Duel output jacks

by Justin Stanchfield

Jan 27

Hi all!

I'm in the planning stages of a baritone build, probably a fretless around 28", and I will probably use a PAF for the main pup, but might put a piezo in, too. So, my question is, has anyone used a separate output jack for each pup rather than volume or blender pots? I remember back in the 70s and 80s stereo guitars were a big thing but I never played on. Anyhow, as always, all advice appreciated.

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    Uncle Toad

    Feb 25

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      Uncle Toad

      Feb 25

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        Taffy Evans

        Hi, I have used this configuration on several guitars. They mainly consisted of the following setup.

        Magnetic pickup in the body.
        Piezo pickup c/w preamp fitted to the cone.
        1 x Volume pot
        1 x Tone pot.
        1 x blend pot.
        1x 3-way switch
        1 x switch [push button for mono to stereo control.

        I found that having a blend pot allowed adding more bottom end to the
        higher tones of the piezo cone pickup. Once a good mix is found the volume of both pickups can be increased from the volume pot. This could be sent to the amps as stereo, or mono to one amp using a Y cord. The tone pot worked as a master for overall tone changes.
        Taff

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