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Title: 3 pot passive pickup controls
Post by: alparent on April 25, 2017, 04:12:07 PM
Not a stomp box but what better place to ask for ideas.

I'm redoing an old acoustic/electric guitar for my dad. It as as single pickup and holes for 3 pots.

What to do with these holes?

Links to wiring ideas appreciated.
Title: Re: 3 pot passive pickup controls
Post by: samhay on April 25, 2017, 04:40:53 PM
The 'PTB' tone control works ok-ish.

(http://www.seymourduncan.com/tonefiend/wp-content/uploads/GL-Tone-Circuit.jpeg)

http://www.seymourduncan.com/tonefiend/guitar/two-band-ptb-tone-control-useful-easy-cheap-awesome/
Title: Re: 3 pot passive pickup controls
Post by: alparent on April 25, 2017, 05:38:17 PM
Or maybe a Variaton like on BB King's Gipson?

http://guitar-bass-wiring-schematics-mods.blogspot.ca/p/diy-stereo-varitone-rotary-switch.html (http://guitar-bass-wiring-schematics-mods.blogspot.ca/p/diy-stereo-varitone-rotary-switch.html)
Title: Re: 3 pot passive pickup controls
Post by: samhay on April 26, 2017, 04:35:17 AM
A Varitone-ish control is perhaps a better idea.
I have a 12P1T rotary switch in my bass, which switches the value of the tone cap to ground.
I like this a lot more than a standard tone control. I don't have any resistance between these caps and the output as I am using a standard-ish Precision control plate, but the treble pot would only make this even more useful.