TheMagicEight":3htfwylj said:
boost":3htfwylj said:
I'd try hooking a couple leads up with alligator clips to the pot and try a few different resistors out and see if you like the tonal change. Easy to do while playing a LP or a Tele, a Strat, not so much. Alot easier than wiring push/pulls, etc. only to find you don't like what you did (been there, done that).
I did this when I was checking out values for my volume kit on my LP Special. I hooked the leads up to a load box, cranked the amp to stage level and pulled in and out resistors and caps until I found a nice rolloff and taper that I like. Marked down the values, got the parts, then wired them in. A load box is nice.
I have 300K pots on my LP Special and they work well. Of course these are P-90's so it's a total different beast from yours.
Great idea! Since posting, I went for it and wired up the push-pull. I previously had a 500k in the bridge, and wanted to use a 500k push-pull but only had a cheap one available at ~440k.
What a difference!!! I wired it to go between the 440k and ~280k, and I'm sold on doing this with all my guitars. I'll end up using your method I'm sure, but to be able to have the high end and string noise in check is such a breakthrough for me!
Think I'm going to leave the push-pull in this one though. The 440k is perfect for a huge, fat tone, but I could definitely see using the 280k for a darker metal tone.
Cool! That's what's nice about a resistor and capacitor box. You can dial in exactly what sounds good to you with
your guitar and through
your amp at whatever volume you need. Dial it it, take down the values, and then just wire it in once. You're not confined to what to 'standard' for tone caps, volume kits, and pots some people believe you should use.
If you told most people a 280K pot works well with a humbucker they would probably say 'no way, it would be too dull'. But hey, it works for you. Sometimes very slight changes in a value can make a world of difference. Look what they do in amps! Same concept applies.