Can I do this?? Push/Pull knob question.

[benthughes]

Here goes....

I've got a pair of Nordstrand dual coils incoming with an Audere Preamp. I was contemplating installing 2 switches for series/single/parallel operation but decided against the option that would require drilling additional holes and really... I only want the single coils option and could live without series operation.

The Audere preamp volume is wired as a stacked volume/tone control. Can I use a push/pull pot on the balance pot to activate the single coil on both pickups at the same time?

Wire both pickups to the push/pull pot=> over to the volume pot==> back to balance pot then standard wiring scheme. If theres a better way to do this, let me know. Is there a stacked pot with push/pull option...this sounds huge.

Thanks in Advance!

 

[line6man]

Push/pulls on blends or dual ganged pots are rare. You can do it if you can find the pot, but you might have to search around.

 

[benthughes]

line6man. I've been scouring the forums and have to say, you are the man . I think, "worst case scenario", I add the switches. I'll see what kind of real estate is available after the preamp install and see if this is even possible. I'd utilize the single coil mod a bit but otherwise I'm good with what would be available. upon review I recall the Audere to have solder less compression connections for the pickups meaning that rewiring a pot to send off to those connections would be way more of a hassle than drilling and installing a switch unless I'm way off on what's going on with this pre.

I'm thinking neck pickup=>3 way switch=>audere/bridge pickup=>switch=>Audere.

I'll wire it up 18V and see what options I may have from there.

 

[Hodovsky]

If you want to pay a rather large sum of money, you could always aquire the M.E.C. stacked volume/blend. That would allow the tone to be placed next to it and have it push/pull or otherwise. It would be more expensive, but it would allow you to keep the bass without extra holes.