Pickup phase switch question

[eclecticsynergy]

Thanks eclecticsynergy . I think you know what I'm trying to do--get a ceramic and Alnico sound out of the same neck pickup--with the phase switch and Triple Shot making it sound like a single coil.

Wouldn't rolling the tone knob half way approximate the 250k pot?

I suppose so. It's often said that the first 3/4 of your tone pot sweep is changing the sound only through loading.
Never been sure that's 100% correct, myself - I hardly ever roll back that far, but still seem to hear a difference when changing cap values.

Another thing is, a 250K volume would take away a little sparkle & bite from your nice OOP sound, and you might not want that.
I just suggested it because in general a 250K volume is the first thing I try for a guitar that's a bit too bright with a 500K.

 

[Inflames626]

My fear with going 250k is I might max it out and not have enough brightness. I really only use 250ks on bass unless I want a Lemmy sound then I might try 500k.

Also I might be a bit of a heretic in that I prefer linear for tone as I want everything to change smoothly as opposed to audio which I like for volume because you can do swells with very little movement.

I really only see myself using tone at either 0 or 100% since I want to be able to recall the exact same sound when recording.

For that reason I don't like onboard instrument controls. They'll never be as precise as a saved computer preset.

 

[eclecticsynergy]

I really only see myself using tone at either 0 or 100% since I want to be able to recall the exact same sound when recording.

For that reason I don't like onboard instrument controls. They'll never be as precise as a saved computer preset.

Here's a thought: you could wire your tone cap to a center-off DPDT and two trimpots, instead of a tone pot.
That way you could dial in two presets and have them - plus wide open - available anytime.
Or just use a two position switch and dial in one preset value plus wide open.
The thing is, it'd be absolutely consistent and repeatable.
And you can tweak the preset(s) later if you want.