Replace Tone Knob with something more interesting!

[Curtis1]

So on my guitars i always disconnect the tone knob, i do so to brighten up the top end on my tone as i never use the knob.

I am thinking as my next project to make the tone knob into something more interesting! For example a kill switch or some kind of booster etc.

What do you guys think would be a cool thing that would be relatively simple to fit instead??

 

[ugly_guitar_guy]

Zvex SHO is a wicked easy build on a super tiny board, and would be a cool booster at your finger tips. Kill switches are meh to me. Hardly worth the effort.

 

[Electric Wizard]

Black Ice overdrive could be cool, depending on what kind of music you play.

 

[VBCheeseGrater]

avoid the guitarheads capacitor OD thing - i tried it and while it works, it'd not a very desireable tone - useless for any kind of boosting

 

[Baelzebeard]

I've been swapping my tone pots for series/parallel switching for the neck pup. Amazing cleans can be had in parallel mode.

 

[danger5oh]

Tone Styler! It's so much more versatile than a regular tone knob and it has a fully bypassed setting. I've never touched my tone knob until I installed one... now I actually use it all the time.

 

[blaaargh]

I've been swapping my tone pots for series/parallel switching for the neck pup. Amazing cleans can be had in parallel mode.

This. Put in a 3-way switch and you can get a series/split/parallel setup going. Pretty easy to wire, and it will open up whole new worlds of tonal possibilities.
If you're a bit more adventurous, Guitar Fetish sells these things called Modboards which are onboard effects units. MODboards I have no idea how they sound, but I've been very curious about these for a while.

 

[MF_Kitten]

Series/Parallell switch should be a standard feature on guitars.

 

[MikeSap]

+1 on the tone styler. I have 2 on my carvin dc727 and i use them quite frequently. I love the sound i can get with them!

 

[SirMyghin]

I am a big fan of the "HCP" (Humbucker control pot).

 

[Curtis1]

Some pretty sweet ideas here guys thankyou!!!

 

[ihunda]

One of my tonepot on a lespaul is a push/push wired to an onboard Naga Viper (treble booster from catalinbread).

Being based on just one transistor, a 9v battery will last years even with the guitar always pluggin in. The pot controls the amount of treble boost.

Love it, no need for a tubescreamer in front of the amp anymore