I have a lap steel with a single volume control. I always run the volume full on and use my volume pedal to control the volume. But I do like an on board tone control for doo wahs and Jerry Byrd effects.
Is it possible to convert the volume control into a tone control by wiring a cap between the lugs?
Single tone control?
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Yes, rewire the pot so hot stays connected. Use one leg of pot connected to hot, center leg through cap to ground. Try different value caps, probably .1mF would do.
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As an alternative you could install a dual concentric pot for both tone and volume controls. I've done it on a coupla Carolyn Wonderland model Kalamazoos with excellent results:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsVMfARmqaI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsVMfARmqaI