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This is pretty easy to implement - basically, a normal active/passive scenario except with the tone control added in. I grabbed a few diagrams from the internet to explain each component.
The master volume and blend need to be wired passively, i.e. between the (passive) pickups and the active/passive switch. Here's a typical blend pot. Source A and Source B are your pickups:
The "output" wire goes to the input for the volume pot, which is wired as any typical passive volume pot would be:
Then, the Output from the volume pot goes to your active/passive switch.
Use a typical push/pull pot or DPDT switch for the active/passive switch, such that it switches the output from the master volume is used as the "input from pickups." You can find diagrams for this all over the internet:
The only change you need to make is to add the tone control such that it's only in the circuit when the switch is in passiv mode (if that's what you want). To do so, connect a wire from the jumper across the top of the switch to your tone control. If you want the passive tone control to be in the circuit all the time, connect it to the "output to jack" wire.
The tone control should be wired as typical. "to positive" in this diagram is where you'd connect to the jumper in the switch:
The tone control can be it's own separate pot. Or you can stack it with the active treble pot, if you can find a stacked pot of the correct values.
The master volume and blend need to be wired passively, i.e. between the (passive) pickups and the active/passive switch. Here's a typical blend pot. Source A and Source B are your pickups:
The "output" wire goes to the input for the volume pot, which is wired as any typical passive volume pot would be:
Then, the Output from the volume pot goes to your active/passive switch.
Use a typical push/pull pot or DPDT switch for the active/passive switch, such that it switches the output from the master volume is used as the "input from pickups." You can find diagrams for this all over the internet:
The only change you need to make is to add the tone control such that it's only in the circuit when the switch is in passiv mode (if that's what you want). To do so, connect a wire from the jumper across the top of the switch to your tone control. If you want the passive tone control to be in the circuit all the time, connect it to the "output to jack" wire.
The tone control should be wired as typical. "to positive" in this diagram is where you'd connect to the jumper in the switch:
The tone control can be it's own separate pot. Or you can stack it with the active treble pot, if you can find a stacked pot of the correct values.
