wiring inquiry

[phil]

while in the process of installing new pickups in my guitar (Ibanez AS-83 Semi-Hollowbody) I decided it might be a good idea to include a blendining pot after the individual pickups' volume/tone circuits. just prior to the output jack to give me a little more tone control. I have no refference for th is circuuit being used in any other guitar that I can think of and I'm hoping someone can point me the right direction for example. a diagram , or website,something sketched on a napkin ! that will help to implement it in my mod.

thanks pj

[UnklMickey]

PenJ,

if you currently have 2 volume controls, i do NOT recommend placing a blend pot after them.

you will find this to be highly clumsy to control.

you would be much better off to connect the pickups directly to the tone controls,
then to the blend pot,
then to a single volume control,
then to the output jack.

you might even be able to wire in your selector, so that it bypasses the blend pot entirely, when just one pickup is selected.

BTW, i don't do napkin drawings.

i have, on occasion, been persuaded to fill in the wiring on a drawing a member has provided. (no promise implied)

good luck,

unk

[ChrisK]

With the two volume pots, you already have separate blend controls!

I have seen Rickenbacker wiring schematics that have a 5th pot (wheel) for blending. Search about.

Or do what unk sez.

[phil]

unklmickey said:

PenJ,

if you currently have 2 volume controls, i do NOT recommend placing a blend pot after them.

you will find this to be highly clumsy to control.

you would be much better off to connect the pickups directly to the tone controls,
then to the blend pot,
then to a single volume control,
then to the output jack.

you might even be able to wire in your selector, so that it bypasses the blend pot entirely, when just one pickup is selected.

BTW, i don't do napkin drawings.

i have, on occasion, been persuaded to fill in the wiring on a drawing a member has provided. (no promise implied)

good luck,

unk
no unk,

I intend to use the blend pot to combine the signals of the bridge and neck pickups whenever the middle position is set on the selector switch. perhaps you can render a drawing of the selector bypass you mentioned. its' something I'd consider and it would really help.

BTW its' a shame no one does napkin drawings anymore. I consider it a fading art form, you know like R&B music! Its' the foundation for a hugh sector of major industry. Where do you think the idea for tips of your shoestrings came from?
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[phil]

chrisk said:

With the two volume pots, you already have separate blend controls!

I have seen Rickenbacker wiring schematics that have a 5th pot (wheel) for blending. Search about.

Or do what unk sez.

Hey ChrisK,

Where'd you see said Rickenbacker schematics?

[ashcatlt]

rickenbacker.com has a bunch of guitar diagrams. the Ric330 is a 2 pickup, 5 knob model. The 5th "mixer" knob is, in fact, just an extra volume knob for the neck pickup as far as i can tell.

[phil]

ashcatlt said:

rickenbacker.com has a bunch of guitar diagrams. the Ric330 is a 2 pickup, 5 knob model. The 5th "mixer" knob is, in fact, just an extra volume knob for the neck pickup as far as i can tell.

Thanks for the lead I'll examine the schematics for the 330 to see if I can incorporate it in my mod