2 vol, 2 tone control question

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No, it is not the same. See my example above. The loading, output impedance, and signal drop will all be different at the same intermediate pot setting with the selector in neck or bridge position. They will only be the same at full volume (or no volume).

This is not better or worse necessarily, but it does answer the question of why manufacturers use the standard method--presumably they expect that their customers expect more linear HF response as they rotate the volume pot.
 
I'll have to give it a close A/B listening test.

I tend to run my Volume/Tone pots full-tilt, most of the time...so I probably didn't notice any real HF tone changes with the independent wiring...and as I mentioned earlier...I'm always looking to shed treble rater than add it like some folks...
...so maybe that's why the independent wiring scheme doesn't sound bad to me.

I recently added some mini toggle DPDT toggle switches to a few of my guitars that are wired as tone switches with light value caps in two of the positions (.015uF and .033uF) so I can shave just a pinch of treble off the sound or a little bit more if desired.
I think 0.022uF is a bit too much for a small step, and .047uF too much for a large step.
I love those cap choices, and I can get three great tones with just a flick of the toggle. :cool:
The toggles are located right in-between the 2 Volume and 2 Tone knobs...so it was an easy mod to do and it doesn't look too out of place with the mini toggles.
 
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