Rodger Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 Hi everyone, Been lurking here for a long time and finally signed up! My question is about my les paul. At the moment i have two humbuckers in there, dimarzio PAF pros and i'd quite like to add a coil tap to both. I know this can be done with a push pull pot but my question is: Would it be possible to remove both tone pots and replace them with switches, presumably some kind of 2 way switch to simply coil tap each humbucker, without doing any drilling? I suppose what i'm asking is, does a 2 way switch exist that will fit in the hole left by my les paul tone pots? Thanks alot Rodger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 yes, but you will have to go to the electronics store to find it. It will most likely be very bulky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sambo Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Ya can find switches around. If you're looking online, best to look at places like RS etc that have the dimensions of the switches on them. I think (don't take my word for it!!) that the MEC switches are roughly the same diameter as a CTS pot. Not 100% sure as i use Alpha Mini pots, but there's a start. You're probably best using push/pull pots though, cous you retain your tone pots and the 'stock' appearance that would helpif you ever wanted to sell the axe S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acousticraft Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 Stick with your Humbucker sound. I am not that fussed with the coil cut sound on my LP style axe. It does not make it sound like a single coil only an approximation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mammoth guitars Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 Drop in push/pull pots in place of the tone pots and retain the standard look and tone control. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USAF1989 Posted March 11, 2007 Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 This guy's site has some pretty good info on it. About 2/3rds the way down this page, you might find useful: Def Eddie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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