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He did but he was sent the wrong one (active but no volume or tone). This was from a dealer, not Schatten directly. I am waiting to see how he does with the install. I am definitely scratching my head about what's causing the issues with mine.
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Thank you. The guitar sounded so full and natural.
I could be the pickup, the guitar (1952 Gibson J-45), or the PA, or likely a combination of all of it. |
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The passive version is crazy good. I wonder how the active and artist are in comparison...
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Current: 1952 Gibson J-45 - Schatten HFN passive / Fishman Matrix Infinity 1983 Washburn Timber Ridge Custom - Fishman Onboard Prefix Premium Blend & - Schatten HFN passive 2016 Gibson J-45 Standard - Fishman Onboard Prefix Premium Blend & - Schatten HFN passive backup Tonedexter & Sunnaudio Stage DI 1990 Yamaha FS-310 Past: 1995 Martin D-28 2015 Eastman E10SS |
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Is it possible that the 'tape-outside-and-putty-in-the-middle-method' works successfully if the bridgeplate is not flat so that the middle foot of the HFN doesn't have enought pressure? If so, it can also be that the bridge plate is deformed in anouther way so that one of the outer feet doesn't have enought pressure to the bridge plate. In that case you can try to put putty on one outer foot and tape on the other two feet. Who knows? And if it's a phase issue I would also try to turn the pickup around i.e. if the cable connected side was at the low E string turn it around so that it is on the high e string side. I know it sound weird because the pickup should be symmetrical but more that often phase is weird. Wo knows? |
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I just went by pics I found that showed the installation with the lead coming off the treble side. The first five installations I did weren't balanced so I don't think turning it around would make much difference.
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Yeah I don't think it will make a difference but I did email Les so hopefully I can get this sorted out. It's such a good pickup that it would be a shame to not make it work.
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I'll flip it round next time and see if this makes any difference. There is hope as it seems that some HFN users here got a good string balance. And, please let us know what Les replied. |
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I have followed both of the HFN threads with great interest. I like the idea of this pick up, it's Canadian, so am I and I like the comments about the natural sound. But getting it installed so it sounds right and is balanced seems to be the issue. Seems to be a big issue for more people then not. Installing and reinstalling 4 or 5 times with different combinations of tape and putty and repositioning isn't my idea of a good time. Anybody without a dog in the fight might just say "why bother"!!!
I wanted to put one of these in my Eastman 00 but now I am not so sure. I guess I could have a tech do it but is he willing to go through all this trying and retrying to make it sound right, don't know. Not trying to rain on anybodies parade, just thinking out loud and voicing a concern. |
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The answer to "why bother" is because you end up with an affordable pickup that sounds great with very little to no eq and decent feedback resistance.
TheKid! had his tech use the method I detailed above and got great results. You shouldn't need to experiment with multiple installs if you do it that way. The key thing is to only use a small amount of putty or tape on the middle foot, only enough to cover maybe 1/3 of the surface. |
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Just to reiterate I'm after removing this pickup and reinstalling several times, trying the various methods, etc. and never once experienced any string balancing issues. For what its worth, I personally don't know if it makes a difference, but the wires on my pickup are also on the bass side. I honestly can't see that making a difference though.
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