tap, split and pot.
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Artie
Peaveyologist
Re: tap, split and pot.
Are you talking about the kind of pot that has the "click-switch" built on to it, like an old time radio? If so, it will be far from ideal. You have two basic problems:
1. The "click" occurs when the pot is turned "down" all the way. Which would render the switch part more or less useless. The only way to get around that would be to wire the pot up backwards, which would be od, or use the pot as a tone control. Still, not ideal.
2. In order to use one SPST for a split switch, you'ld have to have at least one coil of both pups on all the time, regardless of the position of your selector switch. Again - not ideal, but it will work.
Artie
Are you talking about the kind of pot that has the "click-switch" built on to it, like an old time radio? If so, it will be far from ideal. You have two basic problems:
1. The "click" occurs when the pot is turned "down" all the way. Which would render the switch part more or less useless. The only way to get around that would be to wire the pot up backwards, which would be od, or use the pot as a tone control. Still, not ideal.
2. In order to use one SPST for a split switch, you'ld have to have at least one coil of both pups on all the time, regardless of the position of your selector switch. Again - not ideal, but it will work.
Artie
ParameterMan
New member
Re: tap, split and pot.
You could do it with a DPDT push-pull pot though.
You could do it with a DPDT push-pull pot though.
Artie
Peaveyologist
Re: tap, split and pot.
That eliminates problem #1.
If it was me, I'd pick which pup you'ld like split, and go with that. Spitting both with one switch isn't bad per se, but does have the limitation of one half of each pup being on at all times. I've done that once on my Strat, and someone else here has it on there's, but its an "odd" mod.
(I can show you how to wire it if need be.)
That eliminates problem #1.
If it was me, I'd pick which pup you'ld like split, and go with that. Spitting both with one switch isn't bad per se, but does have the limitation of one half of each pup being on at all times. I've done that once on my Strat, and someone else here has it on there's, but its an "odd" mod.
(I can show you how to wire it if need be.)
dani
Active member
Re: tap, split and pot.
artie,
actually, it is to split a jazz neck as well as tap a hot for tele tapped.
ArtieToo said:That eliminates problem #1.
If it was me, I'd pick which pup you'ld like split, and go with that. Spitting both with one switch isn't bad per se, but does have the limitation of one half of each pup being on at all times. I've done that once on my Strat, and someone else here has it on there's, but its an "odd" mod.
(I can show you how to wire it if need be.)
artie,
actually, it is to split a jazz neck as well as tap a hot for tele tapped.
Artie
Peaveyologist
Re: tap, split and pot.
Ok, but there's still no "good" way to do it. If you use one for switch for both, you'll have the "tap" and one coil of the Jazz shorted together. They'ld both be on all the time. Your 3-way would then only select the "other" half of each pup. Its kinda hard to explain.
Ok, but there's still no "good" way to do it. If you use one for switch for both, you'll have the "tap" and one coil of the Jazz shorted together. They'ld both be on all the time. Your 3-way would then only select the "other" half of each pup. Its kinda hard to explain.
Zhangliqun
Questionologist
Re: tap, split and pot.
With a DPDT it should work no problem. I guess the issue now is just a reliable push/pull DPDT pot. I've never had any problems with the ones I got from StewMac. Have two of them in my Strat.
With a DPDT it should work no problem. I guess the issue now is just a reliable push/pull DPDT pot. I've never had any problems with the ones I got from StewMac. Have two of them in my Strat.
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