Push Pull Pot Connections

To perform the bright switch mod you need a standard volume pot and a push pull tone pot.

Push pull pot connections. A push pull pot is an electrical component used in electric guitars and basses. The diagram below shows how the terminal assignments translate from one style to the other. Push pull pots how they work wiring modore cts pot diagram spst stewmac com les paul my diagrams understanding guitar seymour duncan planet z 500k volume 500 resistor 250k on split mode 7 way stratocaster six string supplies mod for dual humbucker only one 4 conductor push pull pots how they work wiring modore push pull pots how read more. The solder terminals are laid out a little differently but the connections are electrically the same.

Due to this the pickups become brighter and more hi fi sounding. When the bright switch is in the down position lug 3 of the volume pot connects to ground. Cts pots have long been the first choice in american guitars. It s a standard potentiometer with an added built in switch.

Pull the knob to coil cut a humbucker switch a pickup in out or control anything. Push pull potentiometers offer you a way to add a switch to your guitar without making any permanent changes. The signal enters lug 1 of the volume pot and lug 1 is also connected to the input of the tone pot. The switch is electrically separate from the control pot.

When the push pull pot is down lug 3 and the cap are both connected to ground. They connect to ground via connecting to terminals c e of the push pull pot. When the switch is up the ground lifts off of the tone pot and the volume pot. The switch is activated by pulling it out of or pushing it back into the rotary shaft of the pot.