- Apr 30, 2009
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Hi guys!
I have a problem with my Jackson DX10d and maybe you can give me an advice.
This guitar has always had some electronic problems I think... you know, a lot of noise with open strings when you're not playing and stuff like that. Stuff caused by a bad quality control that you can solve with a screening operation (which I haven't yet done).
But there are also two other problems and I don't know if the cause may be the same.
First one: when I try to record something the di's I get are EXTREMELY boomy (I'd say unnaturally boomy) and a vary bad "starting point" for my mixes. No problems with other di's I got from this forum, which I reamped with results I'm very happy with.
And when I record something with my V-Amp Pro I get the same problem: *boom boom boom*. I know a bit of boomyness is natural, but this is waay too much!
Second one: When I play octaves stuff like this (stupid example invented right now):
The notes on the G string are barely hearable and kind of overwhelmed by the POWER of the palm muted D string!
It sounds like that at least... it may be an interference or something else... anyway it's weird! X|
Now, I'v been thinking for a while about changing the Duncan Designed pickups this guitar has by default with new EMGs 81\85 to get a better tone, and I thought maybe this operation (plus a setup and a screening operation by a trusty "guitar doctor"!
) could solve all the weird problems too.
But if they persisted, I would only spend money to get a guitar with good sound and pickups, but a load of other defects!
So... what do you think?? Would I solve anything this way?
Thanks in advance!
I have a problem with my Jackson DX10d and maybe you can give me an advice.
This guitar has always had some electronic problems I think... you know, a lot of noise with open strings when you're not playing and stuff like that. Stuff caused by a bad quality control that you can solve with a screening operation (which I haven't yet done).
But there are also two other problems and I don't know if the cause may be the same.
First one: when I try to record something the di's I get are EXTREMELY boomy (I'd say unnaturally boomy) and a vary bad "starting point" for my mixes. No problems with other di's I got from this forum, which I reamped with results I'm very happy with.
And when I record something with my V-Amp Pro I get the same problem: *boom boom boom*. I know a bit of boomyness is natural, but this is waay too much!
Second one: When I play octaves stuff like this (stupid example invented right now):
Code:
F|------------------------|
C|------------------------|
G|------7-----9-----10----|
D|--0-0---0-0---0-0-------|
. . . . . .
The notes on the G string are barely hearable and kind of overwhelmed by the POWER of the palm muted D string!
It sounds like that at least... it may be an interference or something else... anyway it's weird! X|
Now, I'v been thinking for a while about changing the Duncan Designed pickups this guitar has by default with new EMGs 81\85 to get a better tone, and I thought maybe this operation (plus a setup and a screening operation by a trusty "guitar doctor"!

But if they persisted, I would only spend money to get a guitar with good sound and pickups, but a load of other defects!
So... what do you think?? Would I solve anything this way?
Thanks in advance!