Just installed the PATB bridge humbucker and stacked SC neck into my guitar but have a question. Here's a picture of the pickguard. There's a 5-way selector switch, volume, tone, and a 2-way toggle for coil-splitting. First, here's the wiring and some details on the original bridge humbucker wiring.
1. BARE and WHITE to vol pot
2. RED wire to 5-way selector
3. GREEN & BLACK to 2-way toggle
Everything is working fine and the coil-splitting seems to work except there's just one subtle thing I can't figure out. I don't know if it has something to do with the resistor but it just seems like there's a very mild softening of the high-end. I have the PATB-1 bridge & neck in a very similar guitar and they seem to have a touch more high-end bite. This is the first time I've used the PA-STK1n but the treble edge is also slightly subdued. When I split coils, it brings back the familiar edge but of course less output. I have similar 250k pots in the other guitar so I don't think it's that unless Alpha pots sound darker than CTS. The only think I can tell that might be a factor is that I typically use Sozo .047, but I think these are Mallory caps maybe. I already reassembled and put new strings so I can't look at them for a while. It's really not much of an issues so I'm fine with it until another string change but I'd like to know about a couple of things.
1. Suggested wiring for the installed switch & toggle
2. Capacitors & tone - assuming same .047 (except perhaps 250v vs say 500v)
3. Do Alpha pots sound darker than CTS?
I've done a LOT of pickup installs, magnet-swapping, etc. but am no electronics tech by any means, so maybe these are dumb questions. In any case, please explain whatever you think is relevant. Thanks.
1. BARE and WHITE to vol pot
2. RED wire to 5-way selector
3. GREEN & BLACK to 2-way toggle
Everything is working fine and the coil-splitting seems to work except there's just one subtle thing I can't figure out. I don't know if it has something to do with the resistor but it just seems like there's a very mild softening of the high-end. I have the PATB-1 bridge & neck in a very similar guitar and they seem to have a touch more high-end bite. This is the first time I've used the PA-STK1n but the treble edge is also slightly subdued. When I split coils, it brings back the familiar edge but of course less output. I have similar 250k pots in the other guitar so I don't think it's that unless Alpha pots sound darker than CTS. The only think I can tell that might be a factor is that I typically use Sozo .047, but I think these are Mallory caps maybe. I already reassembled and put new strings so I can't look at them for a while. It's really not much of an issues so I'm fine with it until another string change but I'd like to know about a couple of things.
1. Suggested wiring for the installed switch & toggle
2. Capacitors & tone - assuming same .047 (except perhaps 250v vs say 500v)
3. Do Alpha pots sound darker than CTS?
I've done a LOT of pickup installs, magnet-swapping, etc. but am no electronics tech by any means, so maybe these are dumb questions. In any case, please explain whatever you think is relevant. Thanks.
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