bjjman
Well-Known Member
I have a Jackson Jeff Loomis Signature Kelly which comes with his signature Seymour Duncan Blackout pickups. I like the sound of the pickups but they are ridiculously hot and this causes issues with my workflow when switching guitars. I basically want any guitar to plug and play without adjusting levels on the interface. This is so I can switch between projects or come back to them later and have tones match exactly. For this same reason, turning the volume knob down isn't going to work as it'll never match up perfectly.
Given the pickups are active, I thought adding a trim pot in the cavity would allow me to set the volume to something manageable and shouldn't impact the tone.
Questions for the brains trust:
Am I missing anything that means I shouldn't be doing this?
What value pot should I use?
I'm assuming I'd just wire the pot between the current volume pot and the hot connection on the output jack. Is that right?
Given the pickups are active, I thought adding a trim pot in the cavity would allow me to set the volume to something manageable and shouldn't impact the tone.
Questions for the brains trust:
Am I missing anything that means I shouldn't be doing this?
What value pot should I use?
I'm assuming I'd just wire the pot between the current volume pot and the hot connection on the output jack. Is that right?