Pots for Humbucker with single coils
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dr.barlo
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Re: Pots for Humbucker with single coils
Yes, it is possible and applied on American Fat Teles:
http://support.fender.com/service_diagrams/telecaster/010-8000_02B_SISD.pdf
You'd need to wire a 500K resistor as follows:
Of course the particulars would be a bit different in your setting, and that resistor would better be activated via a mini switch or super 5 way switch.
An important thing is that this would change the taper a bit. Would make a regular audio pot a bit more lineer.
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Yes, it is possible and applied on American Fat Teles:
http://support.fender.com/service_diagrams/telecaster/010-8000_02B_SISD.pdf
You'd need to wire a 500K resistor as follows:
Of course the particulars would be a bit different in your setting, and that resistor would better be activated via a mini switch or super 5 way switch.
An important thing is that this would change the taper a bit. Would make a regular audio pot a bit more lineer.
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Re: Pots for Humbucker with single coils
Has anybody used the Suhr HSS wiring?
Im interested in trying this
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa11/ajpeagle/Hss diagrams/hss-1.jpg
Has anybody used the Suhr HSS wiring?
Im interested in trying this
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa11/ajpeagle/Hss diagrams/hss-1.jpg
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gordon_39422
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Re: Pots for Humbucker with single coils
In the past I always put 500's in my Strats just to keep it flexible... I seriously NEVER had them quite open all the way, just a little glassy.... Now I play with adding resistors of different values until it's tuned to my desire... Usually ends up around 300k total resistance... Try several options and feel it out... Good luck!
In the past I always put 500's in my Strats just to keep it flexible... I seriously NEVER had them quite open all the way, just a little glassy.... Now I play with adding resistors of different values until it's tuned to my desire... Usually ends up around 300k total resistance... Try several options and feel it out... Good luck!
Re: Pots for Humbucker with single coils
300k is not a bad call in all actuality. Such a choice can result in the amp eq being able to have some control. IMO, not a bad choice at all.
300k is not a bad call in all actuality. Such a choice can result in the amp eq being able to have some control. IMO, not a bad choice at all.
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Funkfingers
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Re: Pots for Humbucker with single coils
+1 for a 300k volume pot. I have done this in a modified Ibanez SAS36FM with Duncan Designed TE-101n, SC-101m and HB-102b pickups.
+1 for a 300k volume pot. I have done this in a modified Ibanez SAS36FM with Duncan Designed TE-101n, SC-101m and HB-102b pickups.
Re: Pots for Humbucker with single coils
330k pots and turn the tone control down until you find the tone you like. This way you will have some extra treble on tap in case you want it (just turn up your tone knob).
Why throw away the treble with a 250k pot and not be able to get it back if you want (except by taking the guitar apart and replacing the pots again)?
Keep it simple and keep your options available.
330k pots and turn the tone control down until you find the tone you like. This way you will have some extra treble on tap in case you want it (just turn up your tone knob).
Why throw away the treble with a 250k pot and not be able to get it back if you want (except by taking the guitar apart and replacing the pots again)?
Keep it simple and keep your options available.
GuitarStv
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Re: Pots for Humbucker with single coils
If it worked that way I'd agree with you (that was exactly my reasoning when I was doing my rewiring). Your pickup sees the same load regardless of pot position. Someone explained to me that this is because volume pots act as voltage dividers rather than variable resistors . . .
If it worked that way I'd agree with you (that was exactly my reasoning when I was doing my rewiring). Your pickup sees the same load regardless of pot position. Someone explained to me that this is because volume pots act as voltage dividers rather than variable resistors . . .
Re: Pots for Humbucker with single coils
I actually found a pot that reads 420k. Im going to use this for my volume pot with a treble bleed mod. When I decrease the volume ever so slightly I should be in 250-300k territory when using the single coils.
Does this make sense?
Im also going to use 250k pots for the tone controls.
I actually found a pot that reads 420k. Im going to use this for my volume pot with a treble bleed mod. When I decrease the volume ever so slightly I should be in 250-300k territory when using the single coils.
Does this make sense?
Im also going to use 250k pots for the tone controls.
Re: Pots for Humbucker with single coils
In actuality, it does work this way. With 330k - 500k pots for vol & tone. Then if your guitar is too bright, just turn the tone pot down a bit. That's why it's called a tone control...it controls tone by varying the amount of treble (dependant upon cap selection). Leave the tone control set to where it sounds good for most of your music, then just turn it up or down further as desired to add or remove more treble frequencies.
I just noticed you're from Scarborough. I lived in Toronto back in the early 70s (a bit before your time) and knew a few musicians in Scarborough. Neil Young and Lighthouse did some recording in toronto while I was there. Mike Brewes was a very talented keyboardest, etc. who played in my group back then. A real coincidence, I know, if you were familiar with him.
In actuality, it does work this way. With 330k - 500k pots for vol & tone. Then if your guitar is too bright, just turn the tone pot down a bit. That's why it's called a tone control...it controls tone by varying the amount of treble (dependant upon cap selection). Leave the tone control set to where it sounds good for most of your music, then just turn it up or down further as desired to add or remove more treble frequencies.
I just noticed you're from Scarborough. I lived in Toronto back in the early 70s (a bit before your time) and knew a few musicians in Scarborough. Neil Young and Lighthouse did some recording in toronto while I was there. Mike Brewes was a very talented keyboardest, etc. who played in my group back then. A real coincidence, I know, if you were familiar with him.
GuitarStv
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Re: Pots for Humbucker with single coils
If you swap a 250k volume pot with a 500k volume pot, then turn the new pot down to about 250k . . . you will get a much brighter sound from your pickups. I know that you can control the sound using the tone control, but what's the point of having a tone control if you've got to leave it half off all the time? Swapping both tone and volume controls makes sense though . . . but I didn't have two spare pots at the time.
Sorry man, I just moved here last year. I've never heard of Mike Brewes. The Toronto music scene is not to bad though, there seems like there's a little of something for everyone.
If you swap a 250k volume pot with a 500k volume pot, then turn the new pot down to about 250k . . . you will get a much brighter sound from your pickups. I know that you can control the sound using the tone control, but what's the point of having a tone control if you've got to leave it half off all the time? Swapping both tone and volume controls makes sense though . . . but I didn't have two spare pots at the time.
Sorry man, I just moved here last year. I've never heard of Mike Brewes. The Toronto music scene is not to bad though, there seems like there's a little of something for everyone.