Re: Susanna Hoffs, Brian May, & Jimmy Page: 350 Push/Pull mo
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 2:56 am
Figured out a diagram for everything I need want .... finally.
I designed it to get the most out of only the existing 5 pots and one switch on a RIC pick guard.
I've got what I've been after:
And like a late birthday card, some nice extras:
No B+M series (but B+N is a more obvious difference in tone, and closer to the blues-ey tone I'm after)
No N phase for quick switching (but the other 2 switches accomplish the same thing)
Need to start with little bit of surgery to get phase & series to work on these toasters:
2. To make the Middle SC into RWRP for hum-canceling, remove and flip each of the 6 magnets. Directions here: http://palka.com/rickpick.html No need to completely remove wires as he shows (unless replacing them with 4-core/shielded).... Existing wires can be used as noted where my diagram says "+Red/core" vs. "+Red/shield". But still separate them for a new ground wire as in step 1.
I'll probably use shielded wiring from pickups, replacing existing Shield/Core wire w/4 conductor Shielded (unless there's a 2-conductor + shield out there, but I haven't seen it. Have seen USB cable suggested for this).
Common push/pull switches *will* fit in the cavity, which measures 1 3/16". The switch is 1 1/16".
Also, I moved the positioning of the controls to mimic the Jimmy Page les paul layout of volume & tone & push/pull functions, which I'm used to from my own JPLP I've used for years.
The two Series/parallel switches under the pots might eventually switch places from what is shown on this diagram - see how I feel by the time I build it.
I wish the Freeway switch was black on top, perhaps I can dip it into plastic/rubber to coat it.
Oh and the capacitors and resistors are for treble bleed, so the tone doesn't change as the volume goes down. Values are Cap: 1nF and Resistor: 150k.
Much credit to the guitarnuts2.proboards.com site for the immense college of musical knowledge!
I designed it to get the most out of only the existing 5 pots and one switch on a RIC pick guard.
I've got what I've been after:
- All pickups on/off separately (and with individual volumes)
Bridge+Neck parallel/series
N+Middle parallel/series (Hum-bucking)
Relative Phase between all pickups (B & M phase switches)
B Humbucker/Single Coil Cut
And like a late birthday card, some nice extras:
- Freeway switch adds Middle easily into any other combos
Entire guitar in parallel with standard positions, and switchable into full series (loud!)
Adjustable volumes in all series modes
No dead switch pots when using series modes
B Phase switch will change selected coil when in BSingleCoil mode
Humbucker when N+M in series
(*Humbucker when BSingleCoil + M (not positive on this yet, don't know HB polarity vs. SC; can move HB wires to get it, though, ala "inside-out" wiring, see http://www.1728.org/guitar11.htm))
No B+M series (but B+N is a more obvious difference in tone, and closer to the blues-ey tone I'm after)
No N phase for quick switching (but the other 2 switches accomplish the same thing)
Need to start with little bit of surgery to get phase & series to work on these toasters:
- Neck: Step 1 only
Middle: Step 1 & 2
2. To make the Middle SC into RWRP for hum-canceling, remove and flip each of the 6 magnets. Directions here: http://palka.com/rickpick.html No need to completely remove wires as he shows (unless replacing them with 4-core/shielded).... Existing wires can be used as noted where my diagram says "+Red/core" vs. "+Red/shield". But still separate them for a new ground wire as in step 1.
I'll probably use shielded wiring from pickups, replacing existing Shield/Core wire w/4 conductor Shielded (unless there's a 2-conductor + shield out there, but I haven't seen it. Have seen USB cable suggested for this).
Common push/pull switches *will* fit in the cavity, which measures 1 3/16". The switch is 1 1/16".
Also, I moved the positioning of the controls to mimic the Jimmy Page les paul layout of volume & tone & push/pull functions, which I'm used to from my own JPLP I've used for years.
The two Series/parallel switches under the pots might eventually switch places from what is shown on this diagram - see how I feel by the time I build it.
I wish the Freeway switch was black on top, perhaps I can dip it into plastic/rubber to coat it.
Oh and the capacitors and resistors are for treble bleed, so the tone doesn't change as the volume goes down. Values are Cap: 1nF and Resistor: 150k.
Much credit to the guitarnuts2.proboards.com site for the immense college of musical knowledge!