pot instead of three way switch in HH guitars?

[RogerMexiko]

Haven't tried it yet but on the list. Any reason why it wouldn't work? Seems like being able to mix the level of pickups with a pot would be a lot easier than doing it via volume controls. If not a pot maybe a rotary switch with like five to ten settings?

 

[beaubrummels]

Re: pot instead of three way switch in HH guitars?

I've done it - a fader between the pickups. I needed it because had a number of songs where I had to hold out a chord but shift into a lead and a switch was way to abrupt.

 

[Chris Pile]

Re: pot instead of three way switch in HH guitars?

The new Billy Gibbons SG has 3 knobs and no switch. One is a fader.

 

[ehdwuld]

Re: pot instead of three way switch in HH guitars?

balance pot like on a bass

 

[Empty Pockets]

Re: pot instead of three way switch in HH guitars?

My old Gibson Marauder did that and i didn't really dig it.

 

[ChAoZ]

Re: pot instead of three way switch in HH guitars?

I wired this one so when the pot was up the neck pickup was selected with volume and tone available, when the pot was down it selected the bridge pickup straight to the output jack :headbang:

 

[stratguy23]

Re: pot instead of three way switch in HH guitars?

This wouldn't be a matter of "not working" so much as "what UX do you want".

If you really do live in the space between the 2 discrete pickup positions, then a blend pot might be good.

If, however, you switch between full-on neck and full-on bridge with any frequency, then it might be annoying to have to go through the full travel of a pot each time. You could mitigate that somewhat by using the Bourns low-friction pot, and then maybe adding a knob pointer so you know where you're at exactly.

I'd advise against the rotary switch with many settings. It's annoying to have to hit many detents (speed bumps, essentially) when moving between settings. I found this to be the case with the Gibson Varitone on the BB King Lucille.

Come to think of it, a true DJ mixer-style crossfader might be the way to go. I don't know if that's possible in a guitar, though.

 

[Silence Kid]

Re: pot instead of three way switch in HH guitars?

Or you could do it Jazz Bass style...