Author Topic: Pickup loudness on Elan (Read 101 times)

studiorecluse · « **on:** December 13, 2006, 09:04:28 AM »

I just bought an Elan and noticed that the P-style neck pickup is much quieter than the J-style bridge pickup when the balance is set to center.
1) Is this normal?
2) Can this be adjusted electronically other than the balance knob?
3) I noticed two pots on the circuit board inside, are they related to this? What do they do?
Thanks team.

adriaan · « **Reply #1 on:** December 13, 2006, 09:12:46 AM »

Funny, the complaint with a PJ setup is usually the opposite of what you're describing.

You already found the solution: the two trimpots on the circuit board are indeed the individual pickup gain pots that allow you to compensate for these differences.

Other than that, there does seem to be a slight drop in volume when the panpot is close to center.

chuck · « **Reply #2 on:** December 13, 2006, 09:21:55 AM »

There are some good post from Mica dealing with this in the FAQ section. The best is the one Mica posted for me when I had the same problem.

Chuck

studiorecluse · « **Reply #3 on:** December 13, 2006, 10:20:53 AM »

Fantastic, just found it and read it. I think I'm all set now. Thanks.