vanemeth Posted August 16, 2006 Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 Does anyone ever experiment with using two volume controls instead of having a tone control(s), and do you need a master volume control?... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radrobgray Posted August 16, 2006 Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 yes you can have 2 vol. independant or one a master vol. ie: when your on bridge pup vol1 works taht, when your on your neck vol2 works that, then when your in the middle vol1 controlls both pups(i think?). just go check out a gibson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spazzyone Posted August 16, 2006 Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 second answer first no you dont need it there are several guitar players that dont use one instead they use a kill switch as in an on/off switch as for two volumes there are two ways i can think of one is for a humbucker. each coil goes to one pot the you can blend them together or cut either out for a single coil thus lowering the output/increasing noise but a brighter sound the other way would be with a on/on switch to roll back the volume at an instant like a preset ive never tried two pots in series but does not sound like a good idea as the last pot would still determin the overall output hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanemeth Posted August 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 second answer first no you dont need it there are several guitar players that dont use one instead they use a kill switch as in an on/off switch as for two volumes there are two ways i can think of one is for a humbucker. each coil goes to one pot the you can blend them together or cut either out for a single coil thus lowering the output/increasing noise but a brighter sound the other way would be with a on/on switch to roll back the volume at an instant like a preset ive never tried two pots in series but does not sound like a good idea as the last pot would still determin the overall output hope this helps Thanks wasn't sure if one pot would determine over all volume or output. Just curious about this because I noticed some people on here who where getting away from tone controls on some of thier builds.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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