Starfire 3 volume/tone problems

[Willy]

An acquaintance has a Starfire 3 made in 2000 or 2001, serial number AG301712. The tone changes as the volume is adjusted. Anyone else run into this? Any solutions?

 

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An acquaintance has a Starfire 3 made in 2000 or 2001, serial number AG301712. The tone changes as the volume is adjusted. Anyone else run into this? Any solutions?

As in, gets bassier/muddier as the volume is turned down? Google treble bleed mod and he can try that. I know we talked about this about a year or so ago, so you could search the forum for that phrase.

 

[Willy]

An acquaintance has a Starfire 3 made in 2000 or 2001, serial number AG301712. The tone changes as the volume is adjusted. Anyone else run into this? Any solutions?

As in, gets bassier/muddier as the volume is turned down? Google treble bleed mod and he can try that. I know we talked about this about a year or so ago, so you could search the forum for that phrase.

Thanks, I'll search the threads.

 

[Jeff Haddad]

Try this from Lindy Fralin pickups: http://www.fralinpickups.com/images/phazrev.jpg It's the bottom diagram, called "volume kit".

Or try "50's wiring": http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2012/May/3_Mods_for_3_Guitars.aspx

I've used both on different guitars. The 50's wiring seems more subtle than the volume kit (treble bleed) approach.