Question: At what tone will the middle pickup be if the knob is solely for volume?
Could you rephrase this question??When I've done this[added a 3rd PU,or just rewired a std 370]I turn the small "mixer knob" into the volume for the middle PU, by jumping off either the neck or bridge PU pot.I've typically done the connection to the bridge PU pot.Works either way.
Advice on a third pickup
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Wolly asked
While the sound for which you are searching may be found in three pickups rather than two, my two cents is to leave this instrument alone.
On three pickup models, the advantage of being able to remove the middle pickup from the circuit allows for the classic Rickenbacker two pickup sound. You may find the addition of a third pickup to be less desireable. It takes some getting used to as some find the middle pickup gets in the way. Are you able to play a three pickup model of the type you are suggesting. I would check that out before you start routing out the top of you guitar and perhaps cramping your style.
In a nut shell, what do you hope to achieve with this modification? While I am able to use any pickup combination with my fifth knob wiring on my 350, to be honest, I use the neck and bridge combination most of the time when playing rhythm.
The tone setting for this pickup is adjusted by your amplifier setting. An option would be to add a capacitor to the middle pickup to increase its brightness."but where does the tone control for that pickup come from?"
While the sound for which you are searching may be found in three pickups rather than two, my two cents is to leave this instrument alone.
On three pickup models, the advantage of being able to remove the middle pickup from the circuit allows for the classic Rickenbacker two pickup sound. You may find the addition of a third pickup to be less desireable. It takes some getting used to as some find the middle pickup gets in the way. Are you able to play a three pickup model of the type you are suggesting. I would check that out before you start routing out the top of you guitar and perhaps cramping your style.
In a nut shell, what do you hope to achieve with this modification? While I am able to use any pickup combination with my fifth knob wiring on my 350, to be honest, I use the neck and bridge combination most of the time when playing rhythm.
Life, as with music, often requires one to let go of the melody and listen to the rhythm
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Miguel,
Before you break out the power tools, try installing a coil tap on the bridge humbucker. This will get you a single coil sound. It may be just what you're looking for.
Remember, though, that single coil and humbuckers typically have slightly different circuits. Most humbuckers use 500K control pots, and single coils use 250K control pots. According to the Ric schematic, the 330 uses a 250K volume pot. If you swap this out for a 500K pot, you may notice an immediate improvement with much more of a traditional humbucker sound. The 500K pot, though, will make the coil tap sound "brittle" or "harsh". You can solve this problem by using a DPDT switch on the tap. One side of the switch will enable the tap, and the other will put a 500K resistor in parallel with the volume pot. This will take out some of the harshness from the tap configuration by giving you a 250K volume pot in single coil configuration, but will maintain the humbucker sound by using a 500K pot. You might also try fiddling with the cap values on the tone circuit. Most tone caps are .047 mfd, but some folks prefer .022 mfd caps.
The bottom line is that you might be well served to spend a couple of bucks at Radio Shack and do a little experimenting before you make an irreversible change that a) may not be what you're looking for, and b) will lower the value of your guitar.
Before you break out the power tools, try installing a coil tap on the bridge humbucker. This will get you a single coil sound. It may be just what you're looking for.
Remember, though, that single coil and humbuckers typically have slightly different circuits. Most humbuckers use 500K control pots, and single coils use 250K control pots. According to the Ric schematic, the 330 uses a 250K volume pot. If you swap this out for a 500K pot, you may notice an immediate improvement with much more of a traditional humbucker sound. The 500K pot, though, will make the coil tap sound "brittle" or "harsh". You can solve this problem by using a DPDT switch on the tap. One side of the switch will enable the tap, and the other will put a 500K resistor in parallel with the volume pot. This will take out some of the harshness from the tap configuration by giving you a 250K volume pot in single coil configuration, but will maintain the humbucker sound by using a 500K pot. You might also try fiddling with the cap values on the tone circuit. Most tone caps are .047 mfd, but some folks prefer .022 mfd caps.
The bottom line is that you might be well served to spend a couple of bucks at Radio Shack and do a little experimenting before you make an irreversible change that a) may not be what you're looking for, and b) will lower the value of your guitar.
You want to put that where?
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