Vol/Vol/Tone RR3

[Adam]

Keep in mind I know nothing about anything about pickups or wiring what-so-ever. My question here is:

Can I have my RR3 adjusted so the knobs are not Vol/Vol/Tone and have them rewired to Tone/Tone/Volume for my Jazz/DD pickups that I'm soon to order.

Is this possible, and will they charge me big time for it?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Kamanda~SD]

Re: Vol/Vol/Tone RR3

I think you can get this done, just put in tone pots instead of volume pots. I'm no guru so I'm not 100% but, I'm pretty sure you can. Also, it wont cost much, as much as changing a pot out (and if your knobs are labeled you might wanna by new knobs to eliminate confusion).

 

[Kommerzbassist]

Re: Vol/Vol/Tone RR3

Is the tone pot considered to be a master tone or just for one... I cant remeber why, but a master tone with 2 seperate volumes won't work correctly cause the vols will affect the tone pot...
Also, the volumes would have to be wired special or theywould affect each other.

 

[Rich_S]

Re: Vol/Vol/Tone RR3

The pots are usually the same - in your case I'm guessing 500 K ohms. Yes, they can be rewired; you'll just need to add a second tone capacitor, which probably costs about 39 cents. If it takes your tech more than an hour, find a different tech.

 

[Artie]

Re: Vol/Vol/Tone RR3

Actually, you don't need to add anything. Most Strats only use one cap. Its just a matter of moving a couple of wires around. Since on an RR3, you can remove the control panel without removing the strings, it shouldn't take more than 10-15 minutes.

Generally, a tech will charge for the first hour though. I would.

Artie