Guest mgoetting Posted September 15, 2010 Posted September 15, 2010 Is there a good reason Heritage only puts one tone pot on the H170?
tulk1 Posted September 16, 2010 Posted September 16, 2010 Is there a good reason Heritage only puts one tone pot on the H170? Yes, Mark, yes there is.
Guest mgoetting Posted September 16, 2010 Posted September 16, 2010 Yes, Mark, yes there is. Whew! I hoped so. Thanks. But is it a secret?
H Posted September 19, 2010 Posted September 19, 2010 It was something I thought would bother me at first but, having played mine for some months now, I don't really think about it too much. I can't set the 170 up for 'woman tone' lead with a crunchy rhythm now without fooling about with the pots part way through a song but it's about the only situation I've found that is a problem. I don't know why it's only got a single tone control though. Somebody probably does and I'm sure the answer is imminent
schundog Posted September 20, 2010 Posted September 20, 2010 My Flying V is set up that way, too, 2 volume, 1 tone, probably because there isn't any more room on the V for another pot! I find that I like the arrangement, however. It just feels normal after playing for a couple of minutes. Why only one on the 170? I got nothing....
Guest mgoetting Posted September 20, 2010 Posted September 20, 2010 The toggle for the 170 is about where the other tone pot would be. There is no toggle switch cavity. So maybe there's not enough room. This could be a cost containing move. Forgoing the switch cavity and routing channel may be why Big Bob's Popsickle is over 10 lbs.
blueox Posted September 20, 2010 Posted September 20, 2010 Earlier this year, I took delivery on my custom Heritage H110 with one tone, and also just one volume control. Of course, when one is spec-ing out a custom guitar, one doesn't cut corners for their "ultimate" guitar, so this control layout wasn't for saving money. Three of my other guitars came with one tone and one volume, two of which had their roots from the origins of electric guitar, and another guitar was setup with one tone and two volumes, so I've had some experience with this setup. The two-volume and two-tone configuration, which I have on a couple of other guitars including an H150, allows for a wide array of tonal adjustments. However, I find that (for me) the simplified version of one tone and one volume works just fine. I guess I'm not after subleties, and I tend to set the tone at the beginning of a jam and leave it, preferring to switch between pickups for more contrast. On the custom H110, I did throw in a coil tap switch which allows for another useful kind of tonal variation. Simplification does have its limits, and I would never go so far as to own a guitar with just one pickup and a single volume control that I see on stage from time to time.
big bob Posted September 20, 2010 Posted September 20, 2010 The toggle for the 170 is about where the other tone pot would be. There is no toggle switch cavity. So maybe there's not enough room. This could be a cost containing move. Forgoing the switch cavity and routing channel may be why Big Bob's Popsickle is over 10 lbs. Bob no longer owns the Popsicle, I own the tomato, the tomato is heavy in more ways than one. The Popsicle is Kates and weighs almost nothing.. maybe 6.5 lbs I'm in the process of switching mine electronics to one master volume two tone pots. that way I can play with the treble bass mix
Guest mgoetting Posted September 21, 2010 Posted September 21, 2010 Bob no longer owns the Popsicle, I own the tomato, the tomato is heavy in more ways than one. The Popsicle is Kates and weighs almost nothing.. maybe 6.5 lbs I'm in the process of switching mine electronics to one master volume two tone pots. that way I can play with the treble bass mix Then you'll have the strap button in the wrong spot and your controls screwed up. What next, dice knobs?
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