update / story time:
unfortunately rosamp nominated neutrik plastic cliff-style jacks for input and fx loop in this kit.. (not what i would choose)
so to help me rest at ease, I decided to go with a trusty switchcraft 12A for the input, and told myself that I probably wouldn't use the FX loop much anyway, so left those as is.
but then i actually started using the FX loop…
(it’s actually pretty good, not sure what the noise about the og loop being inferior is all about)
nek minut - switchcraft jacks ordered.
been on annual leave from work, parts turned up yesterday, and I guess since it's still out of a head shell, I had no excuses to delay.
during the meddling, the shield snapped off the return cable, had to completely redo it, which was probably for the best, cos i did a better job of splicing it this time. i’ll call that a bonus.
extra bonus P90 content:
a friend just recently lent me his gibson les paul 60s tribute to try out.
i’ve never played a gibson or P90 pickups before.
so I gave it a fair shake through ALL of the gain levels
and holy crap does it hum, noise gate is not optional. fantastic guitar though.