flatfinger Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 Hey guys! I am attempying to rewire a strat to make it a closer fit for my usage. I use the neck pup allot and I really like to roll my volume control back to get a nice clean funk or RB tone. The problem is the master volume needs to go back up in addition to switching to the bridge , along w/ a tap dance on the pedal board for the solo's.Obviously , even cutting out one step would be welcome! I've been thinking about using a "sub-volume " on the neck pup only. I found the info on the stew mac site on how to keep two volume controls from interacting, but I'm also curious, : If the value of the pot can effect the brightness of the pups output because its parallel w/ it, won't putting another volume control in parallel( before it gets to the master volumes) make things brighter by giving two paths , and thus, less resistance?? I'm thinking of the rule that states two resistors in parallel will halve their resistance. I would appreciate any input, and I apologize if this is a daff question... It's been a while since electronics classes!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 It's easy enough to wire a separate neck volume, but you'll need a 2-pole true 5-way switch - the standard Strat switch is a 3 way switch (positions 2 and 4 simply short 1 or 5 to 3). Use one pole to switch the pickups, and the other to switch volume pots. If treble loss is a problem, a treble bleed cap on each volume pot will probably take care of it. If you want to complete isolation, simply use a 4 pole Superswitch to completely bypass whichever control(s) you don't want in each position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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