This thread reminded me again of this excellent article on the connection between the electrical characteristics of a pickup and sound: http://buildyourguitar.com/resources/lemme/
Here is a wiring mod for double humbucker guitars giving you 8 different useful sounds using a 5-way 4 pole blade or rotary switch and a push/pull (or push/push) pot.
Switch positions:
1) Bridge humbucker
2) Bridge humbucker and outside neck single coil
3) Both humbuckers parallel
4) Neck...
A .022 uF (= 22 nF) sounds right and what is most commonly used on a PRS. Try unsoldering the cap from the tone pot and let the loose end of the cap touch ground (e.g. to the housing of a pot.). You should then definitely hear a difference in tone if the cap is working. If you hear this...
Voted 5-way blade. Quicker than the rotary, but more options readily available than the 3-way. But I still need a push/pull (or rather push/push) for more options...
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