Stereo output

[michael_m]

Hey all, I posted this thread a few days back:

http://www.nzguitars.com/forum/viewtopi ... 12&t=17928

And have since revised my electrical strategy. I'm thinking of copying the rick-o-sound style, as seen in this schematic:

http://www.nzguitars.com/forum/viewtopi ... 12&t=17928

...However, the difference is that I intend to run this all through two pots, volume and tone. I'm thinking of using two stacked pots so it functions the same way 4 different knobs would, but this way I don't have to drill extra holes.

All this stuff will be going through ONE output jack, instead of the rickenbacker two. The output will be a stereo jack that is toggled by a switch that can change it to mono. The point of this would be to seperate pickups individually for stereo use, and join them together when I need to with a mono lead.

Is this making sense? All I'd like to know is how doable you think this is. Any electrical geniuses out there who can think of a better method? One particular approach I considered is wiring the stereo jack so that it accepts mono anyway when a mono jack is plugged in - without any need for an extra toggle switch - much like the way power is only activated in a pedal when a lead is plugged in.

For reference, here's what my guitar looks like: http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver ... 3_full.jpg.

Thoughts?

[borge]

One particular approach I considered is wiring the stereo jack so that it accepts mono anyway when a mono jack is plugged in - without any need for an extra toggle switch - much like the way power is only activated in a pedal when a lead is plugged in.

That can't be done, the ring of a TRS jack will be connected to earth when a mono lead is plugged in ie one channel/pickup will be lost. A pedal uses that function as a switch - when a mono jack is plugged in ring and sleeve are connected which 'switches' on the pedal.

Without going active, the guitar can't distinguish a mono lead from a stereo lead, it needs to be switched manually.

One of those two current switches could do it, (i assume they're DPDT? 6 lugs?) you could use the other for something else, phase reversal may be interesting in a two amp setup ie blending in some out of phase sounds, or may be necessary as whichever two amps you use won't always be in phase.

[nzsimon1]

what about a trs lead ?

[borge]

what about a trs lead ?

All this stuff will be going through ONE output jack, instead of the rickenbacker two. The output will be a stereo jack that is toggled by a switch that can change it to mono. The point of this would be to seperate pickups individually for stereo use, and join them together when I need to with a mono lead.

Sounds like he's going to use a TRS lead to me....

[capt abaham]

sure you can do it