Alternate H170 wiring (or any 3 control guitar)

[PunkKitty]

I can't link the diagram directly because it's copyrighted. But I can post a link.

 

I used this wiring on one of my H170's tonight along with a set of Gibson 57 Classics. It adds a bass cut knob but gets rid of one volume control. So you end up with 1 volume, 1 treble cut (normal tone), and 1 bass cut. The bass cut knob works in reverse. At 0 you have full bass. At 10 the bass is cut and can simulate a single coil sound. This is similar to the control setup used on Reverend guitars and is a variation of a G&L diagram. So far I like it quite a bit. I don't lose any of the normal humbucking sound. But I add a SC simulation that is humbucking.

 

Here's the link. I also added a volume kit to the volume control so I can better control the roll off of volume.

[Genericmusic]

Very cool, PK, Thanks ford posting.

[Franke]

I've been toying with something like this on my 137. I wonder how it would handle P90s...

 

I have a G&L and to be honest I don't know why every manufacturer uses seperate treble and bass tone controls. The variability you get is outstanding.

[PunkKitty]

Slammer, from everything I've read on this scheme, it handles single coils well. So it should work great with P90s. I'm trying to figure out how to wire it with 2 volume controls and separate treble and bass.