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Push/pull tone pot advice

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Hi all :wave:

So my cort arrived and the push pull pot constantly spins so
1if I snip off the cap will it have no functionality as a tone knob
2 what would I need to replace it with and where is the best place to get them

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That’s dumb
Any old push pull you reckon you can wire up will work fine. Tardme, eBay, other people’s guitars, whatever.
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when to you mean by constantly spins? do you "hit it" with your hand as you play?
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willow13 wrote:when to you mean by constantly spins? do you "hit it" with your hand as you play?
Nah

When I turn it to adjust the tone it doesn’t stop turning
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oh yeah sounds knackered. There are some on TM but they are quite expensive. Rip it out and put in a switch :rofl: :rofl:
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willow13 wrote:oh yeah sounds knackered. There are some on TM but they are quite expensive. Rip it out and put in a switch :rofl: :rofl:
If I cut the capacitor of Will that kill the tone function
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It won’t, but it’ll be weird
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Actually yes. If you cut the tone cap, it will be a dead end circuit, so it won't do anything.

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ToneLoungeMatt wrote:Actually yes. If you cut the tone cap, it will be a dead end circuit, so it won't do anything.
Would the push pull still activate the humbucker split
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Just to clarify
It’s a 5 way with 3 humbuckers (blade type )
With 1 vol 1 tone(that push pulls to split the humbuckers )
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ooo wee it’s one of those!

Push pull works independently of tone control
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Yes. As above, the two functions work individually of each other.

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Just out of interest
Is having no tone control make a major impact on er tone?
I presume your getting a full clear signal
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Olderama wrote:Is having no tone control make a major impact on er tone?
I presume your getting a full clear signal
Pretty much what the tele i got off you has - pickup - switch - volume - jack.
Im almost tempted to do it on my strat and sg as well because i never use the tone.

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Candeevr4 wrote:
Olderama wrote:Is having no tone control make a major impact on er tone?
I presume your getting a full clear signal
Pretty much what the tele i got off you has - pickup - switch - volume - jack.
Im almost tempted to do it on my strat and sg as well because i never use the tone.
LOL I forgot about that one
The ibanez I've just got is vol only too
Ill snip off the capacitor and see what diffence I get
The pot is goosed so I've ordered a new one and some more capacitors
Time to practice my soldering skills
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