Members stormin1155 Posted October 2, 2013 Members Share Posted October 2, 2013 The 4-way switch with series wiring for teles is a popular mod, but you don't see many strats with series wiring. So I thought I try it out on one of mine. Below is the wiring diagram I followed using a push-pull switch on the second tone control. Pushed in, everything stock. Pulled out the bridge and middle run in series, position 2 and 3 are just the middle, and 4 and 5 are stock. I chose the bridge/middle because I wanted to retain the hum-canceling feature, which wouldn't be there if I chose neck/bridge. Results? Well it really fattens up the sound. A bit dark sounding... kind of like if you used a 250K pot on a humbucker (which is essentially what you have). Darker sounding than the position 4 on a tele... not sure what would cause the difference other than the pickups in the strat are fairly hot for singles (Benson handwound Texas specials). But still a very usable tone. Anyway, I thought I'd pass along this information... it is a very easy and cheap mod that adds a very different sound to the strat's palate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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