Is it possible to wire a pot to blend series/parallel for a humbucker?
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skyydogg01
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Re: Is it possible to wire a pot to blend series/parallel for a humbucker?
It's possible but you'd need a stereo pot (I don't remember the true name for it). Basically, 2 pots on one shaft/knob.
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It's possible but you'd need a stereo pot (I don't remember the true name for it). Basically, 2 pots on one shaft/knob.
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Demanic
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Now, this would be an interesting "spin" on a "spin-a-split".
I would be curious to see the diagram also.
Now, this would be an interesting "spin" on a "spin-a-split".
I would be curious to see the diagram also.
skyydogg01
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On my phone right now so I can't draw a diagram but the basics are:
With the shaft pointed up, connect the 2 right lugs together.
Connect the red to one center lug, white to the other.
On the pot with the red wire, connect the left lug to where you have the black wire.
On the pot with the white, connect the left lug to ground.
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On my phone right now so I can't draw a diagram but the basics are:
With the shaft pointed up, connect the 2 right lugs together.
Connect the red to one center lug, white to the other.
On the pot with the red wire, connect the left lug to where you have the black wire.
On the pot with the white, connect the left lug to ground.
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DavidRavenMoon
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Is it possible to wire a pot to blend series/parallel for a humbucker?
Not sure how it would work, since you need to take the series connection from the second coil and blend it to ground, while not shorting out the first coil. Then that series connection on the first coil needs to blend to hot.
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Not sure how it would work, since you need to take the series connection from the second coil and blend it to ground, while not shorting out the first coil. Then that series connection on the first coil needs to blend to hot.
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skyydogg01
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Well, it's a theory. I've never actually tried it out. It makes sense in my head.
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Well, it's a theory. I've never actually tried it out. It makes sense in my head.
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Re: Is it possible to wire a pot to blend series/parallel for a humbucker?
I can't imagine how that would produce any useful tones even if you could do it. But I don't think it would work...you'd get some shorting out in the in-between areas. Because how could you get the white wire going to red AND to ground, which has to happen as you're blending from series to parallel.
I can't imagine how that would produce any useful tones even if you could do it. But I don't think it would work...you'd get some shorting out in the in-between areas. Because how could you get the white wire going to red AND to ground, which has to happen as you're blending from series to parallel.
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On a related note, I love parallel to series switching, but didn't find benefits for the blended tone on this Washburn.
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Buddy had a Washburn that faded from series to parallel, and just like David, I couldn't figure out how it didn't short out.
On a related note, I love parallel to series switching, but didn't find benefits for the blended tone on this Washburn.
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DavidRavenMoon
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Re: Is it possible to wire a pot to blend series/parallel for a humbucker?
Now that you mention this I think I’ve seen that schematic some years back.
It’s kind of like pickup blend controls. I like them on bass, but tried it on one of my guitars and pretty much used it like a switch. The slight mixing of the pickups weren’t all that interesting.
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Now that you mention this I think I’ve seen that schematic some years back.
It’s kind of like pickup blend controls. I like them on bass, but tried it on one of my guitars and pretty much used it like a switch. The slight mixing of the pickups weren’t all that interesting.
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DavidRavenMoon
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skyydogg01
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Re: Is it possible to wire a pot to blend series/parallel for a humbucker?
That diagram makes more sense.
Left side is ground, right side (Out) is hot. "Spule" is coil.
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That diagram makes more sense.
Left side is ground, right side (Out) is hot. "Spule" is coil.
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Re: Is it possible to wire a pot to blend series/parallel for a humbucker?
Well, I am still not understanding that diagram.
Where is the red wire from the screw coil making connection to the white wire of the slug coil to get series?
Where is the white wire of the slug coil making connection to ground and the red wire of the screw coil connection to the black wire of the slug coil to get parallel?
And how can you have the red wire gradually blending from black to ground?
It seems to me that as soon as the white wire touches ground in the least when it is already connected to the red wire, the screw coil will be shorted to ground and you will have split to the slug coil.
I'd really like to learn how this can be done.
Well, I am still not understanding that diagram.
Where is the red wire from the screw coil making connection to the white wire of the slug coil to get series?
Where is the white wire of the slug coil making connection to ground and the red wire of the screw coil connection to the black wire of the slug coil to get parallel?
And how can you have the red wire gradually blending from black to ground?
It seems to me that as soon as the white wire touches ground in the least when it is already connected to the red wire, the screw coil will be shorted to ground and you will have split to the slug coil.
I'd really like to learn how this can be done.
DavidRavenMoon
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Re: Is it possible to wire a pot to blend series/parallel for a humbucker?
In this the wire marked blue is the white slug coil wire. Green and red are obvious. The right most wire is black
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In this the wire marked blue is the white slug coil wire. Green and red are obvious. The right most wire is black
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Re: Is it possible to wire a pot to blend series/parallel for a humbucker?
OK. I had to think about that for a while and reason it out in my mind, but I finally got it.
Thanks for your help.
I still don't think you would get any useful in-between tones though. I think of parallel as already being an in-between tone between series and split. (note I said "tone" not considering output).
OK. I had to think about that for a while and reason it out in my mind, but I finally got it.
Thanks for your help.
I still don't think you would get any useful in-between tones though. I think of parallel as already being an in-between tone between series and split. (note I said "tone" not considering output).
