7 of the best strat wiring mods around in pursuit of the holy grail of strat tone. Can t remember the brand or model of pickup any more. I get tons of questions and emails about strat tone mods. First take a look and compare this diagram for an american standard strat and this diagram for a jimmie vaughn eric johnson strat from fender. And you can modify your strat to get the same tones. You may check the availability of older material by. I had a hss strat i built on a yardsale jackson body neck. The same wiring performs brilliantly in a strat without the cost and hassle of installing a third pickup. Diagram for the wiring mod. The neck and bridge on setting is very similar to a telecaster s middle position which is something a strat won t.
The same wiring performs brilliantly in a strat without the cost and hassle of installing a third pickup.
We wanted to go through a few variations of the stratocaster wiring as well as some mods you can make to your strat to super charge it. A stratocaster version of nashville wiring a trick telecaster mod popularized by music city s session cats some tele players add a third pickup plus a blend knob expanding the range of combined pickup tones. Most of our older guitar parts lists wiring diagrams and switching control function diagrams predate formatting which would allow us to make them available on this page as pdf files. We wanted to go through a few variations of the stratocaster wiring as well as some mods you can make to your strat to super charge it. For the sake of brevity we are only going to be focusing on fender strats with three single coil pickups or sss strats but this wiring also can apply to hss strats as well. I have the photos of the diagrams below this post for your perusal.
These pseudo humbucker settings are fatter and louder while settings 2 and 4 are genuinely out of phase. It s easy to do. There are many mods out there and in my 15 years working with guitar electronics i have pretty much seen them all and even created a few of my own too. First take a look and compare this diagram for an american standard strat and this diagram for a jimmie vaughn eric johnson strat from fender. For the sake of brevity we are only going to be focusing on fender strats with three single coil pickups or sss strats but this wiring also can apply to hss strats as well. Today we ve got some useful stratocaster wiring tips and mods to share. Dan armstrong devised a parallel series wiring mod for strats that uses the middle tone control as a blender mixer. Diagram for the wiring mod. Back in 2011 fender custom shop released a david gilmour model that used his 7 way wiring and a recessed mini switch positioned between the volume and tone controls of the guitar. Can t remember the brand or model of pickup any more.
The neck and bridge on setting is very similar to a telecaster s middle position which is something a strat won t. For the sake of brevity we are only going to be focusing on fender strats with three single coil pickups or sss strats but this wiring also can apply to hss strats as well. There is no soldering required to install. And you can modify your strat to get the same tones. 7 of the best strat wiring mods around in pursuit of the holy grail of strat tone. Can t remember the brand or model of pickup any more. Anyhow it was a pretty good match to the vss single coils and. We wanted to go through a few variations of the stratocaster wiring as well as some mods you can make to your strat to super charge it. There are many mods out there and in my 15 years working with guitar electronics i have pretty much seen them all and even created a few of my own too. A stratocaster version of nashville wiring a trick telecaster mod popularized by music city s session cats some tele players add a third pickup plus a blend knob expanding the range of combined pickup tones.
If you do not find the list or diagram for your specific instrument on this page we may still be able to furnish you with a hard copy from our archive. And you can modify your strat to get the same tones. A stratocaster version of nashville wiring a trick telecaster mod popularized by music city s session cats some tele players add a third pickup plus a blend knob expanding the range of combined pickup tones. Can t remember the brand or model of pickup any more. I have the photos of the diagrams below this post for your perusal. It s easy to do. We wanted to go through a few variations of the stratocaster wiring as well as some mods you can make to your strat to super charge it. 7 of the best strat wiring mods around in pursuit of the holy grail of strat tone. These pseudo humbucker settings are fatter and louder while settings 2 and 4 are genuinely out of phase. You may check the availability of older material by.
With the blend control at 10 you get all five regular pickup settings. For the sake of brevity we are only going to be focusing on fender strats with three single coil pickups or sss strats but this wiring also can apply to hss strats as well. Diagram for the wiring mod. It s easy to do. If you do not find the list or diagram for your specific instrument on this page we may still be able to furnish you with a hard copy from our archive. I used duncan vintage staggered strats for the neck and middle and a hb at the bridge that was basically two staggered strat single coils married magnet polepieces like a single coil on a plain steel baseplate. Pay attention to the 5 way switch that s where the de soldering and re soldering will be taking place. Dan armstrong devised a parallel series wiring mod for strats that uses the middle tone control as a blender mixer. A stratocaster version of nashville wiring a trick telecaster mod popularized by music city s session cats some tele players add a third pickup plus a blend knob expanding the range of combined pickup tones. Transform your strat into a blues monster.
When it s rolled fully back you get an hsh configuration the middle pickup combining in series with the neck and bridge in the front and back positions. You may check the availability of older material by. A stratocaster version of nashville wiring a trick telecaster mod popularized by music city s session cats some tele players add a third pickup plus a blend knob expanding the range of combined pickup tones. Dan armstrong devised a parallel series wiring mod for strats that uses the middle tone control as a blender mixer. Nashville strat what it is. It s easy to do. Can t remember the brand or model of pickup any more. There is no soldering required to install. I had a hss strat i built on a yardsale jackson body neck. And you can modify your strat to get the same tones.
