cromulent
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Hi wiring gurus,
Hoping someone can provide some guidance to this wiring n00b. I have zero experience with active pickups and very little experience with custom wiring in general, so any guidance is most appreciated!
I want to build a Tele with a pair of active P90s, each of which have 3 distinct voicings: https://www.fishman.com/portfolio/fluence-signature-series-greg-koch-gristle-tone-p90-pickup-set/
That's a total of 9 combinations of Neck/Bridge voicings (1/1, 1/2, 1/3, 2/1, 2/2, 2/3, 3/1, 3/2, 3/3), provided that you can control the voicing of each pickup independently. In most of the builds I've looked at, there appears to be only a single voice switch that controls both pickups simultaneously, which drastically reduces the number of combinations you can actually use (typically only 1/1, 2/2, 3/3).
How would I wire this up? I'm thinking typical Les Paul style controls (3-way pickup toggle with 4 push/pull pots) where the voice of each pup could be selected via push/pull combos (e.g., Voice 1 = volume down, tone down; Voice 2 = volume up, tone down; Voice 3 = volume up, tone up). Or would it make more sense to just use 3-way mini toggles for each pup (seems more intuitive, but maybe less elegant)? Is there a better approach? Are there considerations I'm missing?
Not as critical, but I'm also wondering how best to deal with the battery pack location and charging in general. Fishman has a cool output jack USB charger in the standard Tele version of these pups (https://www.fishman.com/portfolio/f...s-greg-koch-gristle-tone-6-string-pickup-set/) but I understand they don't sell it separately.
Many thanks in advance for your help!
Hoping someone can provide some guidance to this wiring n00b. I have zero experience with active pickups and very little experience with custom wiring in general, so any guidance is most appreciated!
I want to build a Tele with a pair of active P90s, each of which have 3 distinct voicings: https://www.fishman.com/portfolio/fluence-signature-series-greg-koch-gristle-tone-p90-pickup-set/
That's a total of 9 combinations of Neck/Bridge voicings (1/1, 1/2, 1/3, 2/1, 2/2, 2/3, 3/1, 3/2, 3/3), provided that you can control the voicing of each pickup independently. In most of the builds I've looked at, there appears to be only a single voice switch that controls both pickups simultaneously, which drastically reduces the number of combinations you can actually use (typically only 1/1, 2/2, 3/3).
How would I wire this up? I'm thinking typical Les Paul style controls (3-way pickup toggle with 4 push/pull pots) where the voice of each pup could be selected via push/pull combos (e.g., Voice 1 = volume down, tone down; Voice 2 = volume up, tone down; Voice 3 = volume up, tone up). Or would it make more sense to just use 3-way mini toggles for each pup (seems more intuitive, but maybe less elegant)? Is there a better approach? Are there considerations I'm missing?
Not as critical, but I'm also wondering how best to deal with the battery pack location and charging in general. Fishman has a cool output jack USB charger in the standard Tele version of these pups (https://www.fishman.com/portfolio/f...s-greg-koch-gristle-tone-6-string-pickup-set/) but I understand they don't sell it separately.
Many thanks in advance for your help!
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