Just redid the pots, jack and switch on my new (to me) Dearmond SS. This is the second time I've upgraded a Dearmond this way. Just as effective this time. It's like a different instrument. When I got it, the guitar was essentially new, not a scratch. But the input jack was quite wobbly, and the p/u selector switch felt so cheap I was afraid to use it. Plus, the neck p/u tone was muddy, especially with volume rolled off, and neither tone control had much effective range.
Not so now. My tech put a treble bleed mod on the neck volume. The mud is gone. Tone controls are now really effective ... there's more bright than I need on both, so I keep the bridge p/u tone rolled down quite a bit, neck p/u less so, but not full up. Overall sound is much clearer. The downside is you can hear the hum better. These p/us are much like P90s in that regard. It matters which way you stand and turn. No hum in middle position only, but my favorite sounds are neck only and treble only.
These simple mods are really worth the money.
Not so now. My tech put a treble bleed mod on the neck volume. The mud is gone. Tone controls are now really effective ... there's more bright than I need on both, so I keep the bridge p/u tone rolled down quite a bit, neck p/u less so, but not full up. Overall sound is much clearer. The downside is you can hear the hum better. These p/us are much like P90s in that regard. It matters which way you stand and turn. No hum in middle position only, but my favorite sounds are neck only and treble only.
These simple mods are really worth the money.