BL 705 In My Bmi
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- Nicholas Scott
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BL 705 In My Bmi
Put this in my BMI SD10 3x5 last night. Already hate it. Too thin, sounds hollow, no warmth. I'll be putting my George L E-66 back in.
Anybody else try this with same results?
I borrowed a buddy's Ritt that had a BL 705 in it and loved the sound. Guess just doesn't work for my guitar.
Input/Suggestions welcome.
-Nick
Anybody else try this with same results?
I borrowed a buddy's Ritt that had a BL 705 in it and loved the sound. Guess just doesn't work for my guitar.
Input/Suggestions welcome.
-Nick
- Lee Baucum
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My BMI has a 705 and sounds wonderful.
Perhaps yours is not wired properly.
Perhaps yours is not wired properly.
Lee, from South Texas - Down On The Rio Grande
There are only two options as I see it.
Either I'm right, or there is a sinister conspiracy to conceal the fact that I'm right.
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There are only two options as I see it.
Either I'm right, or there is a sinister conspiracy to conceal the fact that I'm right.
Williams Keyless S-10, BMI S-10, Evans FET-500LV, Fender Steel King, 2 Roland Cube 80XL's,
Sarno FreeLoader, Goodrich Passive Volume Pedals, Vintage ACE Pack-A-Seat
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Lee, from South Texas - Down On The Rio Grande
There are only two options as I see it.
Either I'm right, or there is a sinister conspiracy to conceal the fact that I'm right.
Williams Keyless S-10, BMI S-10, Evans FET-500LV, Fender Steel King, 2 Roland Cube 80XL's,
Sarno FreeLoader, Goodrich Passive Volume Pedals, Vintage ACE Pack-A-Seat
There are only two options as I see it.
Either I'm right, or there is a sinister conspiracy to conceal the fact that I'm right.
Williams Keyless S-10, BMI S-10, Evans FET-500LV, Fender Steel King, 2 Roland Cube 80XL's,
Sarno FreeLoader, Goodrich Passive Volume Pedals, Vintage ACE Pack-A-Seat
Really hard to tell from the photos but do I see the stump of a white wire there, cut down to a nub? If so, then I'll assume the same goes for a green wire.
You will need to cut the shielding and expose some more wire and strip and solder and isolate them.
Lee's link is excellent and clear.
My reference to the 705 on my BMI, btw, was just part of my ongoing curiosity about the comparison between the much beloved old chrome BL 705 and the current reissue by the non-Bill Lawrence Bill Lawrence company. It seems to be a very popular and well regarded pickup. I'd give it a go myself if they made a 12 string.
You will need to cut the shielding and expose some more wire and strip and solder and isolate them.
Lee's link is excellent and clear.
My reference to the 705 on my BMI, btw, was just part of my ongoing curiosity about the comparison between the much beloved old chrome BL 705 and the current reissue by the non-Bill Lawrence Bill Lawrence company. It seems to be a very popular and well regarded pickup. I'd give it a go myself if they made a 12 string.
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Lee Baucum wrote:There should be two more wires to work with.
Here is some helpful information.
Click Here
Yeah, I suspect that you may only be running 1 of the 2 coils with a wire not properly connected, and possibly even an open circuit. This pickup wired correctly is FULL and smooth, and compared to E66, should be a tad less bright and definitely a big, rich sound. Like others suggest, see if there's a wire or 2 hiding in there that aren't connected as they should be.
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Nicholas - Did the new wiring solve the problem?
I was having a bad hum problem with the old, original BL705 in my BMI. I fixed my black ground wire that was hanging by a strand of wire. It improved, maybe 75%, but it is still noticeable enough to be annoying. The pickup is wired as per the instructions from Lee Baucum. Green and white is connected and soldered.
I was looking around at the Wilde/Lawrence site, and found this diagram. I haven’t changed the wiring yet. I may do so but I’ll wait and see what Lee or others say first . This diagram kind of complicates things a bit, since is says to connect and solder GREEN and RED, and connect the WHITE wire to the hot terminal of the jack.
Thoughts, opinions?
I was having a bad hum problem with the old, original BL705 in my BMI. I fixed my black ground wire that was hanging by a strand of wire. It improved, maybe 75%, but it is still noticeable enough to be annoying. The pickup is wired as per the instructions from Lee Baucum. Green and white is connected and soldered.
I was looking around at the Wilde/Lawrence site, and found this diagram. I haven’t changed the wiring yet. I may do so but I’ll wait and see what Lee or others say first . This diagram kind of complicates things a bit, since is says to connect and solder GREEN and RED, and connect the WHITE wire to the hot terminal of the jack.
Thoughts, opinions?
Steeless.
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I didnt have much wire to workvwith, plus the ohms on the pup reading was at 35k ohms. I decided to install a George L's E66. The BL710 was wired with black to ground and red to the tip. The white and green wires were connected and soldered. I believe the pup was going bad.I never experimented with the witing as described on the above diagram.
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Just saw this post pop back up. Thanks everyone for the help. I was able to rewrite the 705 and that fixed the problem. Lots of great advice on this thread. I have since sold the BMI and moved onto a couple of others(Sierra, ZUM, Carter, Excel and now an Emmons). All great guitars, the BMI included.
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