Guest mgoetting Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 What is the thinking on Heritage having either volume pot kill the total sound when both pups are toggled on? This configuration constrains blending the two pickups. Heritage wouldn't do it if it didn't make sense. My Gibsons didn't do this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacemaker Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 watching this thread with interest . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoNameBand Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 What is the thinking on Heritage having either volume pot kill the total sound when both pups are toggled on? This configuration constrains blending the two pickups. Heritage wouldn't do it if it didn't make sense. My Gibsons didn't do this. My Gibson's do this and I believe that all similarly configured guitars do this. It is so when you want to kill the volume completely between songs for example, you don't need to turn both knobs off. In high gain situations, this becomes necessary unless you have another kill switch to eliminate the 60 cycle hum that can be generated by some lighting or electrical. As long as one is on a little, they will both work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoNameBand Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 What is the thinking on Heritage having either volume pot kill the total sound when both pups are toggled on? This configuration constrains blending the two pickups. Heritage wouldn't do it if it didn't make sense. My Gibsons didn't do this. To add to that, I believe the idea is, there is no need to turn one volume off completely for blending purposes. To eliminate one pickup, just switch the pickup off with the toggle. You can leave the volume where you want it when you want the pickup on. The only reason I can think of to completely turn off a volume knob would be to turn off All sound. To blend, you need some volume from each pickup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mgoetting Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 To add to that, I believe the idea is, there is no need to turn one volume off completely for blending purposes. To eliminate one pickup, just switch the pickup off with the toggle. You can leave the volume where you want it when you want the pickup on. The only reason I can think of to completely turn off a volume knob would be to turn off All sound. To blend, you need some volume from each pickup. That makes sense. If memory serves, and sometimes it doesn't serve well, the volume nose dives at about 3, so most of the potentiometer can be used for blending. I don't recall the old Gibsons doing this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersteel Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 All my Gibsons have done this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smurph1 Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 All my Gibsons have done this. mine too.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mgoetting Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 I don't recall my '60s Gibson doing that. I won't swear to it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuDBoNe Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 This is where all the magic tone comes from Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeLorean Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 It is easy enough to change it from master volume to independent volume (or vice versa). The master volume was what many people got used to, so they default to that. Independent does allow better blending in the middle switch position, at the cost of more work to turn it all the way down in that position (without a kill switch, as has been mentioned). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pushover Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 Can someone tell a neophite like myself whether this discussion is related to the 50's wiring versus modern wiring issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 Can someone tell a neophite like myself whether this discussion is related to the 50's wiring versus modern wiring issue? Yup. rooster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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