Anyone here knows what exactly a push/pull pot does?

I'm currently using a LTD MH-50 and am looking to add more versatility by being able to switch my pickups from series to parallel wiring at will. However, I'm not sure if this can be done as the guitar body only has 2 slots for my control knobs and 1 slot for a 3-way switch (Very much like the Ibanez JS Series). Do you think it's possible to be able to achieve that with just one push/pull control knob as I'd like to have 1 pot for tone, another for volume and the 3-way switch to switch pickups?

Nah... I'd rather install a TV or a portable beer dispenser if it were possible!

I first got this idea of getting a push/pull pot after seeing Buckethead use it to play "Whitewash" on YouTube (or at least that's what I think he was using). By repeatedly pushing & pulling the pot rapidly, he got this "stuttered" effect which seemed like a fun idea. Of course, a similar effect can be achieved by switching pickups rapidly, but like any rock star wannabe, I want my guitar to be able to do as many things as possible (discounting the beer dispenser & rockets!).

Oh, btw... who's tham?

This post has been edited by changhao: Oct 22 2006, 12:10 AM

I'm not sure about Buckethead, but I just wanna see what happens if I rapidly switched my pickup from series to parallel.

From what I know, it cleans up but is not as powerful as it would be in series.

Yup, will go look the guy up.

Right now, my neck guitar is wired in parallel, and being an Air Norton(a mid-output pickup), it's really unbalanced with my X2N (high-output) which is wired in series. I try to make up for that by having my neck pickup closer to the strings than my bridge pickup. Nevertheless, the idea of being able to switch my pickup settings mid-play is a really tempting idea.