Can I use a 250k Resisitor on the output of a single going into a 500K Pot?

[SpikeSocietySucks]

I have a Tone Zone, an Area 58 and a PAF joe Wired with a superswich into a 500K Volume Pot.

The area 58 seems to brittle and bright with the 500k Volume pot, so I'm wondering if it would be okay to stick a 250K resistor on the pickup to make it act as if it were conected to a 250 K pot.

Is this possible, or would it have strange consiquences?

Thanks,

SPikey!xx

[Lefty Robb]

It would more than likely choke the pickup and give you 1/2 the volume you would normally get, it wouldn't do anything about the tone, thats just in the nature of the pickup. They make custom controls to help with the EQing of the pickups that replace the tone controls, gotta find the link somewhere, that might be your best bet, or get a different pickup that matches the PAF.

[SpikeSocietySucks]

Hmm, I was toying with the idea of using a 300K volume pot, becasue I've tried the area 58 with 250K control and it sounded fine, but I don't want to dull the humbuckers down either.

Something I'm toying with is attatching the 58 to a seperate 250K volume pot, but I'd rather keep it at the same 500K one its at now and add something to it's wiring.

[Lefty Robb]

why not just replace your 500 with a 250? or will it affect the Joe?

[SpikeSocietySucks]

I think it will dull the high end in both the Joe and the TZ

[RSVampire]

just deal with it or buy a warmer single coil

[Lefty Robb]

Originally Posted by RSVampire

just deal with it or buy a warmer single coil

Exactly, most single coils are bright and brittle anyways. and do you really use it enough to justify adding in its own volume knob?