adaandvan
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Post by adaandvan on Feb 21, 2010 17:31:45 GMT -5
Hey everyone,
I have always been kind of a techie when it comes to music and electronics and have just recently completed my first telecaster mod with much success and satisfaction.
Now I want to move on to something a little more challenging...
The basic premise, is to have a variety of pickups in a single strat body with each wired to its own individual volume/tone via a 250k mini concentric pot.
I also want to administer a on/off "kill" switch for each. So a line of a 5 pots with a single rocker switch adjacent.
The problem I keep running into is one that probably stems from inexperience, but no matter the tone/volume wiring method (gibson etc.) I keep having a any individual tone/volume knob affecting ALL the incoming signal from ALL the pickups.
I figure it has something to do with how a toggle/rotary switch works, but If I am to have a series of 5 on/off switches, I can't seem to get them to individualize to their pickups.
I can post a scribbly schematic drawing if necessary, but if anybody can give me some insight into this, I would be very grateful.
Thanks for your time.
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Post by newey on Feb 21, 2010 17:38:41 GMT -5
adaandvan-
Hello and Welcome!
Do I understand that this is to have 5 pickups?
Please post your diagram, so we can see what you're doing. In general, assuming we're talking parallel wiring of the pickups, each volume and tone control should be wired across each pickup before the switch.
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Post by ashcatlt on Feb 22, 2010 2:15:11 GMT -5
As I understand it, there is no selector switch. Separate on/off switches for each pickup?
When the pickups are wired in parallel, wiring the volume pots "backwards" - with the pickup hot on the wiper - should get you independent volume control. Doesn't change the fact that you end up (with all 5 pickups on) with 10 pots in parallel with the signal. That's likely to do some unhappy things to your tone.
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adaandvan
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Post by adaandvan on Feb 22, 2010 23:34:17 GMT -5
As I understand it, there is no selector switch. Separate on/off switches for each pickup? When the pickups are wired in parallel, wiring the volume pots "backwards" - with the pickup hot on the wiper - should get you independent volume control. Doesn't change the fact that you end up (with all 5 pickups on) with 10 pots in parallel with the signal. That's likely to do some unhappy things to your tone. Yea, that's the idea. Don't worry about tone, this baby is all about feedback. I think you seem to know what I'm looking for. Can you just explain that term "wiper". Do you mean switching the soldering point where the pickup meets the volume pot? -Jared
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Post by newey on Feb 22, 2010 23:56:52 GMT -5
The "wiper" is the element inside the pot that moves along the resistance track, varying the resistance as you turn the knob/shaft. It is connected to the center terminal on the pot. What Ash is suggesting is so-called "backwards" wiring, where the pickup(s) hot leads are connected to the wiper(s), and the CW lug goes to the output (for right-handed guitars). In "normal" wiring, such as a Strat with a master volume, the wiper goes to the output, and the pup hot to the CW lug. See this page from our member wolf's site for a good visual description of the difference: www.1728.com/guitar.htm
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