Scott's GED-enBacker RC-4 Build

[geddyfan]

Awesome wife indeed, nice case.

3 push/pull volumes and master tone is a relatively easy layout, but if you get stuck just ask and I'll draw something up for you. However, just using volume pots to select/control the three pickups may not be ideal, for a number of reasons, so you may want to consider some switches. If you add two standard 3-way toggles to your push/pull plan you could have any combination of the 3 pickups (any one, any two or all three) using those two switches, plus still have your individual volumes and coil splitting etc.


Bootsy is a special case, in all aspects.

Thanks for the offer...why wouldn't it be ideal?

Switches can be cool...so, starting from what I described and incorporating what you describe with the two 3-way toggles, how would it all wire together?

And yes...Bootsy is special

Thanks!

My real name is Scott, too, btw

[DaveyCustom]

Just caught up on this build! Great looking bass! I wish I'd thought of the body contours when I did my Lemmy RCA-4.. oh well.. next time... I love the top! Cant wait to see the finish...

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[WeirdBits]

3 volumes and 1 tone with no switches means there are four pots constantly in the circuit, regardless of which pickup(s) is/are turned up or on. This can cause the loss of some treble/highs to ground through the pots. Also, it affects the loading on the pickups which potentially changes how they sound compared to what you expect. Additionally, to mute the bass you'll need to turn down all non-zero volumes, which will be a pain if all three are up. Just my thoughts.

The two toggle switches would work like this:
Toggle switch 1 selects between bridge/bridge + neck/neck
Toggle switch 2 selects between middle/middle + toggle switch 1/toggle switch 1

So, the layout would basically be:
bridge pickup -> push/pull volume -> toggle switch 1 in A
neck pickup -> push/pull volume -> toggle switch 1 in B
toggle switch 1 out -> toggle switch 2 in A
middle pickup -> push/pull volume -> toggle switch 2 in B
toggle switch 2 out -> master tone -> output jack

(if you can understand my awkward explanation)

[Hobastard]

...and my wife, being awesome...bought me a hard case for my project...fits great!

Attachment 18097

Gotta protect it...it might be awesome one day!

How Much?????

[geddyfan]

How Much?????

$129 on Amazon...free shipping

[Hobastard]

No, I mean your Wife, I want one like her.....

[Kick]

Haha! LOL!

[geddyfan]

No, I mean your Wife, I want one like her.....

I was talking about my wife...$129 on Amazon...free shipping...you can get ANYTHING on Amazon these days

[Kick]

Oh man!! *Can't stop laughing*

[geddyfan]

3 volumes and 1 tone with no switches means there are four pots constantly in the circuit, regardless of which pickup(s) is/are turned up or on. This can cause the loss of some treble/highs to ground through the pots. Also, it affects the loading on the pickups which potentially changes how they sound compared to what you expect. Additionally, to mute the bass you'll need to turn down all non-zero volumes, which will be a pain if all three are up. Just my thoughts.

The two toggle switches would work like this:
Toggle switch 1 selects between bridge/bridge + neck/neck
Toggle switch 2 selects between middle/middle + toggle switch 1/toggle switch 1

So, the layout would basically be:
bridge pickup -> push/pull volume -> toggle switch 1 in A
neck pickup -> push/pull volume -> toggle switch 1 in B
toggle switch 1 out -> toggle switch 2 in A
middle pickup -> push/pull volume -> toggle switch 2 in B
toggle switch 2 out -> master tone -> output jack

(if you can understand my awkward explanation)

Yeah...I actually figured that's what you were going to say...imagine it would humm like crazy, too...

I think you're right on the money...what about rotary switches? Then I could use the same black dome knobs I got for the pots to unify the "look"

Six knobs on a Fakenbacker...that might actually be suitably manly-man for this bass...

Might have to make the control cavity bigger...