Upgrading volume pots & other wiring. Advice/recommendations

franko5150

franko5150

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I just read a similar post as this, but not exactly the same. I have a Washburn SS 40. I used to have a SS 80, but sadly it was stolen & they were discontinued by that point so I was unable to replace it. One of the other guitar teachers I work with saw an SS 40 at a pawn shop & bought it & gifted it to me. I have a JB in the bridge, & a Duncan Jazz in the neck. I am looking to upgrade everything else on it. I plan on replacing the Floyd Rose block with a thicker block, either a FU Tone or a Tone Stone.
It has a sole volume knob & I am looking to upgrade the pots and wiring to a higher quality than what it has. I'll be honest, I have no idea what it has at the moment, but can someone recommend something in terms of the wiring for the volume pot and the other wires?
Any other advice someone can contribute would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
 
Hey,

Use the Seymour Duncan Wiring Diagram Library:
https://www.seymourduncan.com/resources/pickup/wiring-diagrams

Enter in the options and it will bring up a list of wiring schematics for you.

As far as new pots, you want minimum of 500k.

I have found the pots at Atlantic Custom Guitars to be some of the nicest for my preferences.

He also will hand measure each pot.

I threw his 525ks into my Gibson and the 275k into my strat.

Monotone is also a great source for parts and wiring.
 
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Just looked up your guitar.

2 hum, single volume, 3 way toggle:
 

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franko5150 said:
Would it be optimal to upgrade the 3 way toggle & output jack as well?
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If you feel like you are having issues with either, they are pretty cheap to swap out. I used a Mojotone 3 way for my Les Paul and really like the way it feels. If your output jack feels fine/secure and doesn't have any sound issues, I'd probably just leave it but at the same time, it's only a few bucks to get a solid new one!
 
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