The CA Country Gentleman wiring layout is fine: master volume, master tone, and an individual volume for the bridge only. No volume for the neck should help retain a touch more high end sparkle, while you can still control the relative volume of the bridge.
The circuit I suggested would allow you to balance both pickups, say 70% bridge 100% neck, or 100% bridge 50% neck etc, when in the middle position. At the centre detent both pickups are at 100%, turn it towards the bridge and the neck stays at 100% but the bridge decreases, and vice versa. But, the balance pot setting for the selected individual pickup still applies when not in the middle position. If you have it set at 100% neck and 75% bridge and then switch to the bridge position the bridge will still be at 75%, if you switch to the neck position the neck will still be at 100% and vice versa. If you wanted 100% bridge you'd need to turn the balance pot back to the centre detent etc. I think this type of circuit would be good if you want to adjust the relative volume between the pickups, but not so good if you're the type who like to constantly tweak the bridge volume etc.
Good quality shielded wire is a plus for hollow bodies if you want to minimise hum and interference. You can't shield the cavities in a hollow body and there are usually some long wire runs to pickup selectors and master volumes etc, so good shielded wire can make a big difference in how 'quiet' the guitar is.
Last edited by WeirdBits; 28-04-2015 at 12:41 PM.
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