Members kayd_mon Posted November 19, 2010 Members Share Posted November 19, 2010 I prefer: tone 1 - middle tone 2 - bridge no tone control on the neck I never use a tone control on the neck, I usually roll the bridge back a little, and I'll occasionally roll the middle back some. I hate it when the tone is shared. The switching is standard. What do you guys use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members etawful Posted November 19, 2010 Members Share Posted November 19, 2010 VolumeTone 1 = Master ToneTone 2 = Blender to blend back or middle into positions where they are normally off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Belva Posted November 19, 2010 Members Share Posted November 19, 2010 http://www.guitarelectronics.com/product/WDUSSS5L1205 This is what I have on my sc strat. My strat with 3 rails has 3 dpdt on/off/on switches wired series/off/parallel with a master vol/tone. I get more sounds out of that one than a hooker has crabs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted November 19, 2010 Members Share Posted November 19, 2010 I have em wired all sorts of ways: 1. Stock 2. Stock with the second tone on the middle and bridge 3. MV/MT, no third pot 4. MV/Blender, no tone pot at all 5. Volume, Master Tone, Blender (to blend neck and bridge pickups) 6. Like #2 but with an On/Off mini toggle for the neck ala Gilmour 7. Master volume, tone only on the bridge pickup and the 3 way switch only works the neck and bridge pickups. I really like having the ability to use the neck and bridge positions. It doesn't really sound as much like a tele as you'd think. It basically sounds like a bridge setting, but a little more full sounding. Great for clean tones where you want it to sound bright, but not shrill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bluesnapper Posted November 19, 2010 Members Share Posted November 19, 2010 As it came. 5-way switch, tone controls on neck and middle. I love playing with the middle pickup, tone rolled right back and the bridge pickup together - I get a lovely fuzzy sound that way - which is why I haven't hooked the bridge up to a tone pot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members csm Posted November 19, 2010 Members Share Posted November 19, 2010 I don't. I let Fender wire it for me. (Bridge PU sharing one of the tones controls with the middle unit.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sk8centilli Posted November 19, 2010 Members Share Posted November 19, 2010 The way Leo perfected it with G&L: PTB System (see pg. 23) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WRGKMC Posted November 19, 2010 Members Share Posted November 19, 2010 I don't. I let Fender wire it for me. (Bridge PU sharing one of the tones controls with the middle unit.) Love it. Someone who makes sence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Verne Andru Posted November 19, 2010 Members Share Posted November 19, 2010 Mine is a SSS with a Duncan Lil 59'er humbucker in the bridge with 3 push-pulls and a mini-toggle: Master Volume - PP switches neck/mid between series/parallel Master Tone - PP turns bridge SD Lil 59'er from single coil to humbucker Bridge Volume - PP makes bridge pup always on. When always on the bridge pup bypasses the master volume so I can control the volume of the neck/mid and bridge independently. Mini-toggle - bypasses all pots so signal goes directly to the output jack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members the_gunslinger Posted November 19, 2010 Members Share Posted November 19, 2010 2 humbuckers, 2 volumes 1 tone. I might actually take the tone pot out and put in a kill switch or something one of these days on my strat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted November 19, 2010 Members Share Posted November 19, 2010 Mines stock but I may try a toggle at some point to get the bridge/neck combo. They are so many useful tones with the stock setup though I rarely find myself thinking I wish this guitar could do more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thermionic geek Posted November 19, 2010 Members Share Posted November 19, 2010 In series with three toggle switches, and a pull phase switch for the middle pickup on the tone control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members scuzzo Posted November 19, 2010 Members Share Posted November 19, 2010 the strat with the tx mex> tone Neck tone Bridge tx mex bridge is very icy with out a tone all the others > standard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members IamBurnout Posted November 19, 2010 Members Share Posted November 19, 2010 HSH Middle pickup out of phase. Other controls stock. SSS Middle tone rewired to bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members headless Posted November 19, 2010 Members Share Posted November 19, 2010 The way Leo perfected it with G&L: PTB System (see pg. 23) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fenderman1991 Posted November 19, 2010 Members Share Posted November 19, 2010 I have a fat strat wired volume, tone neck, tone bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chuck1016 Posted November 19, 2010 Members Share Posted November 19, 2010 I prefer: tone 1 - middle tone 2 - bridge no tone control on the neckI never use a tone control on the neck, I usually roll the bridge back a little, and I'll occasionally roll the middle back some. I hate it when the tone is shared. The switching is standard. What do you guys use? Mine is exactly the same, except I put a mini toggle in for a neck/bridge position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Flatspotter Posted November 19, 2010 Members Share Posted November 19, 2010 1. Master volume 2. Blend volume pot for neck pickup, with push-push switch that puts bridge and middle pickups in series. 3. I don't need no stinkin' tone knob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Matter-Eater Lad Posted November 20, 2010 Members Share Posted November 20, 2010 First I put a humbucker in the bridge. Take the Tones out. Move the Volume to the outermost Tone position. 5-way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Alecto Posted November 20, 2010 Members Share Posted November 20, 2010 - Volume- Neck Tone- Bridge Tone (middle pickup without a tone control)I also add a mini-switch to turn on both outside pickups so I can get neck + bridge and all 3 together. And yes, I use all 7 combinations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members V Posted November 20, 2010 Members Share Posted November 20, 2010 Um...well it's not done yet, but I am working with my local (awesome) luthier to create this strat setup: (I would do it myself, but I now live in a small apartment and don't have the right tools for this job) Ok, so that's slightly different from the final design, but has the same functionality. The wiring goes like this: Neck and Mid Pickup are controlled by one of two 4-way telecaster pickup selectors (wired as mid/parallel/neck/series). This is group 1. Bridge and um...other bridge are wired the same exact way to the second 4-way tele switch. The Jaguar Control plate is wired the same way as a Jaguar bass pickup selector. So, one switch is on/off for pickup group 1, another switch is on/off for group two, the third switch is series/parallel between the two group outputs. In the most recent design the mini-switch is eliminated and the third knob is retained for use with a 4-way rotary switch. This is wired for the same configurations as the 4-way tele selectors, but it controls only the series/parallel/coil choice on the humbucker. The two remaining knobs are volume knobs for each group. These are also both push/pull pots. Pulling on either pot will send the output that it controls to a second jack on the guitar. So, you can operate the guitar in either mono (up to all 5 coils in series or parallel or combinations of some in parallel some in series); or you can use it for stereo operation and send the two pickup groups to two separate amps. In the latest design, the second jack is mounted on a custom plate along with the first jack (which occupies the same space as the current jack plate). It's way more complicated to explain than it is to use, I think, but this should afford, I believe, 151 mono output combinations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fred Buzz Posted November 20, 2010 Members Share Posted November 20, 2010 Um...well it's not done yet, but I am working with my local (awesome) luthier to create this strat setup: (I would do it myself, but I now live in a small apartment and don't have the right tools for this job) Ok, so that's slightly different from the final design, but has the same functionality. The wiring goes like this: Neck and Mid Pickup are controlled by one of two 4-way telecaster pickup selectors (wired as mid/parallel/neck/series). This is group 1. Bridge and um...other bridge are wired the same exact way to the second 4-way tele switch. The Jaguar Control plate is wired the same way as a Jaguar bass pickup selector. So, one switch is on/off for pickup group 1, another switch is on/off for group two, the third switch is series/parallel between the two group outputs. In the most recent design the mini-switch is eliminated and the third knob is retained for use with a 4-way rotary switch. This is wired for the same configurations as the 4-way tele selectors, but it controls only the series/parallel/coil choice on the humbucker. The two remaining knobs are volume knobs for each group. These are also both push/pull pots. Pulling on either pot will send the output that it controls to a second jack on the guitar. So, you can operate the guitar in either mono (up to all 5 coils in series or parallel or combinations of some in parallel some in series); or you can use it for stereo operation and send the two pickup groups to two separate amps. In the latest design, the second jack is mounted on a custom plate along with the first jack (which occupies the same space as the current jack plate). It's way more complicated to explain than it is to use, I think, but this should afford, I believe, 151 mono output combinations. You will need a Olympic size swimming pool route for that. And a mile of wiring, which will probably cause a lot of noise. I think I'll stick with the standard Fender wiring.You could consider designing a dedicated microprocessor for all that, that's what Gibson did with the "X", or is it "Ten"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dabbler Posted November 20, 2010 Members Share Posted November 20, 2010 1. Master volume 2. Neck & Middle tone 3. Bridge tone I tried putting the mid and bridge together but I found that the setting I wanted for the bridge was too different from the mid pup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted November 20, 2010 Members Share Posted November 20, 2010 Tone 1 middle Tone 2 neck / bridge That way you have tone controle of all pickups being used in all five postions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wagdog Posted November 20, 2010 Members Share Posted November 20, 2010 Master VolMaster Tone Usually I have a push/pull in the bottom control to turn on the bridge in series with whatever the 5-way has selected. Middle/bridge in series does a pretty convincing humbucker tone, 'specially w/some dirt on it. I found having 2 tone controls to be too much to think about while playing line. 1 vol, 1 tone (all pickups connected to it) is just much easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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