i want to turn the controls on my epi t-bird from volume volume tone to volume blend tone i know nothing about this stuff though, so my questions are.... can i keep the original volume pot or do i need to get another one? and is this a good blend pot to use? or can i be linked to a better one? http://www.guitarpartsusa.com/item--Guitar-Blender-Pot--PROD284
That one would be fine, but I prefer to look on eBay... http://cgi.ebay.com/AUDIO-BLEND-500...VQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1638Q2em118Q2el1247 BEZDEZ has always done right by me, and her prices are *very* reasonable. For ground shipping, her cost is $8, which is less than the price you liked above, and that isn't counting the $6 guitarpartsusa charges for standard shipping.
oooo will do and how about the other question i asked? can i still keep my original volume pot or do i need another now?
You can keep one volume pot that you are using now, it's fine. You just send the pickups to the blend, the blend to the volume, the tone connects to the volume also, and then the volume goes to the output jack.
thanks a lot for this but you wouldnt happen to know where i can find a schematic of this configuration would you? i need to give it to the guy who will be installing it
Take a look at this... a google search is your friend, if you want wiring schematics... http://www.bartolini.net/pdf/blndinst_alpha.pdf
i just baught that blend pot and it came in today, but the guy im gana have put it in always asks for schematics so does anybody have one? im gana be putting it into my thunderbird.... so it will be volume - blend - tone...