Members the Dodo Posted April 12, 2011 Members Share Posted April 12, 2011 But turning the volume down would result in a high end roll off, or do you need more for "special" sounds? Then maybe a MT, Neck V + Treble Bleed and Middle V + Treble Bleed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members claytonjohn18 Posted April 12, 2011 Members Share Posted April 12, 2011 Lose the middle pickup and wire it V/T with the last knob controlling the amount of blues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members H.R. Shove and Stuff Posted April 12, 2011 Members Share Posted April 12, 2011 Concentric pots, Phil my dear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted April 12, 2011 Author Share Posted April 12, 2011 Concentric pots, Phil my dear. V/T for each pickup? Then what would you do with the switch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members skr3ddy Posted April 13, 2011 Members Share Posted April 13, 2011 V (master), T (neck), T (bridge and middle) with this switching: Very cool. This is like the setup of the Mark Knofler Schecter Strat, though I'm not sure if the 3 switches are wired the same or not. Edit: I'm pretty sure the Knopfler Strat just has each pickup on/off/on (reverse phase) each in parallel like classic/normal setup; no series options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members THAT4301 Posted April 13, 2011 Members Share Posted April 13, 2011 that one would be good with sliding switches instead of classic toggles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members H.R. Shove and Stuff Posted April 13, 2011 Members Share Posted April 13, 2011 V/T for each pickup? Then what would you do with the switch? Now you see where I'm going Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SnorkelMonkey Posted April 13, 2011 Members Share Posted April 13, 2011 I like the K.I.S.S. approach. It's great getting tons of tones out of one guitar but trying to make a strat sound like a les paul or vs vs is a stretch. What I mean by that is there's a line between practicality and overdoing it. Not to mention adding piles of pots and switches introduces more fail points and requires excellent shielding. You think your strat hums now? K.I.S.S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jhamnett Posted April 13, 2011 Members Share Posted April 13, 2011 that one would be good with sliding switches instead of classic toggles. It works pretty well with the toggles for me. But, yeah, silders would be rad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jhamnett Posted April 13, 2011 Members Share Posted April 13, 2011 I like the K.I.S.S. approach. It's great getting tons of tones out of one guitar but trying to make a strat sound like a les paul or vs vs is a stretch. What I mean by that is there's a line between practicality and overdoing it. Not to mention adding piles of pots and switches introduces more fail points and requires excellent shielding. You think your strat hums now? K.I.S.S. My strat has crazy switching and doesn't hum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SnorkelMonkey Posted April 13, 2011 Members Share Posted April 13, 2011 My strat has crazy switching and doesn't hum Good for you Hey J, do you have humbuckers in that strat cause I've never played a strat that was without hum that didn't have something wrong with it. Just saying... :poke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members macadood Posted April 13, 2011 Members Share Posted April 13, 2011 standard imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ambient Posted April 13, 2011 Members Share Posted April 13, 2011 Good for you Hey J, do you have humbuckers in that strat cause I've never played a strat that was without hum that didn't have something wrong with it. Just saying... :poke: If using humbuckers (or noise canceling single coils) gets rid of the hum then obviously the internal wiring isn't introducing any noise either. The pickups' noise rejecting properties cannot apply to anything further down the signal chain such as the guitar's internal circuitry. fwiw the traditional way of wiring a strat supposedly doesn't ground things very well, some people see an improvement by 'star grounding' all the internal components. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members V Posted April 13, 2011 Members Share Posted April 13, 2011 My strat has crazy switching and doesn't hum Mine too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SnorkelMonkey Posted April 13, 2011 Members Share Posted April 13, 2011 If using humbuckers (or noise canceling single coils) gets rid of the hum then obviously the internal wiring isn't introducing any noise either. The pickups' noise rejecting properties cannot apply to anything further down the signal chain such as the guitar's internal circuitry.fwiw the traditional way of wiring a strat supposedly doesn't ground things very well, some people see an improvement by 'star grounding' all the internal components. I understand what you're saying ambient but he's saying his strat don't hum. Stock single coils hum so saying your strat does not hum is a catch 22. I totally agree with you about the traditional strat wiring. Star grounding helps with ground loops but also internal body/guard shielding is really a great extra step against EMF/EMI noise introduction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ambient Posted April 13, 2011 Members Share Posted April 13, 2011 I understand what you're saying ambient but he's saying his strat don't hum. Stock single coils hum so saying your strat does not hum is a catch 22. I totally agree with you about the traditional strat wiring. Star grounding helps with ground loops but also internal body/guard shielding is really a great extra step against EMF/EMI noise introduction. There are 'noiseless single coils', which may not be true single coils (with dummy coils etc) but still fall under the same umbrella. Or it could be some magnificent feat of shielding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members skr3ddy Posted April 13, 2011 Members Share Posted April 13, 2011 There are 'noiseless single coils', which may not be true single coils (with dummy coils etc) but still fall under the same umbrella. Or it could be some magnificent feat of shielding I have Bill Lawrence L-280's in my Strat, and it almost don't hum. I guess I could shield it, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members V Posted April 13, 2011 Members Share Posted April 13, 2011 There are 'noiseless single coils', which may not be true single coils (with dummy coils etc) but still fall under the same umbrella. Or it could be some magnificent feat of shielding Well, i mean, I get 60 cycle hum like normal with some positions, but a lot of my positions are humbucking and the ones that aren't aren't very noisy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Steven Edmunds Posted April 13, 2011 Members Share Posted April 13, 2011 I think that the best wiring for a strat is V T T but with the bridge pup wired to the second tone control and no tone control on the middle pick up. The bridge pick up often really needs a tone control but the middle pick up never does IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ambient Posted April 13, 2011 Members Share Posted April 13, 2011 I think that the best wiring for a strat is V T T but with the bridge pup wired to the second tone control and no tone control on the middle pick up. The bridge pick up often really needs a tone control but the middle pick up never does IMO. I believe you can run the bridge pup off the same tone control as the neck pup. That way every pup gets a tone control because the neck and bridge aren't used together in a standard configuration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoboPimp Posted April 13, 2011 Members Share Posted April 13, 2011 oi oi oi oi oi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted April 13, 2011 Author Share Posted April 13, 2011 I finished re-doing the wiring on the '95 Am Std Strat - I went with the stock configuration for a '95 American Strat. The pups are Texas Specials, so the middle pickup is RWRP, which means it actually doesn't hum - but only in position 2/4. In 1/3/5, it hums about like you'd expect from single coils in a well shielded guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members english_bob Posted April 13, 2011 Members Share Posted April 13, 2011 I went with the stock configuration for a '95 American Strat. You tease. You get the forum all riled up with promises of wild, unusual wiring action and you go with the switching equivalent of the missionary position Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members THAT4301 Posted April 13, 2011 Members Share Posted April 13, 2011 You tease. You get the forum all riled up with promises of wild, unusual wiring action and you go with the switching equivalent of the missionary position Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members english_bob Posted April 13, 2011 Members Share Posted April 13, 2011 ^ teh banhammer cometh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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