[ibznorange]

i was wondering if anybody knows if a pair of push/pull pots would fit in an s7.
i want to put pretty much the same setup in there as Leon did in his rg7620 of doom, with the series parallel setup, just i dont want to get them and have them not fit, i know the s7 has a small control cavity

[scott from _actual time_]

a standard-size push/pull pot will fit in the volume knob location on a stock S7, but the control cavity is too shallow to fit one in the tone knob location. so you could only do series/parallel switching for one humbucker.

if you're running an S7420 or 7320 with the stock 5-way switching, you already have the neck humbucker in both series and parallel (switch positions 1 and 2)....

[ibznorange]

yeah, good point, but then it could be funky maintaining the one wire config of the bridge with the parallel setting on push pull. i was honestly just looking to convert it to a 3way.

tried it have you? lol, i figured someone around here has. i can always just buy one and try. Dimarzio pushpulls look awfully short compared to a standard, has anyone else noticed that?

[EDIT]
What about push/pull minipots?

[scott from _actual time_]

Originally Posted by ibznorange

yeah, good point, but then it could be funky maintaining the one wire config of the bridge with the parallel setting on push pull.

funky, but still possible.

Originally Posted by ibznorange

tried it have you? lol, i figured someone around here has. i can always just buy one and try. ... What about push/pull minipots?

all the push/pull pots i've seen are mini pots, but that doesn't help with this--the mini is the pot diameter, not the height/depth.

you can try, but you won't get one to fit in the tone knob position (the volume knob one just barely fits). open your S control cavity and take a look. push/pull pots are ~ 1 3/8" deep, and there's only about 1/2" of depth for the tone knob.

[Stitch]

Why not just set the volume as a master series/parallel switch?

[scott from _actual time_]

Originally Posted by Stitch

Why not just set the volume as a master series/parallel switch?

you need all 6 poles of a DPDT to switch one humbucker series to parallel.

you could wire one push/pull as a master full humbucker / coil cut switch, because that only needs 2-3 poles.

[ibznorange]

yeah youse is has a rightness.

could i set the push pull in the volume to a master coil cut, and then toss in a pair of 2 way miniswitches for series parallel? is that doable?

[scott from _actual time_]

Originally Posted by ibznorange

could i set the push pull in the volume to a master coil cut, and then toss in a pair of 2 way miniswitches for series parallel? is that doable?

quite probably, yes. i can't be positive because i haven't sat down and drawn it out, but i can't think of any reason it would not be doable.

[frank falbo]

The older Japanese Sabers, Radius, and Roadstars had a push/push pot that was just a SPDT switch, but that fits in the tone pot on an S series. So you could have a push/pull on the volume and a push/push on the tone. The volume knob could Series/Parallel one pickup and coil tap the other. Not really what you want but no toggle holes.

Personally I don't mind having a mini toggle or two on the S body shape, but even those are a tight fit. They make 4PDT mini toggles that could be your master Series/Parallel for both pickups. If you find an On/On/On you can make it a Series/Split/Parallel for both pickups.

[ibznorange]

that sounds nice...
maybe i'll try that.