Rhoads control layout......

[Venomous]

On a original Rhoads what were/are the controls? Was it volume , volume , tone? or was it volume , tone , tone? I know that on a new RR the specs say volume , tone , tone and just wanted to know if its always been that way.

[toejam]

Some older ones did have volume, volume, tone. Not sure what years they were like that or if they started like that. Since everything was custom made to order, I guess you could order it with whatever layout you wanted.

[Venomous]

I never took the fact that they were custom made back then in to consideration, but it makes sense.

I was asking cause i have a fernandes Rhoads copy and i need to rewire it. I'm trying to decide which way would be more effective. If i have 2 volumes i could do the Randy thing with the 3 way ( but i wouldnt use it that much) But having 2 tones would give me a bigger variation in sound , right?

[BLOOD SPLATTER]

Original San Dimas Rhoads were generally Volume(neck hum) Volume(bridge hum) Tone(master) unless otherwise specified by the customer!!

[Ozz666]

I agree...they were generally V-V-T...I'm fairly certain they still are, my '95 EDS RR was v-v-t and my RR1-T is too.

[StukaJU87]

I prefer the v/v/t set up myself. My 2 older RR's are set up that way. I think my JCF01 RR is too. My newer RR1T is v/t/t. I will get around to changing it sooner or later.

I like being able to keep the neck volume off, and switching to that position at the end of a song in a gig situation. It also allows the toggle switch effect RR and alot of others have used over the years.

[shreddermon]

I prefer the v/v/t set up myself.

+1. Wish they'd switch the RR1's standard wiring back to this layout.

[TruckerDave]

I'm changing it V/V/T tomorrow, today i did some routing because the EMG's wont fit into the stock duncan holes
is that common?

[Venomous]

Ok so my next question then is , which knob is which?
Is it like this


Or should the volume knobs be the other way around ( bridge where neck is and neck where bridge is in the pic)?

[StukaJU87]

Is it like this

That's correct.

[Venomous]

Thanks for the info

[toejam]

You can do it whatever way works best for you. Dave Mustaine had his guitars (both production KV1 and Y2KV) wired with the volume knob closest to the bridge as the bridge volume.

[charvel750]

There is no "right way" to do it. But most of the stock wiring in passive systems was neck vol/bridge vol/master tone. From 1990 until at least 1993, a USA production Rhoads was wired as: master volume, master tone, mid boost because they were using the JE-1200 active circuit at that time.

[zeegler]

You can do it whatever way works best for you. Dave Mustaine had his guitars (both production KV1 and Y2KV) wired with the volume knob closest to the bridge as the bridge volume.

Me too. I changed my RR1 to V/V/T as soon as I got it, and the volume knob closest to the bridge pickup is the bridge pickup volume.