Modding a RGX A2,wiring help needed

SnazzyGeezer

I own one of these guitars,and i really like it.
Has a really nice spanky tone,great for Rock,funk,or country.
So heres the thing,it has a vol knob and a three way rotary knob, which is a real pain tbh

Underneath these knobs there are LEDs

The Vol is constant blue,while the 3 way p/up selector changes colour depending on the pickup selected.
What i want to do in have a volume,and L paul style 3 way toggle and drill an extra ressessed hole for a tone knob.
But id like to put static led colours under each control.
As i dont think it would be possible to have some led change colour every time i select a different pickup...would it !
If not id be happy to have a static colour under evert control.
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Funkfingers

I recall @Bridgehouse modding a bass guitar from the same series. I forget what he did about the LED feature.

The barrel output jack restricts what you can squeeze into the control cavity. I suggest volume and tone pots in the cavity and, then, the selector switch somewhere else.

The PP3 compartment is the obvious location for a lever-type switch. Wherever you choose, it will be necessary to measure the cavity depths to deduce what might be accommodated.

For simple neck/both/bridge selections, a DP3T on/on/on switch should suffice. If the DiMarzio DLX type pickups have 4-conductor + shield output cable, you could extract more tonal options via a five-way superswitch.

SnazzyGeezer

Im going to loose the barrel jack,and drill out the current hole,and use a jackplate instead.

That way,i can gain at least an inch

Also going to use CTS/Bourns mini pots

A short 3 way toggle will fit depth wise

I want an electronics expert to tell me if its possible to attach coloured LEDs under the

Controls,im sure it would be,but i have no idea how to go about it.
Doing the switch,tone control,and jack should be straight forward its the lights that have got me foxed.

ICBM

You'll need to take the controls out and see how the LEDs are fitted.

WezV

I rewired one some years ago but can't really remember what was going on.

I ditched the LED's altogether.  I think  it was only a simple circuit, but not one that looked easy to mod.

I think the controls were mounted on some plastic cups, which I repainted a solid colour.

The body is essentially balsa wood with a more solid wood capping front and back.   It's very easy to cut into that soft core, also easy to mess it up

Think I added a couple of mini switches to split the pickups.  It was very versatile once that was done.

Then it eventually got a kaos pad fitted

Bridgehouse

Yeah - I ditched the LEDs on mine - just too complicated to rewire for what they provided..

SnazzyGeezer

@Bridgehouse ;Have you added anything to the guitar,like a tone pot,Series/parallel, coil tap ?

Bridgehouse

SnazzyGeezer said:

@Bridgehouse ;Have you added anything to the guitar,like a tone pot,Series/parallel, coil tap ?

It was quite a while ago now, and the bass circuit was very different iirc but no - nothing added