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DIY Stompboxes => Building your own stompbox => Topic started by: zjokka on February 23, 2007, 12:09:55 PM

Title: Onboard Preamp vs guitar master volume
Post by: zjokka on February 23, 2007, 12:09:55 PM
This seems like a silly question, but didn't find any answer yet.
Logically I would wire

Pickups -> tone pot -> volume pot
Volume pot -> active/passive circuit selector switch -> guitar jack

This seems logical to me because I can use tone and volume controls in both active and passive setups and use the guitar volume to drive the booster.

Or are there important buffer/noise problems I overlooked?

thanks for reading this,
zj
Title: Re: Onboard Preamp vs guitar master volume
Post by: Meanderthal on February 23, 2007, 12:16:47 PM
 Only the hassle of repeatedly putting batteries in yer guitar. It gets old, even with one that has easy access. I've been there... (active basses, bah!)now I put my pedals on the floor.
Other than that, you got a good plan there.
Title: Re: Onboard Preamp vs guitar master volume
Post by: fikri on February 23, 2007, 12:21:06 PM
What is exactly you are looking for/questioning ? i think you still can have your Tone and Master Volume with or w/out your Active circuit. Normaly it would goes : Pickup=>P/U Selector=>Active circuit=>MasterVol&Tone. You could insert your bypass switch for your Active circuit after the P/U selector and goes directly to guitar master volume.
Title: Re: Onboard Preamp vs guitar master volume
Post by: zjokka on February 23, 2007, 12:58:57 PM
Quote from: Meanderthal on February 23, 2007, 12:16:47 PM
even with one that has easy access

:o
(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b230/zjokka/JJ%20Junk%20Acoustic/DSCN3855.jpg)

Got my inspiration here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4XO8Rbn_HI