Greetings all... On my Strats, i typically send the output of my single tone pot to the middle lug on my Volume then to the output jack (50's?), but if I decide to put a treble bleed across the 2 available volume lugs, will it affect the way I have my tone to middle Vol lug? Thnx
Quick Wiring Question...
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Artie
Peaveyologist
Any "electronic" mod will have some impact. Predicting how much can be difficult. What I'd do is: bring two wires out from under the pickguard. (That are "tack" soldered to the two volume lugs.) Then try the three different treble bleed styles and values 'til you find what works for you. Then install that configuration to where the wires are.
https://www.seymourduncan.com/blog/latest-updates/3-popular-treble-bleed-mods-what-you-need-to-know
https://www.seymourduncan.com/blog/latest-updates/3-popular-treble-bleed-mods-what-you-need-to-know
beaubrummels
Well-known member
My guess is it would make the tone seem less effective when the volume is turned down by any amount. I'm basing that on the fact that the treble bleed is passing treble while the volume is cutting the rest, then the tone is acting on that changed signal, trying to pass the treble to ground at a specific corner frequency and leave the lows. If the corner frequency of the tone control is high, then the increased treble in the signal from the treble bleed may leave you with a high-mid spike that the treble bleed passed and the corner frequency of the tone isn't low enough to cut. But that is a guess - you really have to try it to find out what exactly it's going to do. The specific values of all the components will make a big difference in what actually happens.
