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Dan Torres Guitar Pickup Mod and restores

By Mark Grove
Co-writer: Dee Curtis

02/29/04 Return items matching catalog by readers

When you hear the name of Dan Torres and microphones in the music industry, the ears tend to warm or truck, a joke get it.I know a bad one. And those responsible pickup-Seymour Duncan and Di Marzio, tend to take note. Introduction of this article and the information Dan Torres at the amplifier and the dominance of California collection is Canadian Guitar music player consultant Dee Curtis.

When I first heard of Dan Torres was when I was in Los Angeles in the '80s with a group of musicians, he spoke with Dan Torres, who was and is a guitar guru moding, moding their amps and guitars for them.

These guys at once was contacted by Dan ad in (Guitar Player) for when mail was in vogue in the music industry. So I sent some information on how to hop his guitar and do mods to your amp, through their free brochures, and ended up getting some copies of his articles that have been (Vintage Guitar).

I had a bit of electronic while knowledge which has been useful, but nothing with tube amplifiers. But through some articles, I began to toy with capacitors and resistors amplifier head with long tubes evolve to reform the sound passing through the cabin. I found the switch midrange tone in each guitar that had at that time. Currently, I am using and I miss them.Dan is one of the best specialists in MAP and the modification of the guitar and a bunch of musicians High use of the class.

Very recently, I contacted my Dan (Sovtek Midget Combo Amp) and asked him what was recommended because the Sovtek tubes sounded a bit dark for me. Sovtek I had some reactions on this and made some mods, but it sounded too dark.

I love the amp, but I wanted more colors brighter and cleaner. Dan suggested I try (GC 6L6 tubes) that will give me more clear and less upper midrange and darker tones. I have to order now and I know it will be beautiful sound.

Now, anyone who is a guitar or bass player, I beg you book Dan Torres (in amps tube), which is literally the Bible in a tube amp, and is in simple terms so anyone can understand how – mod their amps and guitars.

Mark Grove: We started this book with an introduction to Dee Curtis was first introduced to the amplifier and Master Collection is Dan Torres, but we will finish this section that originally wanted to go, and speaking of Dan Torres in the restoration of taking pills and that he was one of the first technicians to rewind microphone for musicians in California. Dan also has a line of a single coil and Custom Made pick-ups and new recruits (Torres P90) and custom Humbuckers – SRV and trucks of the media and the blues.

This man is the master configuration collection of ringtones and other gurus like Bill Turner (founder and current resident expert EMG Fender. In this interview with Dan Torres we will embark on the restoration of the collection and how to keep these vintage microphones only "Hummin 'Along.

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I know that another line was bad. Dan is also known for amplification and guitar making kits that are popular for more skillful musician. This will be an interview that you want to archive your e-mail or site, so prepare to be surprised by musicians Dan Torres. Canada Guitar Player Dan Torres talks about the intricacies of the truck restoration and the cast time of this pile of old.

MG: At what point has a regular pickup or vintage, in fact outlived its usefulness and is mechanically wise?

DT: Actually, since the beginning of magnetic sensors, virtually none of them have actually spent. Even in first vehicles unless they are damaged, are still functional and mechanical sound wise.

MG: What is the most common form of wear collection to be taken to restore a pick-up?

DM: The most common use is the wear the user. Pick the damage to the top of the truck crashes with a screwdriver, screws and stripped of the results of abuse. The magnets and the computer may rust a bit of a tool that allows you to be wet. Rust can push the magnets in contact with the poles, causing the truck stop to function properly.

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MG: re-magnetize a big pickup for recover the original support and pull string sound?

DT: This is a very delicate nature of the target sound of our guitars more popular (and trucks) is based on these instruments are old when we use / Registered. It is – a fact – not to seek a 1959 Gibson Les Paul with patent-Hum Applied Contrary to the vans to play "How High the Moon "(a Les Paul success of the 50s) who try to play" Sunshine of Your Love "(Clapton" or "One Way Out" (Allman Bros.)

The instruments are guitars that were more valuable in the life of his "second" as used by the young musicians gathered in the half – Pawnbrokers 60 ', etc. as very cheap, used, good guitar sound. Therefore, the magnetic force of origin – that is the magnetic force when This particular guitar was built in 1959, is not the desired "effect". The expectation is the guitar sound "old" Echoes of the 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's and today.

Many efforts have been magnets for degaussing or find old ones. Currently, my collection of Gibson's original patent applied magnets sell for $ 150 + per magnet when I drop a les. (only about six on the left.)

MG: Does the weak magnetic field with time still to make sounds softer and fat?

DT: This is easy, yes. But the magnetic field has a long life. Even the ancient microphones, not seen, like "Charlie Christian" pickup is at Gibson in 1939 with cobalt magnets are more sufficient flow to this day. Barney Kessel Jazz Great used to wear on your remarkable recovery with distant Gibson Charlie Christian.

These huge, very old magnets are very strong and remains the best pick-up (there were many) was very high impedance of 10,000 ohms. This recovery of the sounds really great, a magical musical instrument. Many Experiments have been made in the 80s by the manufacturers of pick-up many, with stronger magnets or exotic.

But the point of diminishing returns is reached instantly. Powerful magnets can produce a stronger pick-up with more production, but the tension of the strings caused the excessive depreciation, pulling of the vocal tone for which the van had to be placed well below the thin form lines, reversing much of this improvement. Magnets abroad does not sound so good as the widest range of flows of alnico or ceramic magnets.

MG: Do Hum-series or a single coil wear faster and why?

DT: A tricky part. Single coils, as the trucks begin to die more often, but more often due to damage. It is not difficult to carry through the top of a pick-up and damage to the upper deck of the coil. P-90 type disposable Hum bucking magnet coils (2) and the form of a coil plastic, so we have a cross on the structure of choosing between Hum-bucker and P-90.

Home bars Telecaster Pickup and have plenty of flow and time life will take several years if not damaged. The first guitar always sounds spectacular. Jerry Garcia has replaced the DiMarzio Hum-Contrary to the vans, saying that were often used, but these pills have been here in the Bay of San Francisco and does not seem to have lost something important. But the perception of music is much, much more sensitive than any instrument.

Do not listen to everyone again, it's impossible to hear what Jerry ear. By its nature, the individual coils May wear faster than the magnets are more prone to magnet murderer, a shock of being beaten by a pick, strings, etc.

MG: With the microphones today some of the best players, who think twice before casting their singles or hums, or even go to another company for the restoration?

DM: I advise professionals and enthusiasts consider the maintenance of microphones in place of harvest if they provide the type of ring they want. I found that if the guitar feels good, but does not seem fair, injury to the hand or pick-up again to ourselves and / or all other manufacturers can be selected with the appropriate buttons, the tone controls, etc.

To tune the guitar to do exactly what you want without a guitar carnage fine vintage preferred by many professionals in new guitars, or import good quality (Ibanez, Aria, Cort, etc.) so they can make as many changes as they want and have several guitars in the same hand without the high cost of the super period instruments. The restorations are performed if the trucks were damaged, dead or partially dead or in some cases – where are all miserable, ugly.

Rust can be removed and / or new pole piece screws and bolts capable of Hum-Buckers, the delicate work with steel wool can clean stratocaster – Magnets telephoto. Most restorations have died of harvest (pick-up value) to bring them to life without losing his own musical personality.

Broken coils are the main problem so far. With a good eye, steady hand, and know exactly what to look for the broken coil wire can be located and replaced without lose more than one or two ohms of the reorganization of 5000 ohms.

The hardest part of this process can not find the broken wire. He is the treatment after finding it. Usually, only has a chance. The wire is coated with an isolation that must be removed before re-welding. Since the cable is thinner than a hair, and in some cases working with only 1 / 16-1 / 8 wire. It is a delicate task.

MG: What is the most common type of trucks that are replaced?

DT: Right now implementing the 55% top – kind of TV and 45% RH-Buckers, but she moves very well captured by the current popular guitar used on television, concerts and other means.

MG: Is – Micros to restore something bigger, enable responsible and specialists in the restoration of the guitar parts?

DT: If the recovery has a high value, yes, ask someone with experience. One eye, good practices and know what to look for can save $ 200.00 a patent application which may be totally destroyed by an experience (or unstable) part is trying to repair a broken wire coil. attention to detail will bring the collection back to life as it should.

MG: When restoring a pick-up coils are single or Hum-Buckers easier to restore?

DT: Single coils tend to be easier – they are simple, everything is outdoors and easy view, there are no layers of old age Cassette to take off, (a real difficulty with Hum-Against-old microphones.), but – "Funky" single roller type. Harmony, Silvertone, Danelectro, Kay, etc are very difficult to recover because they are often made on a budget.

Rolls of cardboard, glue and tape are used in the Assembly pretty hard to dig. Some of these vintage guitars are not even cheaper forms of the coil. Only a roll of wire and a magnet. It is often difficult say what was supposed to be the first!

MG: Are there particular forms of potting, re-magnetization or rewinding a truck to really improve your tone and support in regard to flush?

TD: I would not say "how special" under of the technique is very good in all these technologies. Pots and transplantation of wax (or paint) should be good wax absorbs the full coil temperature, but not too hot, a coil melting pots Re-Tricky. But once the right thing is easy to repeat.

This will prevent the microphones, allowing a resumption of work in a much higher volume without shouting. Re-magnetization can improve or restore the tone of a damaged magnet. Shock can demagnetize the magnet so not sufficient for a signal. In this case, the re-magnetization bring back to life.

Often more than a strong magnet, such as Alnico 5 are demagnetized or redone to a minor "age" levels, reducing chain pull and get the effect you hear vintage guitars.

Quite effective process that can maintain and increase a given truck. But with our new batch of 2 Alnico magnets, it is often easier to install low-flow only Alnico 2 magnets instead of an Alnico 5 for the lowest attractiveness of tone is softer. Coil collection is another story. Most of the guitars 'classical' Made in the 50's had a hand wound pickups to some extent.

In a conversation with Dr. Kauffman, Leo Fender's original partner, he told me that was some time before he and Leo thought, "Maybe we should measure these microphones?

In the end a van to get a good tone of the injury time "dispersion" technique works on best.The not always absolutely perfect, but somewhat randomly, filling the coil rotate the view. This gives the truck more harmonious tone – if not perfect is often more musical. Hum-Contrary to the vans, with two coils are essentially unbalanced in Gibson's original design. Each reel has a different load of iron, therefore, a different impedance. If the coils are not exactly alike, there is an effect, once more, less than perfect quality and more harmonious Because of slightly different shades of each coil.

Furthermore, the distance between the two coils for pick up the signal string of the guitar in different locations (called phase cancellation) gives the Hum-Bucking pickup its distinctiveness. These factors can be manipulated to vary the pitch of the van to extreme levels.

DiMarzio is an expert in developing new technologies more and more sounds like this (and many others.) Watching patent applied for dozens of real Gibson humbuckers, show that the coils are "quite close", but not exactly when read with Digital Vom meters which were not when they become available.

MG: When a truck wiring techniques are used to give your guitar tone depending on the type of music you play?

DT: This is one of our specialties. In addition to all variations of the microphone, we have discussed, we have introduced the concept of variation potentiometers to increase or decrease the load on the truck, considerably changes the frequency response, gain and tone.

We also do a series of passive midrange controls that can be applied to any guitar to give the musician, even larger trucks tone of the old "same". We starting with new pads and customized to optimize addition to his work, or work with existing microphones by varying the volume controls, controls tone and electrical wiring.

MG: Higher prices for vintage microphones make it more attractive to restore the originals?

TD: Certainly, and my clients, friends, always looking for the guitar is "not working". The restoration costs little and often we are successful about 90% in vans dead. The balance will be rewound. Very few are discarded, perhaps 2 per year, in hundreds. Find a pick-up dead and have restored or even rewind is undoubtedly the least expensive to get "sound.

Dan Torres

Mark Grove-CGP

Contact Dan Torres mods to the amp or guitar collection:

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About the Author

Mark Grove,music industry writer from Canada.I write how to material
for musicians on guitar and gear tips,music business and artist
profiles.

We also offer an article writing service for musicians called:
The Musicians Instant Press Kit.

http://canadianguitarplayer.blogspot.com

Our site is called:Canadian Guitar Player

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