Hi everyone, i have a guitar with 1 vol 1 tone but i rarely ever use the tone and would like to put it on a push pull so that when its down it bypasses the tone and up engages the tone , i know i can get a no load pot but i have a new push pull at home and would rather use that. i have searched but cant seem to find a diagram . anyone can help me out :feedback:
Wiring for push pull tone bypass
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DrNewcenstein
He Did the Monster Mash
Re: Wiring for push pull tone bypass
I think it's:
-Wire from Volume goes to one middle tab of switch and across to the opposing row to the bottom tab furthest from the pot casing.
-Middle tab of opposing row goes to jack.
-Center lug of Tone pot goes to both top lugs of switch closest to pot casing.
When the switch is Up, the Tone control is injected into the loop.
When the switch is Down, the Tone control is bypassed.
I think.
I think it's:
-Wire from Volume goes to one middle tab of switch and across to the opposing row to the bottom tab furthest from the pot casing.
-Middle tab of opposing row goes to jack.
-Center lug of Tone pot goes to both top lugs of switch closest to pot casing.
When the switch is Up, the Tone control is injected into the loop.
When the switch is Down, the Tone control is bypassed.
I think.
beaubrummels
Well-known member
Re: Wiring for push pull tone bypass
Where did you search? I put your thread title into Google, clicked on "images" and got this:
https://www.google.com/search?q=Wir...5IMKHZrNDhsQ_AUICigB&biw=1260&bih=628#imgrc=_
..and someone posted this same question on the forum the other day and the thread is only on the second page:
https://forum.seymourduncan.com/showthread.php?321891-Look-For-a-push-pull-tone-bypass-diagram
Where did you search? I put your thread title into Google, clicked on "images" and got this:
https://www.google.com/search?q=Wir...5IMKHZrNDhsQ_AUICigB&biw=1260&bih=628#imgrc=_
..and someone posted this same question on the forum the other day and the thread is only on the second page:
https://forum.seymourduncan.com/showthread.php?321891-Look-For-a-push-pull-tone-bypass-diagram
beaubrummels
Well-known member
Re: Wiring for push pull tone bypass
That isn't it. That puts a cap to ground on the volume, not engage a tone control. Your diagram simply adds a cap, which is equivalent to having a tone pot always turned all the way down. You are missing the tone pot that sets what the tone is set to.
That isn't it. That puts a cap to ground on the volume, not engage a tone control. Your diagram simply adds a cap, which is equivalent to having a tone pot always turned all the way down. You are missing the tone pot that sets what the tone is set to.
DrNewcenstein
He Did the Monster Mash
Re: Wiring for push pull tone bypass
Cap jumps the outer and middle lugs of the Tone pot.
Volume passes through Push-Pull on the way to the jack so the Tone can be added/subtracted from the signal path.
If you jump the Tone to the Volume via the cap, the Tone control affects how much of the cap is fed into the volume pot's path, but it's always there, unless you use one of those pots where "10" is a complete bypass.
Cap jumps the outer and middle lugs of the Tone pot.
Volume passes through Push-Pull on the way to the jack so the Tone can be added/subtracted from the signal path.
If you jump the Tone to the Volume via the cap, the Tone control affects how much of the cap is fed into the volume pot's path, but it's always there, unless you use one of those pots where "10" is a complete bypass.
beaubrummels
Well-known member
Re: Wiring for push pull tone bypass
Ah, good doctor, that doesn't sound quite right. The cap would either be on the output of the tone pot going to ground, or be on the input side tapping off the volume pot and going to the tone input. It sounds like you are saying the cap would be across the tone pot lugs, which is a bleed wiring rather than tone wiring - unless I misunderstood the intent of your words.
Ah, good doctor, that doesn't sound quite right. The cap would either be on the output of the tone pot going to ground, or be on the input side tapping off the volume pot and going to the tone input. It sounds like you are saying the cap would be across the tone pot lugs, which is a bleed wiring rather than tone wiring - unless I misunderstood the intent of your words.
DrNewcenstein
He Did the Monster Mash
Re: Wiring for push pull tone bypass
Then I think I've found my wiring problem :lol:
I've always done it where the cap connects the middle (output) lug of the Tone pot to the ungrounded "ground" lug (the one you ground for volume, but isn't).
Then I think I've found my wiring problem :lol:
I've always done it where the cap connects the middle (output) lug of the Tone pot to the ungrounded "ground" lug (the one you ground for volume, but isn't).
beaubrummels
Well-known member
Re: Wiring for push pull tone bypass
Oh, I see. That's an interesting way to do it. I've never seen that, but it should work if the ground lug were actually grounded and the other outside lug were the input. I've often just used the cap to connect the middle lug to the back of the pot and skipped the other outside ground lug.
Oh, I see. That's an interesting way to do it. I've never seen that, but it should work if the ground lug were actually grounded and the other outside lug were the input. I've often just used the cap to connect the middle lug to the back of the pot and skipped the other outside ground lug.
Lewguitar
New member
Re: Wiring for push pull tone bypass
If the tone pot is connected directly to the same terminal on the volume pot as the output of the selector switch is, you can unsolder that tone control from that terminal and move that wire to the terminal on the selector switch that the bridge pickup connects to.
Then you will have no tone pot on the neck pickup but will have a tone pot for the bridge pickup.
When you combine the neck pickup with the bridge pickup, the tone control will work for that combination too.
I think this is a great way to add clarity to the neck pickup.
And you can preset the tone control to be set for a Wah Wah sort of vocal tone when you switch to the bridge pickup without it affecting the sound of the neck pickup when you're playing on the neck pickup only.
That's what I like. Maybe you will too.
I need a tone control for my bridge pickup. It's a must.
But I rarely need it for the neck pickup.
If the tone pot is connected directly to the same terminal on the volume pot as the output of the selector switch is, you can unsolder that tone control from that terminal and move that wire to the terminal on the selector switch that the bridge pickup connects to.
Then you will have no tone pot on the neck pickup but will have a tone pot for the bridge pickup.
When you combine the neck pickup with the bridge pickup, the tone control will work for that combination too.
I think this is a great way to add clarity to the neck pickup.
And you can preset the tone control to be set for a Wah Wah sort of vocal tone when you switch to the bridge pickup without it affecting the sound of the neck pickup when you're playing on the neck pickup only.
That's what I like. Maybe you will too.
I need a tone control for my bridge pickup. It's a must.
But I rarely need it for the neck pickup.
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