question about a blend pot

I have two Les Paul type guitars. One is a Carvin CM140 and the other is an ESP LTD 1000.

I hate having separate volume controls. I want to wire both pickups to the front volume knob, leaving the middle pot open. They both have 3 knobs. A friend suggested I put a blending pot there.

Will this work? The only mod I have ever done is changing out a pickup. I am thinking if this is too complicated I can have Ron Pace do it for me in Houston. The carvin is wired for stereo, and has an additional 3 mini toggles, so it has a littlle extra wiring going on under the hood.

Has anyone used this set up, and is it worthwhile?

Thanks.

Here is one possible wiring methods of a Blend Pot for Guitar

http://diyguitarmods.com/diyprojects/2pickupblendpotmod/index.html

Stewmac.com carries them among other suppliers on the Internet

Are they all different? I swear I got one frome either Fralin or Callaham and it was great, this newer one I have doesn't seem to blend as well, or noticable IMO?? Are they all the same, meaning even cheaper ones work as well?

A blend pot is two miniature pots stacked on top of eachother, with a reverse taper from one another and a shared shaft.

More simply, if the pot is at zero, the neck pickup would be volume at 10, the bridge at 0, at 5, both pickups would be at full volume, and at 10, the bridge would be at 10, neck at 0.

This is like a 3-way switch, but with "in between settings" that you'd usually get with individual volumes.

Because of the nature of a blend pot, you'll also want a master volume pot, but that was your plan already.

Thanks for the info. This is definitely something I want to try.

So are they all the same?? I've seen them from Callaham, stew mac, Fralin, Acme, etc. etc.???

Hey Barry, I'm surprised you haven't tried one out yet, considering all the strats you own!? So which one is your favorite?

I thought I'd try it in the LP style first. With the strats, I would probably need a push-pull blender if they make them, so I could blend on position 2 and 4. Then, if the strat was wired for a bridge/neck combination, which none of mine are yet, that would be an interesting blend to try.

As for favorite strat, my number one is the California Series with rosewood fretboard. Since I finally found a deal on one, I can probably part with the maple one. It's number one because of tone. The Tex-Mex pups are a bit overwound so I had to lower them a bit, sacrificing some dynamics/harmonics, but I'm hoping a set of low output vintage 57/62's solves that issue. After all, the California Series was just a 62RI with a slightly different neck radius and the Tex Mex pups.

The legacy is built and plays a hair better, but the swamp ash is a tad too bright. The 22'nd fret comes in handy when playing Gary Moore's 'Still Got the Blues'. When I get the 57/62's I'll have to see if they warm up the legacy or not.

I haven't played the Jap strat yet. I just bought it on Ebay and it will be shipped Friday or Saturday. Can't remember if it is alder or basswood, but I have read good things about these guitars. I'll probably buy a mid 80's one if I like this one, as they are still sometimes sold at a bargain.

I've had so many strats it's not funny. I'm guessing you're going to really enjoy the MIJ, the ones I've owned were all very good instruments.