HSS Fat & Skinny

[Modis]

I am upgrading a Squier Fat Hss and see a lot of HSS wiring diagrams that use 500k pots regardless of how many coils they pull in.

I can understand the Fat HSS that pull in the middle and double bridge having a different pot but is there any reason a HSS that only pulls in any 2 coils having a different pot to a normal Strat or is this just the excepted norm?

 

[tref_h]

Re: HSS Fat & Skinny

I think it's just knee-jerk because 500k with a humbucker is usual, and you usually only get one volume on a superstrat.

There's a few current threads on the subject of control values and such. Recycling a link from erikm's post on the subject may give you a few ideas. http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showthread.php?t=118336

While 250k pots are normal for stratty single coils, some people love them on buckers and some think they're excessively dark. Try it and see if you like it!

Not quite sure what you mean with 'how many coils they pull in' though... you don't have to use bigger resistances against more pickups in a circuit if that's what you meant

 

[Modis]

Re: HSS Fat & Skinny

Thanks Tref,

Article is helpful and confirms what I thought.

What i meant was I would expect a circuit with different configuration to use different values but not all the HSS switch different to a normal strat.