blakejcan Well-known member Sep 10, 2024 #1 I got an old wah shell and the sweep pot or whatever you call it has two tabs on the back. I've never seen those before? What are they for?
I got an old wah shell and the sweep pot or whatever you call it has two tabs on the back. I've never seen those before? What are they for?
blakejcan Well-known member Sep 10, 2024 #3 I haven't checked. There was old solder and wire ends in there but no clue where they were connected originally.
I haven't checked. There was old solder and wire ends in there but no clue where they were connected originally.
idsnowdog Imperator of Indignation Sep 10, 2024 #4 Some older pots integrated an off/on switch on the volume. It was common on old radios and amplifiers.
Some older pots integrated an off/on switch on the volume. It was common on old radios and amplifiers.
jeremy LoveMachineologist Staff member Sep 11, 2024 #5 ive seen those too. i use one on my old '66 dr to switch the trem in and out of the circuit. all the way off and it clicks and its fully off
ive seen those too. i use one on my old '66 dr to switch the trem in and out of the circuit. all the way off and it clicks and its fully off
idsnowdog Imperator of Indignation Sep 11, 2024 #7 Wah's normally use a latching switch so you know when it's on. If you did use that switch it would turn the wah off if you maxed out its travel. So that switch was probably never connected. Last edited: Sep 11, 2024
Wah's normally use a latching switch so you know when it's on. If you did use that switch it would turn the wah off if you maxed out its travel. So that switch was probably never connected.
