ES-345 stereo question
Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2019 12:31 pm
Hello,
I'm trying to find a solution to use my 1967 ES-345 with a single channel amp without rewiring it to mono. I've tried the following :
- Inserting a mono cable midway : the guitar sounds dark and muddy, as the pots act like 250k instead if 500k. Not good...
- Stereo Y cable and a passive ABY box used in reverse. The results were predictable : using each pickup at once works perfectly, but the middle position suffers from the same issues as with the mono cable.
So I'm wondering if an active ABY box would solve the issue?
I know I could simply use a two channel amp, but among the amps I have, the one through which Gibson guitars sound really stellar has only one.
Many thanks!
I'm trying to find a solution to use my 1967 ES-345 with a single channel amp without rewiring it to mono. I've tried the following :
- Inserting a mono cable midway : the guitar sounds dark and muddy, as the pots act like 250k instead if 500k. Not good...
- Stereo Y cable and a passive ABY box used in reverse. The results were predictable : using each pickup at once works perfectly, but the middle position suffers from the same issues as with the mono cable.
So I'm wondering if an active ABY box would solve the issue?
I know I could simply use a two channel amp, but among the amps I have, the one through which Gibson guitars sound really stellar has only one.
Many thanks!