Spin a split question

[Ed Hunter]

I wanted to try the SAS mod on my one guitar that has 2 hums with 1 volume, 1 tone pot.
My question is can i wire both buckers to be split on the ONE tone pot and use my 3 way switch like always ? or do you have to just have one bucker per pot to dial in a split with this mod?

[WGTP]

My first thoughts are that it won't work, but I'm no electronic wizard. You could get a dual pot and use one for each pickup.

[ehdwuld]

yea
I believe it will be one pickup per SAS

EDIT
per pot I mean

[Ed Hunter]

yea
I believe it will be one pickup per SAS

thanks i guess i will make it split for the neck pup only then. i wanted to have both pups on(center position on my 3 way) and split for my cleans.

[King IzzO)))]

What does this do to the full HB sound? I'm thinking I might try it in my SG on the bridge, but it's already a dark pickup, so I'm a little concerned about that.

Also, I saw the thread about what pot values to use, with a 100K log being the best choice for a useable range (or wiring in a resistor), but mainly I'm doing it to avoid making a hole for a switch and push/pulls won't fit, so a 500K audio should effectively be a switch, right?

[Ed Hunter]

What does this do to the full HB sound? I'm thinking I might try it in my SG on the bridge, but it's already a dark pickup, so I'm a little concerned about that.

Also, I saw the thread about what pot values to use, with a 100K log being the best choice for a useable range (or wiring in a resistor), but mainly I'm doing it to avoid making a hole for a switch and push/pulls won't fit, so a 500K audio should effectively be a switch, right?

from what i read you can dial in the amount of coil % that is being split! really cool idea and mod!
http://www.seymourduncan.com/support...ps/spinasplit/

[idsnowdog]

If you have two pickups on the same pot with a SAS you will get variable split on the bridge/neck/middle. The split will be equally applied to both pickups in the middle position.

[Ed Hunter]

If you have two pickups on the same pot with a SAS you will get variable split on the bridge/neck/middle. The split will be equally applied to both pickups in the middle position.

thats cool and will work for me thanks

[WGTP]

Since your still using the pot as your tone control, I'd go with a 500k. That way, you won't get too much treble cut with your pickup split.

FWIW, I found a 1 meg REVERSE log pot that works great, because you get lots of range for the split before the tone control starts working. From 10 to 6 is the split and then the tone control starts cutting in. Don't know where you could get one these days.

[Zhangliqun]

You could put in a concentric pot (2 pots on one shaft) and work it that way.

[Ayrton]

I have been wanting to try this on one of my HxS guitars for some time now. I will try to get to it this weekend.

[GoldenVulture]

I use a tapped pot. The tap is about halfway on the pot. Single coil at the tap, HB at full turn. Obviously it blends between the the tap and full.

[GoldenVulture]

You could put in a concentric pot (2 pots on one shaft) and work it that way.

you could even whack in a dual shaft/dual taper pot.

[Ed Hunter]

it is working out for me perfect, what a great mod seymour came up with!

[WGTP]

Not sure who came up with the mod. The first Peavey guitars were wired with it. Prior to that Gibson and Fender were too tight *** to admit that there was merit in the others pickups. I guess there were also patent issues at some point.