Hey all.....I'm Bob from NE Ga, USA. Can some of you shed light on this? I'm building a new guitar, the first of a kind for me. I generally play Gibson types, and the new one will be a Tele type, electronically, with the shorter Gibson scale. I can't wait till it's done.....My question is; I have a Seth Lover HB for the bridge, and a STR-3 Quarter Pound for the neck position. I have two 500K pots, 1 each for volume and tone. I'm going to use a Gibson-type 3-way switch. Now....should I use a resistor in the single coil's hot wire to make the PU "see" a 250K pot, or do I use some sort of cap to make one or both PU's "pleasing".....or BOTH??? I'm finding a multitude of opinions on this all over the web, but so far I've just gotten confused. Any help (preferably with diagrams) would be wonderful Thanks....
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darthphineas
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Re: Forum Noob with wiring question
Try it as it comes and see how you like it.
Try it as it comes and see how you like it.
darthphineas
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Re: Forum Noob with wiring question
Pickups to switch. Switch to pots. Then to output.
Play it a while. Then determine if you want to throw any caps or resistors in there.
Pickups to switch. Switch to pots. Then to output.
Play it a while. Then determine if you want to throw any caps or resistors in there.
Re: Forum Noob with wiring question
I like that idea ...Thanks ! That would also be the easiest way........
I like that idea ...Thanks ! That would also be the easiest way........
Re: Forum Noob with wiring question
I like the QP with a 500k vol pot in the bridge and ESPECIALLY in the neck. Even though it is a single coil pup, it is not a typical Strat single which normally works best with 250k pots. The QP is higher output, has more coil winds, larger poles so it picks up more of the strings' vibrations, and has more mids. That is a recipe for a 500k pot.
I like the QP with a 500k vol pot in the bridge and ESPECIALLY in the neck. Even though it is a single coil pup, it is not a typical Strat single which normally works best with 250k pots. The QP is higher output, has more coil winds, larger poles so it picks up more of the strings' vibrations, and has more mids. That is a recipe for a 500k pot.
BriGuy1968
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Re: Forum Noob with wiring question
I'm going to give a third thumbs-up to the "put-it-together-and-see-how-you-like-it" idea. The worst thing that happens is that you find the neck pup too bright (which I doubt would happen) and THEN you throw in a resistor.
I'm going to give a third thumbs-up to the "put-it-together-and-see-how-you-like-it" idea. The worst thing that happens is that you find the neck pup too bright (which I doubt would happen) and THEN you throw in a resistor.
