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Do not let my opinion prevent you from trying a few wiring experiments. e.g. Balance pot, in conjunction with phase reversal, could certainly create some interesting tones.
You can use a dedicated dual-gang balance pot where each half is full resistance from the centre point to each end and the taper is over the other half of the turn, so both pickups are at full volume at the centre point - you’ll often find these in modern basses.
Or use a series blend - this can be done with a simple linear pot, but it means that one of the pickups must have the coil ground separate from the shield (most P90s don’t), and the blended sound is not the same as a standard parallel mix.
But to be honest I’ve never found either of these particularly useful since the range of sounds either side of the centre are quite limited, before the quieter pickup becomes inaudible. It’s just simpler to fit a switch, and easier to use in my opinion.
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Without derailing the OP's thread I got the Swamp Ash GF6 off @GSPBASSES recently and was pondering how to set that up and the rough idea was a p90 and a broadcaster pickup with some sort of ability to blend them as they are tonally much more opposed than two p90's and having the ability to mix them rather than just have a standard middle position seemed like a good idea but I have not played with that idea before.
Again is there really not much benefit over just a standard three-way tonally.
An alternative pickup blend method is simpler but always has one pickup at full volume and the other pickup is gradually blended in. So the blended sounds are limited but it works and gives just a little more variation than just having a selector switch. Joe Gore has a demo video of that method.
By contrast, the controls on my upgraded PRS SE (singlecut) Soapbar are MV, MT and a Switchcraft three-way toggle selector. This obliges me to be quicker about adjusting the controls. Fortunately, on the PRS SE, the tone control and toggle are relatively close together.
Different solutions for different approaches...
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
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