Soooo push pull pot.....

Strangefan

So I'm changing a splitable neck humbucker for an alegree p 90 so the pot will be no longer splitting a humbucker, any ideas what I should use the push pull for? 

sweepy

Phase ?

Strangefan

@sweepy is that easy to do? 

sweepy

lots of wiring diagrams online, check out Stewmac's site or Seymour Duncan, lots of resources there

andy1839

Blower switch, pickup direct to output?

skunkwerx

Killswitch!

Gulliver

skunkwerx said:

Killswitch!

On a push-pull pot you'd struggle to do stutter-y stuff which is the best part of killswitches...

Not sure what guitar the push-pull is currently in, so it's hard to give suggestions.
Series/Parallel switch if it's a 2-pickup guitar. if it's a 3 pickup guitar I'd go for neck-on mod.

prowla

You could use it to switch in an extra cap.

I have one on a doubleneck to act as a kill-switch for the guitar neck, so it's quiet and the pickups are out of circuit when playing the (top) bass neck.

Strangefan

skunkwerx said:

Killswitch!

I hav a kill switch on my bass, love it but as above it won't work for a push pull 

Strangefan

prowla said:

You could use it to switch in an extra cap.

I have one on a doubleneck to act as a kill-switch for the guitar neck, so it's quiet and the pickups are out of circuit when playing the (top) bass neck.

I like that idea! 

ICBM

If it must work on that pickup, either phase (you’ll need to make sure the new pickup comes with 2-conductor+shield cable) or bass-cut (which is very simple and can be useful).

If not, a blower switch or a tone switch like a ‘fixed wah’ or something.

Strangefan

ICBM said:

If it must work on that pickup, either phase (you’ll need to make sure the new pickup comes with 2-conductor+shield cable) or bass-cut (which is very simple and can be useful).

If not, a blower switch or a tone switch like a ‘fixed wah’ or something,

I was thinking a blower, I just don't want the push pull to go to waste,

I have a feeling the new pickup will be 2 wire as its a standard p 90 (my all time fav pickup) 

prowla

Strangefan said:

prowla said:

You could use it to switch in an extra cap.

I have one on a doubleneck to act as a kill-switch for the guitar neck, so it's quiet and the pickups are out of circuit when playing the (top) bass neck.

I like that idea! 

Of course, Rickenbacker have the push-pull tone pot to switch in a series high-pass cap on some instruments.

PRS do some cap switching stuff too - a .22uF cap in the tone circuit and a 2nd .22 one which can be switched in to make it .44uF (ie. pretty much the same as a .47, as used on other guitars).

ICBM

Strangefan said:

I have a feeling the new pickup will be 2 wire as its a standard p 90 (my all time fav pickup) 

A standard P90 has single-conductor cable, but some makers do them (either stock or as an option) with 2+shield so solving phase issues is easier. If you want a phase switch you need one of these.

TTony

ICBM said:

If not, a blower switch or a tone switch like a ‘fixed wah’ or something.

I've used blower switches before - really handy option if you never need to just switch from current vol/tone settings immediately to "full on" - bypass the vol & tone controls and just send the pickup's out direct to the jack.

Strangefan

TTony said:

ICBM said:

If not, a blower switch or a tone switch like a ‘fixed wah’ or something.

I've used blower switches before - really handy option if you never need to just switch from current vol/tone settings immediately to "full on" - bypass the vol & tone controls and just send the pickup's out direct to the jack.

Lots to ponder then! Thanks 

MichaelWatts

+1 vote for the blow switch. Always a good idea!