Wiring without a volume control?

[Grokostimpy]

I'm wondering if it's possible to wire up my guitar with only my pickup selector and a single tone control?

 

I have a 2 humbucker guitar, and I like to use tone but I NEVER touch my volume control... so I want to get rid of it.

 

Any reason why I shouldn't try it? Thanks guys!!

[*BLEEP*]

I've seen this done before -- just an on/off switch, no volume. I'd have a volume pedal downstream, though.

[PrawnHeed]

No reason why you shouldn't try it, but what will getting rid of it give you that you don't already have?

[Grokostimpy]

No reason why you shouldn't try it, but what will getting rid of it give you that you don't already have?

Good question my guitar is a Steinberger, so real-estate in my control cavity is premium! Right now I'm dealing with a stacked/concentric pot for vol & tone but I don't like it. I'd rather just have the tone there.

I'm just worried that the volume control might have some impact on the circuit even while at 10?

[Elias Graves]

It does. Whether you take it off 10 or not, there is still resistance in a pot and it alters sound.

If you want to get really nitpicky about it, you can measure the reistance of the pot while dimed then install a resistor of that value in it's place. That should keep the sound pretty close.

 

EG

[EADGBE]

I'm wondering if it's possible to wire up my guitar with only my pickup selector and a single tone control?

 

Sure.

[the_gunslinger]

I would put some sort of on/off switch on it at least.