Members Petesouthpaw Posted July 30, 2016 Members Share Posted July 30, 2016 Hi! I am about to fit a single conductor humbucker pickup into my guitar. It has a single black wire surrounded by the earthing braid. However, the guitar it is going into has a 4 conductor pickup, wired to a coil-splitting, push/pull volume pot. Can I wire the new pickup easily, or will I have to buy a new volume pot (non-splitting)? If I wire it in to the existing setup, will anything be damaged by leaving the push/pull knob? I don't know what will happen if I pull the knob out (ooer!) - will the signal be cut or will it have no effect? Your expertise would be most appreciated as I am not too good with electronics! Many thanksPete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted July 30, 2016 Moderators Share Posted July 30, 2016 I suggest you put a new 500k ohm pot in, rather than use the push/pull, unless you want to use the push/pull as a kill switch/mute...or you could jumper the pot leads so either position is on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members onelife Posted July 30, 2016 Members Share Posted July 30, 2016 The switch and the pot are actually two separate things. Leave the switch portion out of the circuit and you will be fine - it won't make any difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted July 31, 2016 Moderators Share Posted July 31, 2016 Doh, yes, for coil tap, you are correct! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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