Question for Folks Wbo Understand Guitar Wiring

[CantankerousCarl]

Ok so I have a new used (non-PRS) axe, 2 pickup 1v 1t 3-way in which someone has performed a "0.001 capacitor/150K resistor parallel volume mod on a 3-way toggle."

For dummies like me, what the bloody heck IS that, and what purpose would it serve.

I would post a pic but judging by the condition of the solder splatters all over, the previous owner may have been blind, alcoholic, a toddler, or maybe even a blind alcoholic toddler. No offense meant to any of those three groups, especially if you fall into one of those groups.

 

[John Beef]

I'm very good at guitar wiring, even when drunk. In fact I impressed myself a few weeks ago, I'd had enough to drink one night that I had nearly forgotten I did the work. The next day, everything was wired up correctly.

So, the person sounds confused to me. You can wire up a cap and resistor in parallel across the input and output of a volume pot and get the same effect as PRS gets just using a 180pf cap wired up the same way, like they do from the factory. I don't fully understand why some people use a cap and resistor and others just use a cap. They seem to do the same thing. Anyway, that doesn't have anything to do with the 3 way switch.

I suppose you could run leads from the volume pot to a 3 way switch, and then put the cap/resistor there, and then be able to switch between a naked volume pot and one that's had the volume kit installed. Why the hell would you want to do that, I don't know, unless you were bored and had too much time on your hands and wanted to see how much a volume kit changes the overall tone of the guitar.

 

[CantankerousCarl]

Thanks John...so confusion aside, this mod is basically making sure one does not lose treble as the volume is rolled down?

 

[John Beef]

Yes, if it's done correctly. I would love to see a pic though.