built in Fishman Tripleplay is now discontinued -
Confirmed with Fender, 2015 is the final year for this model
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/StratTPBk (http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/StratTPBk)
My setup from this weekend.
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Burr Johnson wrote>
Recently I've been turning my attention to EDM style music. Click here to see my videos page
http://burrjohnson.com/videos.html
where you can click on and watch the videos I've posted of my EDM music (in the MIDI guitar section of the page). I find a lot of EDM to be a fascinating blend of textures and sounds that have so much potention for evolution and development. I'm especially interested in blending Jazz and Fusion styles into the art form. Central to EDM is the use of Controllers. Mostly this is done by DJs who control the performances of their mixes by interacting with these devices. Controllers come in many shapes and sizes and predominately sit on a table or surface of some kind. I'm trying to do the same sorts of things but by using controllers that are connected to the guitar. Two examples are above. The Robocaster (upper right picture), designed by Ben Lewery (visionaryinstruments.com)
http://www.burrjohnson.com/visionaryinstruments.com
is a fantastic way to get this done. He and I have a new build coming soon which will easilly be the best option for this sort of thing. The Guitar Wing (upper left picture) is more of a consumer level piece that mounts on the guitar. A super great starter product for exploring this new a exciting music direction. Check out (Click here) Control Freak 5 to see what I've been up to.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSrNX2oDFXg
Codesmarts FTP
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Quote from: admsustainiac on January 27, 2017, 11:00:30 AM
Codesmarts FTP
Ok, here's another take.
It's a American Special 2013 I put the Dremel into and added the GK-3 KIT.
- Added locking tuners
- Added Mag-Lok to the tremolo.
- Added Kill switch on the volume
- Replaced Humbucker with Seymour Duncan JB and Seymour Duncan Little' 59, middle pup is still the original Texas special.
- Added push-pull for single coil switching of the two humbuckers.
- Added $200 for PLEK'ing the the frets (i.e. hard core laser treatment)
- Added Fishman Triple Play (FTP)
Great? ----- Yes!!!
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Awesome - just needs a bladerunner to complete it :-)
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Mark Wingfield
Patrck Eggle LA Plus with Roland GK-2 and Fishman TriplePlay hex pickups, Sustainiac, and VMeter controller. Roland VG-88 V-Guitar system and Roland FC-300 MIDI Foot Controller. MacBook Pro 2.7GHz/16GB SSD, running Apple MainStage 3. Typical MainStage effects setups: Waves NLS, Waves API 550B, Sinevibes Turbo, Lexicon PCM Reverb, Waves Neve V-EQ4, Logic Channel EQ, Slate Digital VBC, MeldaProduction MFreqShifter, and Sinevibes Circuit. For more information visit
www.markwingfield.com
Got a FTP coming in tomorrow, going to mount it on my LGX-T for a test drive- big test will be to see how to proceed with my next guitar project, which is as of now intended feature an ATG luthier kit plus FTP and an Evertune bridge. Given the impedance loading experience so far on my splitting a single hex pickup on my Electra guitar for both ATG and GK-3, I'm considering mounting 2 hex pickups and was wondering which one should go closer to the bridge. Seems everybody here feels comfortable mounting the FTP hex farther from the bridge, I'll take that as a baseline and welcome any experiences shared.
https://youtu.be/A_KT2giZjY8
Finally managed to install Komplete Elements MKII software to my vPed;
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Having an instrument per string and no laptop per-se to load, I'm finally putting my GR-55 days behind me. 8)
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Patrck Eggle LA Plus with Roland GK-2 and Fishman TriplePlay hex pickups, Sustainiac, and VMeter controller. Roland VG-88 V-Guitar system and Roland FC-300 MIDI Foot Controller. MacBook Pro 2.7GHz/16GB SSD, running Apple MainStage 3. Typical MainStage effects setups: Waves NLS, Waves API 550B, Sinevibes Turbo, Lexicon PCM Reverb, Waves Neve V-EQ4, Logic Channel EQ, Slate Digital VBC, MeldaProduction MFreqShifter, and Sinevibes Circuit.
http://www.markwingfield.com/gear/index.html
Is there general agreement that in a dual hex situation like this it is better (less critical) to have the FTP pickup farther from the bridge?
https://youtu.be/0YzF8FCQR_M
Since Muse's Matt Bellamy strapped a Kaoss Pad onto his Manson electrics, we've seen a fair few technologically enhanced guitars, but none quite as advanced as this incredible arcade-style electric.
Dubbed Sputnik by its builders Remy Sefi and David Or, the guitar boasts seven arcade-esque Bluetooth MIDI buttons, two MIDI knobs, MIDI motion control, a Fishman TriplePlay MIDI pickup and a Realtime Pixel Styled Audio Visualizer - meaning it can control just about anything you can throw at it.
In the video above, Sefi demonstrates its phenomenal array of features with a song made completely using the guitar.
Sputnik started life as an Ibanez Artcore AS53, and runs on several Arduino micro-controllers placed inside the body - hurray for f-holes!
Lookin good. If I can make a FTP work for me will add to my custom synth guitar
Quote from: Bluesbird on January 01, 2022, 08:49:36 AM
Just added a Fishman Tripleplay Connect to my Roland GK Starcaster.
Looks great but note the GK output may be magnetically impaired when mounted directly to the FTP. Not saying it always happen but I got issues with my Strat. GK sounded much better and gave higher output with FTP removed.
Quote from: Bluesbird on January 03, 2022, 08:58:27 AM
But if you mean the pickups being close to each other causes problems, I'll look out for that. So far so good.
Exactly what I meant.
Quote from: Bluesbird on August 13, 2023, 03:22:12 PMTripleplay Connect on my Revstar Standard RSS20. I didn't want to use the tuneomatic bridge mounting plate, so I stacked the two thickest mounting clips together. I had to sand with a file the the top of the bottom clip to make it completely flat.
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Some of those have a built in 1:1.1 passive transformer that lowers impedance and boosts the signal - its in the electronics cavity .
The concept was 1st employed by Lindsay Buckingham using inline AKG cable transformers
Quote from: Bluesbird on August 13, 2023, 05:35:00 PMYes it does. It's activated when you pull the tone pot. It gives it a boost, but does indeed lower the impedance making for a dark tone. I don't find I use it much as I prefer a brighter sound. I didn't know that about Buckingham—I'll have to look up more info about that. Thanks for the info.
The tone gets darker as the transformer input is 50k ohm - which presents a high freq roll off , but it does provide a battery free signal boost when activated
Push tone pot in and its true bypass without the transformer
I buried the dongle of my FTP Connect under the pickguard on this MIM Telecaster:
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I used a Neutrik USB A to B bulkhead that I inserted into the butt end. The crimped terminals on the pickup connector are reversed to accommodate the reversed pickup mounting.
It works well connected to my iPad through AUM, controlling Auv3 synths. I like the FTP.
Quote from: merman93 on July 06, 2013, 06:26:20 AMBeautiful Steinberger !!! I see there isn't much room for the controller. How is the overall system?
Superb system. I wish I had more time to play it...