Wiring enquiry

Rog · Post by **Rog** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 1:08 pm

Of course its possible - and easy to do.

ant · Post by **ant** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 2:01 pm

Yea you cant wire the mid part of the pot all together. Because then obviously when you have one pot on 0 all the signal will take the easiest route to ground. What u should do is have all the pots before the switch so the wiper (mid section) of each pot goes to the corresponding place on the switch, then the switch output goes to the output jack. OK??

ash · Post by **ash** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 2:04 pm

The earth terminals of the pots, the pot bodies, the sheilding and the jack earth should all be soldered to the same point and no others. Usually the back of the original volume pot.

ant · Post by **ant** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 7:43 am

Well, do what I said and it will be sweet..

pickup goes to left side on pot (normal side) ground on pots is right side.

wiper (mid section) of each pot goes to the corresponding place on the switch, then the switch output goes to the output jack. OK?? .

Just wack all the grounds on one pot if you feel the need

Tsuken · Post by **Tsuken** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 8:17 am

Except he doesn't want to use the switch at all.

rocklander · Post by **rocklander** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 9:45 am

I just tried to draw it, and I don't see an easy way. without a switch, you'll get the standard lp humbucker situation where if one pot is turned down, it'll pull all the signal to dirt.

ant · Post by **ant** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 1:23 pm

Yeah I understand what you said. That would work If I was only going to use one pickup at a time, which I'm not.

Oh I see, no switch...

Well my method will let you blend volumes between neck/mid and bridge/mid. You can use two pickups still like a standard strat yet have the advantage of controlling each pickups volume seperately.

Tsuken · Post by **Tsuken** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 3:03 pm

Personally I'd probably install an individual on/off toggle switch for each pickup, alongside the three volume knobs. That way you get fast discrete switching as well as the continuously variable control of the pots.

rocklander · Post by **rocklander** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 4:52 pm

Tsuken wrote:Personally I'd probably install an individual on/off toggle switch for each pickup, alongside the three volume knobs. That way you get fast discrete switching as well as the continuously variable control of the pots.

actually that's prolly the kinda idea.. perhaps one of those pots (the type old transistor radios used to have) that wind down ot open circuit after a click at the end? could also be that those types of pots are total shyte tho.. dunno

Tsuken · Post by **Tsuken** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 9:59 pm

That'd be cool

So each pickup would 'click' on and then volume up to 10

Nice.

Jenesis · Post by **Jenesis** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 10:22 pm

rocklander wrote:
Tsuken wrote:Personally I'd probably install an individual on/off toggle switch for each pickup, alongside the three volume knobs. That way you get fast discrete switching as well as the continuously variable control of the pots.
actually that's prolly the kinda idea.. perhaps one of those pots (the type old transistor radios used to have) that wind down ot open circuit after a click at the end? could also be that those types of pots are total shyte tho.. dunno

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