suggestions for 3rd pot

[Draugr]

Hey there community =D

I'm about to order myself my very first warmoth, and I just found these forums.

I've pretty much decided what kind of wood i want for both the neck (mahogany, ebony fretboard) and the body(mahogany, walnut top), but I'm having some problem deciding what to with all the wiring possibilities. I'm going for a H-H setup with high output passive pups and possibly 3 knobs: 2 push/pull knobs which will act as volume and coiltap for each pup and one last pot for either master tone or something completely different. I'm going to skip the 5 way switch option and rely on the volume knobs for more control (thats at least the way i feel).


If anyone has a suggestion for that 3rd pot, please don't hold back =) I'm a complete idiot when it comes to electronics, so please explain your idea.

Oh yeah, Hi guys =)

 

[tfarny]

Welcome! Tone controls are useful if you actually use them. The best way to use them is to set them at 7 or 8, then set up your amp so it sounds good. Then you can both add and take away treble response for different songs and effects. You're basically looking at using a Jazz bass wiring with coil taps added, a bit unusual but not actually that hard.

On the other hand, if you want to get a super high output double-bucker sound, use the third knob to put the two buckers in series with each other. It would be a legitimately different sound, and maybe real useful if you also used one or both of the coil taps.

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

Sounds good.  I'd use the third for a Master Tone.  I'd rethink leaving the switch in.  With it in the middle position, it's like it isn't there so you could still blend with the volumes.

 

[Draugr]

The thing is, on my current guitars I find myself using the volume control instead of the 5way/3way switches when i play different stuff. On one guitar I have the 5way set up to do the coil tapping and thus I have to use it..but other than that I barely even touch them... Series/Parallel could work. Never done that before =)

 

[AprioriMark]

Why not use the third knob as an active boost for solos?  EMG makes one and I have them in two different strats, but I don't recall the name.  ><

-Mark

 

[SrDeMaFp]

Why not use the third knob as an active boost for solos?  EMG makes one and I have them in two different strats, but I don't recall the name.  ><

-Mark

The "Afterburner" unit?

 

[Draugr]

Why not use the third knob as an active boost for solos?  EMG makes one and I have them in two different strats, but I don't recall the name.  ><

-Mark

That might be a good idea. Thanks, I wasn't aware of any "known" manufactureres of that kind of mod.

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

The Clapton Strat used to have a 10db mid-boost in it as well.

 

[Watershed]

How bout a Chandler Tone-X?

 

[Draugr]

hey thats not a bad idea.. mid sweep instead of just bass/treble. I'll look into that Tone-X. Thanks for the tip Watershed  ccasion14: