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El Reclusa · November 5th, 2009, 09:07 PM

Any opinions/ advice/ whatever? How big of a pain is it to flip everything around? Not 100% about it yet, but I'm thinking flipping everything around would make volume swells and tone-knob wah a LOT easier...I think it looks weird, personally,but I'm going for function and it's kinda difficult to get a good grip on the tone knob with my pinky and still keep my picking hand in playing position...

(I apologize in advance if there's been discussion of this already that I missed...)

barncat · November 5th, 2009, 09:19 PM

I had mine done , didn't do it myself. I like it better reversed, but if you're thinking about reaching the tone knob more easily, it won't help because that knob will still be in the middle. Also, tone swells in the neck pickup position are difficult because there's no room for your finger between the tone knob and pickup selector switch. You can just unscrew and reverse it without changing the electronics, and I did that for awhile, but thats kinda weird cause everything's reversed.

mellecaster · November 5th, 2009, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by El Reclusa

but I'm thinking flipping everything around would make volume swells and tone-knob wah a LOT easier.

1st off you should determine which feature you would use the most...Vol. Swells or Tone wahs...then engineer it so that knob is at the Top....To do it correctly it should be rewired...not a Huge deal.

tonewoods · November 6th, 2009, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by mellecaster

1st off you should determine which feature you would use the most...Vol. Swells or Tone wahs...then engineer it so that knob is at the Top....To do it correctly it should be rewired...not a Huge deal.

And what would be the best pot to use to get those Gatton-like tone swells??
Thanks....

garymaddox · November 6th, 2009, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by tonewoods

And what would be the best pot to use to get those Gatton-like tone swells??
Thanks....

I asked that same question recently. I was told a 1 meg no load is good for that. I have not had a chance to try it yet though.

jkingma · November 6th, 2009, 01:28 PM

I do all my scratch builds with the plate flipped the other way around.
I also changed my Squier Tele so its the other way around as well.
But I left my '73 stock.

I prefer the switch at the back where I won't knock it accidentally.

Stevie 202 · November 6th, 2009, 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mellecaster

1st off you should determine which feature you would use the most...Vol. Swells or Tone wahs...then engineer it so that knob is at the Top....To do it correctly it should be rewired...not a Huge deal.

Yup.
Took me all of 10-15 minutes to de-solder and re-solder.
No biggie for sure.

Hiker · November 6th, 2009, 01:54 PM

I should flip mine for the benefit...

jim_pridx · November 10th, 2009, 04:30 AM

While I've reversed the control plate on a couple of guitars for some of the reasons described above, I have found that the lead wires on the neck pickup can sometimes be too short to reach the new location of the switch, or at best, leaving very little slack to play with. You may need to add short extension wires for this to work. It's a little messy, but it'll do the job.

El Reclusa · November 11th, 2009, 12:06 AM

Think I'm gonna try it on my Baja first before messing with my '76. I'm a little confused about how the tone knob will be just as hard to reach though...in th emiddle is still closer than all the way back!

barncat · November 11th, 2009, 12:21 AM

Yeah, I guess I really didn't think about what I was saying there. I should have said that the tone knob will be where the volume knob is now. So you're right, it will be closer.

November 5th, 2009, 09:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
El Reclusa TDPRI Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Kansas City Age: 32 Posts: 33	Reverse control plate? Any opinions/ advice/ whatever? How big of a pain is it to flip everything around? Not 100% about it yet, but I'm thinking flipping everything around would make volume swells and tone-knob wah a LOT easier...I think it looks weird, personally,but I'm going for function and it's kinda difficult to get a good grip on the tone knob with my pinky and still keep my picking hand in playing position... (I apologize in advance if there's been discussion of this already that I missed...)

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jkingma Friend of Leo's Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: N43° 11.943 ~ W079° 35.285 Posts: 3,093 18 Photos	I do all my scratch builds with the plate flipped the other way around. I also changed my Squier Tele so its the other way around as well. But I left my '73 stock. I prefer the switch at the back where I won't knock it accidentally. __________________ Creator of Fine Sawdust and Expensive Kindling.

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November 5th, 2009, 09:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
barncat Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: cazenovia n.y. Age: 49 Posts: 237	I had mine done , didn't do it myself. I like it better reversed, but if you're thinking about reaching the tone knob more easily, it won't help because that knob will still be in the middle. Also, tone swells in the neck pickup position are difficult because there's no room for your finger between the tone knob and pickup selector switch. You can just unscrew and reverse it without changing the electronics, and I did that for awhile, but thats kinda weird cause everything's reversed.

November 10th, 2009, 04:30 AM	#9 (permalink)
jim_pridx Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wisconsin Age: 55 Posts: 294	While I've reversed the control plate on a couple of guitars for some of the reasons described above, I have found that the lead wires on the neck pickup can sometimes be too short to reach the new location of the switch, or at best, leaving very little slack to play with. You may need to add short extension wires for this to work. It's a little messy, but it'll do the job.

November 11th, 2009, 12:06 AM	#10 (permalink)
El Reclusa TDPRI Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Kansas City Age: 32 Posts: 33	Think I'm gonna try it on my Baja first before messing with my '76. I'm a little confused about how the tone knob will be just as hard to reach though...in th emiddle is still closer than all the way back!

November 11th, 2009, 12:21 AM	#11 (permalink)
barncat Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: cazenovia n.y. Age: 49 Posts: 237	Yeah, I guess I really didn't think about what I was saying there. I should have said that the tone knob will be where the volume knob is now. So you're right, it will be closer.

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