Superlizard
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Got a humbucker and single coils in a Strat, but don't know what value pot (250K vs 500K) to use for all pickups?
Or, wish there was a way to use the proper Ohms value for each type of pickup?
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Assuming you've got the above humbucker, single coil, single coil with standard Strat 5 way switch (i.e. not megaswitch or the like), and standard Strat 1Vol, 2Tone controls:
"Give the 'bucker its own tone control (wire the other one to the other Pups), and then wire a 470k or 560k resistor across the tone control for the single coils. Then install your 500k Volume pot.
When the single coils are on, the effective resistance at the Volume pot is around 250k....when the 'bucker is by itself, you're at 500k."
Simple and easy.
Or, wish there was a way to use the proper Ohms value for each type of pickup?
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Assuming you've got the above humbucker, single coil, single coil with standard Strat 5 way switch (i.e. not megaswitch or the like), and standard Strat 1Vol, 2Tone controls:
"Give the 'bucker its own tone control (wire the other one to the other Pups), and then wire a 470k or 560k resistor across the tone control for the single coils. Then install your 500k Volume pot.
When the single coils are on, the effective resistance at the Volume pot is around 250k....when the 'bucker is by itself, you're at 500k."
Simple and easy.
