Jim85IROC Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 I've been acclimating to my new-to-me 2001 Studio Custom, and I love playing the guitar. About the only thing that I don't love about it is the wiring and the pickup selector. The pickup selector likes to jump on its own from the bridge position to the middle, so I need to replace it. While I'm in there, I'm considering making other changes. I don't like not having individual tone controls for the neck & bridge pickups, so I'm considering rewiring to Vol/Tone/Tone instead of Vol/Tone/Tone. I'm also considering replacing one of the pots with a push/pull so that I can invert the phase of the neck pickup for the Peter Greene type sounds. Anybody else not a big fan of the Vol/Vol/Tone config? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizanski Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 V-T-T here. I've had several guitars rewired that way and Mike set up both of my Shishkovs like that as well. It just makes more sense to me than V-T-T, particularly since I prefer my neck pickup tone on 10 and my bridge pickup tone backed off sometimes. That and a master volume keeps me from needing to fiddle too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim85IROC Posted September 7, 2021 Author Share Posted September 7, 2021 7 hours ago, kizanski said: V-T-T here. I've had several guitars rewired that way and Mike set up both of my Shishkovs like that as well. It just makes more sense to me than V-T-T, particularly since I prefer my neck pickup tone on 10 and my bridge pickup tone backed off sometimes. That and a master volume keeps me from needing to fiddle too much. Being able to roll off the bridge tone is exactly why I want to rewire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtrdaddy Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 8 hours ago, Jim85IROC said: Vol/Tone/Tone Preferable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0054 Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 Never thought of that!! TY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soli'd Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 I've always been VVT, if not LP-style 4 knobs. I'm lost without separate volumes for each pickup, as I spend 75% in the middle position, sold a Newport Pro over it- my plan was to mod the newpro removing the switch, moving the tone knob to the old switch location, and adding a second volume control where the tone knob used to be. Or drill another hole under the f-hole for a second volume knob (and keep the switch), but that option wasn't reversible. I wised up and got Mike to build 0091 with V-V-T AND a position switch! I like the knob/switch layout better than the modded newpro would've had as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diablo175 Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 What's a tone knob? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 54 minutes ago, diablo175 said: What's a tone knob? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veatch Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 V-V-T, here (actually, I prefer V-T or just V. As Kiz sed, less to twiddle.) V-V-T-T is the most flexible, but outside of Madison Square Basement, I'd rather focus on playing the right notes than whether my neck tone is on 3 or 4. : ) But, on the Hamers, I always swapped the vol positions. I know it's logical the way it's laid out, but I prefer the first knob I touch to be the bridge vol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtrdaddy Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 11 minutes ago, veatch said: I prefer the first knob I touch to be the bridge vol. You are a man destined for a DGT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtrdaddy Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 1 hour ago, Travis said: Good thing that fucker could play a guitar... I mean, if he wasn't... , or couldn't, and listed that fecal mess on Reverb or Craigslist? This crowd would be on it like the stink on that horrible YouTube video "Brent's Nemesis" that @DaveH posted this morning. barf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobB Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 Usually prefer a volume for each HB. I mix the pickups so frequently that two volumes are essential. Other guitars, you take the hand that’s dealt you (Teles/Strats, etc…). That’s what height adjustments are for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtrdaddy Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 47 minutes ago, gtrdaddy said: That’s got more knobs than a dairy cow… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamerican gigolo Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 On 9/7/2021 at 9:43 PM, gtrdaddy said: WTF is that??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizanski Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 2 minutes ago, hamerican gigolo said: WTF is that??? It's an 8 coil single pickup Les Paul with 12 knobs. What does it look like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixesandsevens Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 I'm good with two volumes so that I can do faux killswitch antics with the pickup toggle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ting Ho Dung Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 I've learned to just yank out the neck pickup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Scepter Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 1 hour ago, sixesandsevens said: I'm good with two volumes so that I can do faux killswitch antics with the pickup toggle. Yup, this applies to me as well... all hail King Meniketti 🤘 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshoowah Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 It's funny; I NEED separate volume and tone controls on my LP Special, but my Hamers (Artist Custom, Sunburst Archtop, Monaco Superpro) I've adapted to the factory wiring, and don't miss the extra tone knob as much as I thought I would. That said, I might convert one to V-T-T just to try it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rugby1970 Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 I'm not a fan of an odd number of knobs. It's better for me if they're in pairs. Let the jokes begin......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shankyboy Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 The Vanguard that I recently picked up has a V-V-T setup and it drives me nuts. I'll probably end up rewiring it to be V-T-T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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