Members Tomm Williams Posted November 10, 2017 Members Share Posted November 10, 2017 I just acquired one of these guitars and didn't even realize it had push pull pots until I started messing around with it. Best I can determine, their only function is to boost their respective pick up. Is that correct? I don't detect them doing anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 What model year is your SG? Are all of the pots push / pull, or just a couple of them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tomm Williams Posted November 10, 2017 Author Members Share Posted November 10, 2017 2014 and its both volume pots. I bought it from a small but reportable store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted November 12, 2017 Members Share Posted November 12, 2017 Gibson doesn't reference push/pull pots in their description of that model: http://www.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/SG/Gibson-USA/SG-61-Reissue-Satin.aspx,http://archive.gibson.com/en-us/divisions/gibson%20usa/products/sg/sg%2061reissue/. Your guitar may have had the pots replaced. My Schecter has a push/pull tone pot that splits the coils and I notice an accompanying volume drop. Just a guess but I'd say that's what was done to your SG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tomm Williams Posted November 12, 2017 Author Members Share Posted November 12, 2017 Gibson doesn't reference push/pull pots in their description of that model: http://www.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/SG/Gibson-USA/SG-61-Reissue-Satin.aspx, http://archive.gibson.com/en-us/divisions/gibson%20usa/products/sg/sg%2061reissue/. Your guitar may have had the pots replaced. My Schecter has a push/pull tone pot that splits the coils and I notice an accompanying volume drop. Just a guess but I'd say that's what was done to your SG. I believe you are correct. The more I play with it the more it seems to take on a single coil tone in one position Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Freeman Keller Posted November 13, 2017 Members Share Posted November 13, 2017 One quick way to find out, particularly if your pickups don't have covers, is to tap on one of the pole pieces with a small screw driver. If the coil is active you'll hear that tapping noise in your amp - if you've "split" the pickup then you'll get a noise from one coil but not the other. Most of the time "splitting" is done by grounding one of the coils rather than floating it - you can look at the back of the pot where the switch will be and see how it is wired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted November 13, 2017 Members Share Posted November 13, 2017 Freeman, if I'd been thinking I would have mentioned tapping the pole pieces. Thanks for elaborating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Freeman Keller Posted November 14, 2017 Members Share Posted November 14, 2017 I do that all the time when I'm wiring something and want to make sure I've got it right but don't want to put strings on it. Lots of times I'll want to check switch positions or see if I have a pot wired correctly - I'll plug it into the little amp that sits under the bench and tap on a pickup pole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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