How to make my JM less trebly?

johnnyseven · Post by **johnnyseven** » Fri Oct 15, 2010 8:40 am

That would make it darker but it's a different type of tone altogether - i'm trying to make the tone from my bridge pickup less trebly, but thanks for the suggestion.

johnnyseven · Post by **johnnyseven** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 8:53 pm

Just a question, will putting a 500 or 250K volume pot in my JM lower the overall output volume?

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 1:25 am

It should not affect the output, but you will probably loose some treble. I have a Jagmaster with hot Jazzmaster pickups (neck 8400 and 9400 bridge) and I have 500K pots and it's plenty loud.

johnnyseven · Post by **johnnyseven** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 9:53 am

Thanks. I want to reduce treble but not output volume so it seems like putting in 500K pots will do the trick.

Post by **Doog** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 11:01 am

Reducing treble will certainly reduce perceived volume, but nothing so major that couldn't be sorted with adjusting the pickup height.

Grant · Post by **Grant** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 6:52 pm

Wouldn't wiring in a cap to cover the distance between a 1meg pot and a 250k (or 500k or 300k) pot do the same thing as swapping out the pots themselves? It'd certainly be easier.

I don't mean a new cap for the tone pot, I mean one permanently to ground from the regular (no-rhythm) circuit.

johnnyseven · Post by **johnnyseven** » Wed Oct 20, 2010 8:36 am

Thanks for the suggestion but I know nothing of electronics so have no idea how to do what you suggested. I can however change a pot as it is just a matter of soldering the wires from one pot to the same place on the other pot - even I can do that.

George · Post by **George** » Wed Oct 20, 2010 11:46 am

Yeah, just swap the 1meg for the 250k, lug for lug, and where the cap goes etc. If you photograph it first you'll have a guide to go by.