Bourns concentric/stacked potmeter (what are my options?)

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I have a project guitar (a Jackson DKXT) where i want to replace all the wiring and the humbuckers.

My plan was to use 2 Bourns 500k vol pots for both volume and tone. But i made a really stupid mistake and misinterpreted 2x 500k dpdt pots for 2 actual pots instead of a stacked potmeter..

Here is wat i'm talking about:

Luckily i still have a backup 500k bourns potmeter (without push pull) laying around. My question is; What are my options with this strange double potmeter? Can i do anything with this?

I have a Jackson DKXT guitar and a Seymour Duncan SH-6 bridge humbucker and a Seymour Duncan SH2-N neck humbucker. My idea was to coil tap both humbuckers by using 2 Bourns push/pull potmeters, but instead i'm stuck with this stacked push pull potmeter now lol. Returning it is not an option (shipping back and forth is pricey)..

 

[orpheo]

Re: Bourns concentric/stacked potmeter (what are my options?)

It's a stereo pot. Not a stacked concentric. A stacked concentric needs 2 shafts that van turn independently from each other. This is one shaft connected to two filaments.

I'd use it as a high/low pass filter, like a tbx control, plus coil split.

 

[PSxed]

Re: Bourns concentric/stacked potmeter (what are my options?)

It's a stereo pot. Not a stacked concentric. A stacked concentric needs 2 shafts that van turn independently from each other. This is one shaft connected to two filaments.

I'd use it as a high/low pass filter, like a tbx control, plus coil split.

Thanks for the insight mate! My knowledge of potmeters is really limited.. Is there a diagram available for this setup?

I'll make a summary of what i currently have:
SD SH-6b
SD SH-2n
Bourns 500k stereo push/pull pot
Bourns 500k pot
Mojo Dijon 0.047uf cap
Three way switch
Enough (cloth)wire

 

[DrNewcenstein]

Re: Bourns concentric/stacked potmeter (what are my options?)

It's a stereo pot. Not a stacked concentric. A stacked concentric needs 2 shafts that van turn independently from each other. This is one shaft connected to two filaments.

I'd use it as a high/low pass filter, like a tbx control, plus coil split.

It could just be he grabbed the wrong image?

Concentric push pull would be awesome. 500K for full series and split/parallel runs to a 250K pot.


And here's your diagram:

However, note that the stereo pot is not addressed. You can wire it up like a regular pot with no trouble.

However, that type of pot is typically used as a blend or pan control, which can yield interesting effects of its own.

Here's a bass diagram showing a stereo pot wired for panning between two pickups rather than using a switch to select between them: