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For anyone trying to repair a power supply issue, I recently did 2 and both were the SMPS failing to start up. The cause was a faulty electrolytic capacitor that provides inital power to the L6599AD SMPS controller. The capacitor is located in between the MOSFETs and HVDC capacitors on the top side of the board (usually under glue), C83 on the schematic. It's a 10uF cap on the schematic but 100uF 16v 105DegC was installed on my board. Replaced it with a 100uF or greater 16v 105DegC capacitor and it powered straight up. 50 cent fix!

Buzz Feiten uses their pickups exclusively. His neck pup in super warm yet clear. If you want to open up the sound of that guitar, I suggest a Dimarzio Norton - DP 160 which was originally designed to extend the tonal range and power of standard output humbuckers without going over the top. It's more modern than a PAF sound: the benchmark Gibson Les Paul/Marshall combination yields more midrange crunch and high frequency pick harmonics than vintage-style pickups were capable of putting out. Norton is really good for opening up the sound of mahogany set-neck guitars. Reb Beach used it on Dokken's live from the sun and I believe it was in Neal Schon's PRS for several years. The harmonics are insane. If you really want to blow the doors off the house - try the Leslie West Humbucker from Dean.

Thanks for running through this. Would like to know if there was a discernible difference in tone/headroom. As far as hum, that just where the second gain stage kicks in. By lowering the bias, you may have lowered the gain so turning it up gives you the same volume and crunch at a different spot on the dial. But ears are the final judge... I plan to check my DSL 20 now that I've seen you do it. Always thought these adjusted themselves, but as you demonstrated, they can get out of whack and need to be reset.

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I don't like the McCarty pickups but do I like the G&B pickups in the 245 SE. It is the design

Hard to tell... i like both!

I have the exact guitar, now it sounds grate thank you☺

Pretty good guitar playing their Tom!!

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How do the strings line up with the magnets? I hear these are narrower than regular fender pickups?

Checking TAD website says this amp was using E34L's not EL34's although they are interchangeable. I'm going to try them. I find my DSL40CRC Guitar Center Limited Edition in Cream Tolex with the Celestion made for Marshall Vintage to be fizzy when using the ultra gain channel.. also just bought a 12AX7 ecc823 to put in the V1 to tame the fizz.

I don't think Korean G&B pickups are that bad as Chinese pickups... But of course there is better options out there like Duncans and Dimarzios

When you bias do you turn the amp on as normal but lower the master volume to zero? I understood that you set it to high power but that's all you mentioned. Many thanks

Very helpful. Hope you are still happy with the DSL40.....I just ordered one today!

Thank you, amazing playing as well. Just got this guitar and starting out as complete beginner . Oh and do you play without a pick? :)

What i want to know is if you tried the guitar before you bought or was it given to you?

Thank you so much

Прекрасно ! Спасибо Том.

This is really helpful, thank you.

These are both very solid pickups, but I prefer the JB. I find it has the right blend of brightness and smoothness. I think the EVH is just a bit too spiky. I've been using JBs since 1986, when I got Kramer Baretta in which the JB came stock. I've owned a lot of pickups but always gravitate back to the JB. It just works so well with every genre and playing style. It's a pickup that's grown with me through all the years.

Great advice. I never attempt to adjust.action because I don't have the guitar string height measuring tool. When I take in my Les Paul for a set up and have it restrung I end up paying 6-10 bucks for strings as I usually buy them in bulk and get the cost pretty low. Then I end up paying $100 for a truss rod adjustment and the tune-o-matic bridge adjustment (which is obviously far less labor intensive than the saddle adjustment on a strat style bridge. Don't get me wrong, it always plays great but I believe that within a handful of adjustments it is something I can accomplish in 15 -25 minutes. I just can't just the $300 when I bring in my SG and 2 Les Paul's every 3-4 months

Yes, one must admit that the engineers at Ibanez definitely know how to make extremely usable products that are ready to go right out of the box and even with their lowest tier models too. No doubt about it.

I'm supposed to be adulting right now, but this is way more fun.

you got golden fingers, man. Such beautiful playing

I have been looking all over for a guitar for a 15-year-old girl and you just helped me make the decision. Subscribed.

i bought one used and its a hot guitar. the neck pickup Ohms are 15.5 and the bridge is lower at 10.5. That blew me away. Thing shreds. Makes me wonder why they swapped pups or if it came that way.

you know that multimeter's leads has caps on them right? You can take them off and they'll fit inside those holes for bias checking way better. DSL40CR is a cool amp for sure!

Lol that wasnt a repair that was a replacement

i own the frankenstein and the 78 model. The 78 model cleans better and has more grain when you push the distortion. I think if you are looking for something nasty but which cleans well the 78 model is better than the frankenstein. The 78 model is almost a copy of the es-335 paf that was in the black and white frankie. The only difference is that it was short alnico V instead of long alnico 2 : Seymour duncan can't sell the exact real deal unfortunately.

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I think they put as much expense as possible into the rest of the guitar and “cut cost” on the pickups given pickups are often changed. I just got a new S2 McCarty 594 singlecut for $1400 from the CME. Given all the hardware is the same as the core and the main difference is the wiring and pickups and thickness of the top of which I prefer the carve of the S2, I don’t mind changing that for 1/3 the price (1400 vs 4700 for a core). Also consider PRS sells their pickups for $500 which is 25% the list price of a S2. Is it a “bummer”, I guess, but maybe I’m just not phased by it because I went into it eyes wide open

You did a great job, Tom! I really like that you A/B'd the pickups clean in all pickup combinations. I tend to play clean & it was very helpful to hear the differences between the pickup sets without distortion. I was surprised at how close Infinity humbuckers & the Seymours were to each other! Thanks for taking the time to create this video.

Excellent lesson. Following!!

Is this the regualar EVH Frankenstein Humbucker or the Frankenstein Classic?

Hi Tom, what did you do exactly for the ones that didn't power up? I'm having the same issues with the model 615. Thanks!

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Thank you ,great lesson ! I'm not a beginner ,but I'm not George or Don either ,just needed an easy lesson to figure it out ,so I'm not relying on a miracle to play it ,lol !😆

Hi, i just tried switching the amplifier/power board in 2 of my eon 612's, and i still get very little volume combined with no bass at all. I have tested the woofers, and they are fine and measure within spec. Is there any tips you could share with me, in my process of finding out exactly whats wrong?

The guitar with original pickups is quite good already; I also like that it has only two knobs instead of four, which is much simpler to operate. Four is too much.

SEMORE DUNCANS HAVE A MUCH LESS MUDDY SOUND. THERE NOT CHEAP ASIAN CERAMIC PICKUPS.

If you open the cover covering your pots and wiring you'll find that your wiring and pots are also from Korea.

to me infinity are boring and dull, SD pick ups has more harmonics

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Hi. I have the amp. Lately is making a digital beep. Do you know what it could be? thank you. Here the video. ua-cam.com/video/VRzhaat_IeY/v-deo.html

Do you still recommend this? I am looking to buy one for my 8 year old son. He is left handed. So my options are slim when it comes to 3/4 and Left hand. This guitar is $199 including shipping to the United States. I am also considering the Oscar Schmidt OG1-LH. Your thoughts? Thanks

For my money the JB will always be the gold standard for classic rock/80's metal.

I actually liked the jb better, especially for the cleaner sounds

I have two of these plus the subwoofer, and both the left speaker and the subwoofer stopped working. the speaker still powers up no sound, any idea what it might be? damn speakers died like a week after warranty expired…

I just repaired 3. All 3 would not power up. All were an electrolytic located in front of the heatsink most likely covered in glue. It's a little guy in the forest of tall caps.