Ok, tried this question out at jemsite but got no answer. Hopefully someone here will have an opinion.
Steve @PJ's Guitar Centre in Portsmouth just installed a Bare Knuckle Apache into my 1977 Fender Musicmaster. It is setup with just one single coil and a volume and tone control.
It is a truly excellent pickup and a great match for that type of guitar.
I want to install a clean boost to drive a small valve amp into overdrive, so in essence a bit like changing from neck to bridge pu in terms of feel. The amp I use is for home practice and is a hand wired Australian design (Valvetone Uniwatt). There isn't a lot of headroom, but this pickup and guitar combo stays very clean. I am not trying to get Djent type distortion but the ability to change the dynamics would be good.
It has to be on a push/push pot on either the volume or tone. This is important.
So any ideas where I start? I'm guessing that no one else has done this exactly so there won't be a schematic but any help on the components and layout would be appreciated. I'd really like to buy another scratch plate and wire it up independently of the original electronics; partially to keep the original intact for quick swaps, but mostly because I want to move the volume pot.
Also, is it possible to do it without using a battery? Guessing not but I don't particularly want to go active if there is a way.
