Noiseless circuit in Albert Lee HH?

[guitrr]

Does anyone know offhand if the EBMM noiselss circuit is in the AL HH? I've been using mine quite a bit for surf music, and am thinking about dropping in a set of Harmonic Design Z-90s I've had sitting around the house for some time.

Been considering some TV Jones Filtertrons too, but of course, they would not require any sort of noiseless function.

Thanks!

Kane

 

[DrKev]

No, the silent circuit is only used on guitars with single coil pickups (traditional singles or MM90) and only where single coils are used on their own. Hum bucking pickups are naturally hum canceling and don't need it.

 

[guitrr]

Dr Kev, I knew it was on the single coil models, but my HH doesn't have any noise even when in the single coil positions of the pickup selector, so I thought there might be a circuit in there. Thanks for the info.

Kane

 

[headcrash]

Dr Kev, I knew it was on the single coil models, but my HH doesn't have any noise even when in the single coil positions of the pickup selector, so I thought there might be a circuit in there. Thanks for the info.

Kane

Kane, this is, because the "in between" positions on Music Man's H-H models are not exactly single coil sounds. There are always two coils involved, and they're switched in parallel in positions 2 and 4, which sounds single-coil-ish, but makes use of the humbucking effect.

 

[DrKev]

Exactly!

As another example, on my Silo Special (HSS), the Silent Circuit is only used in one position - the neck pickup on, it's own. All the other selector positions the coil combinations are hum cancelling.