More volume, more tone

[Tooling]

I have a couple of SLATQH's and while they are basically the perfect guitar IMHO....I would really like two volume and two tone pots...has anybody done this,"mod", to there guitar and how did it turn out? Maybe some pics? I know I would want them below the existing pots because as others have complained the volume on the SL2H is in an awful location...unless your really into volume swells that is...but I aint! A little off topic but the only other change I would make to an SLATQH is a 24 3/4" scale...3/4" + two pots hardly justifies custom shop don't you think.

[Number Of The Priest]

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You're trying to make a Les Paul out of your SLATQHs? [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

You could do the concentric pot thing... volume/tone knob and then another volume/tone knob, I THINK. This would definitely solve your problem... provided that volume/tone concentric controls actually exist and aren't a figment of a Newcensteining NOTP imagination... [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[Tooling]

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I've never heard of concentric pots....tell me more [img]/images/graemlins/popcorn.gif[/img]

As far as trying to turn my SLATQH's into a Les Paul....naaaah...that's what my GoldTop is for [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

That vol/tone config. really opens a guitar up to cool sounds that's all

[dinkyjacksonman]

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I banez did that with RG series and looked so ugly.
I am not sure if you really need these knobs.
I think 2Vols and 1 Tone would be enough...
I never use tone knobs on my Les Paul.

[Number Of The Priest]

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A concentric pot is two controls in one knob position. One control is stacked on top of another control. Here's an example. Look at the bottom knob on my brother's new bass below. It's the EMG-VMC Variable Mid Control, a dual EQ control in one knob position. I forget which does which, but one of the knobs controls mid cut and the other controls mid boost.





See, one knob stacked on top of the other. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

But I am not sure knobs like that exist for passive volume/tone controls... [img]/images/graemlins/scratchhead.gif[/img]

[YetAnotherOne]

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But I am not sure knobs like that exist for passive volume/tone controls... [img]/images/graemlins/scratchhead.gif[/img]

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They do.

[sambencuda]

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Stew mac has em...........

[Number Of The Priest]

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Oh, frickin' SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEET! [img]/images/graemlins/headbang.gif[/img] Looks like I wasn't imagining them after all... [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] Carry on... [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

Hmmm... maybe time to get some for my Shannon... [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[Tooling]

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cool...thanks guys....sure beats drilling holes and stuff.

[Number Of The Priest]

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Just make sure these concentric pots are compatible with the holes are are currently drilled in the SLATQH... [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

[YetAnotherOne]

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Yes, please don't perform a Dr. Newcenstein on your SLATQHs.

[Tooling]

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Damn...Number of the Priest..it seems your all excited about trying to turn your Jackson into a LesPaul [img]/images/graemlins/poke.gif[/img]

[Number Of The Priest]

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Yes, please don't perform a Dr. Newcenstein on your SLATQHs.

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Or a RacerX Shotgun Soloist on them either... [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

[Tooling]

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Don't bring RacerX into this...he's been beating up on me a little lately...I've been trying to hide [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[Dreamland_Rebel]

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i've always found them troublesome in live situations. but thats just me. i had my Rhoads Pro rewiried to just have the front volume and the pup selector active. i guess i just have a harder time going for the bridge vol (which i use pretty much most of the time) for fast vol outs when its not located up in front of the bridge.