Busted tone pot bypass surgery.

[Leader]

I got an Ibanez S470 and I busted the tone pot. I pulled the knob and the post came with it. Instead of replacing the pot can I bypass it? I never use it anyway. I was thinking of just rewiring the thing so there is just a volume control. I'll glue the old knob on just for looks. It has 3 pups, HB-SC-HB, and a 5 way switch, one volume and one busted tone. I believe the tone pot is 500k.

So how can I bypass the tone pot?

[rgr]

There is a wire from one of the tabs on the volume pot to one of the tabs on the tone pot, cut it, done. There is probably a ground wire from the back of the volume pot to the back of the tone pot, if there is nothing else hooked to the back of the tone pot, you can cut that one off too.

[Leader]

There is a cap on the tone pot.
Here is a diagram...
http://www.ibanez.com/wiring/diagrams/W96039.GIF

[rgr]

Yep, thanks what makes it roll off highs, but, if you cut the wire, it no longer exists in the signal path.

[Leader]

I will give it a try. Thanks.

Will it effect the tone? I hear that bypassing the tone will make the guitar brighter.

[rgr]

Maybe slightly brighter than when the tone control is in the full "on" positition, but probably not a huge difference, this is one of those areas where to some people it's like night and day, and to others it's not a big deal. Whether you will actually be able to tell a difference is based on your pickups, amp, signal chain (effects pedals, whatever), etc...

[Gex]

Dont glue the extra knob, just put another pot in its place, (unwired) and put the knob on that, and that will make it look like they'res nothing wrong.


Or you could use the spot for some fancy mod.

[Leader]

Originally Posted by Gex

Dont glue the extra knob, just put another pot in its place, (unwired) and put the knob on that, and that will make it look like they'res nothing wrong.


Or you could use the spot for some fancy mod.

I can't get the right pot to match my knob thats why I want to remove it from the circut all together. (lol) I can only get a fender style pot that won't accept my old knob. If I can get the right pot to fit my old knob then I will install it but for now I'm gonna leave the old one there. I jammed the post back in and the pot only kinda works right now so my settings are muddy and super muddy with nothing in between.

[rgr]

Just tune down a couple of steps and it'll be fine

[Leader]

OK so I disconnected the wire from the middle post on the pot and left the ground connected and it worked perfect. It is a bit brighter but I like it! Sounds great! Im playing through a Marshall DSL50 and a 1960A 4x12 with a Line6 Crunchtone overdrive up front. I have a rig that I connect in the loop but I didn't connect it, I wanted to hear just the guitar.

The bypass surgery was a success!

[rgr]

Cool, glad the patient lived

[j.arledge]

i cut the tone pot out in my rg570 and went paul gilbert style with a tone zone and paf pro . I love it .The 5 way is wired up like a PRS 5 way. I took the middle single coil out . I love it , extermly versital .