Another oddball Strat wiring diagram.

[Artie]

I hope I'm not annoying anyone with these. Its just what I do.
We did this to my boy's Bullet Strat using the original pups. Sounds killer in all positions.

This came out better than expected, and its real simple:

Replace the 5-way with a 3-way. Replace the 2nd tone control with a simple DPDT on-on switch and make it master vol/tone. (A push-pull pot would work equally as well.)

Switch "down" gives you parallel mode. Switch "up" gives you series mode, for three virtual humbuckers. The switch-up, middle position is particularly cool. Neck and bridge in parallel, and then those two in series with the middle.

Works good, sounds great.

Artie

 

[tone4days]

Re: Another oddball Strat wiring diagram.

wow - that's pretty cool

what do those series combos sound like?

 

[Artie]

Re: Another oddball Strat wiring diagram.

what do those series combos sound like?

Crisp and clean, open and chimey. Kinda like a Stag Mag, but different. It will, of course, depend on what singles you use. Oh yeah, and louder.

I'm doing my friends Strat, (with SSL-1's), next. He doesn't know it yet.

I'm going to try to make some clips, but my mini-studio is torn apart right now. Hopefully, soon.

 

[tone4days]

Re: Another oddball Strat wiring diagram.

cool
let us know

cheers
t4d

 

[Artie]

Re: Another oddball Strat wiring diagram.

I can say this, however: I've played around with a bunch of different Strat wirings. This is, by far, my favorite.

Its just a matter of time 'til I figure out how to add, (simply), the three singles to this line-up.

 

[dr.barlo]

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Artie I have to thank you for this because due to your reply to my question I started thinking and ended up doing this following mod on my 90 strat.

I've done the following on my strat, and as a result I obtain 9 distinct positions:

5 way blade switch + 2 SPST miniswitches.

The 5 way is connected standard (with the bridge connected to the lower tone pot). The first mini can connect the neck and the bridge paralel whenever one of the is active. The second one puts the bridge and the middle in series.

Thus, I obtained 2 really cool positions among this 9.

The first one is the bridge and middle in series (no hum). Of course does not do a %100 genuine HB tone. But still close, and definitely an addition to the tonal spectrum of the guitar.

The other one is (bridge/middle series) paralel connected with the (neck). With the tone rolled off, this really gives great thick tones. Am very surprised to obtain such thick tones from a strat.

B :beerchug:

 

[Blue_Fingers_Jay]

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WOW!
That sounds great!
Please as soon as you find a way to get the 3 pups together let us know!
I've been thinking about a wiring like that for some time.
You are the wiring Jesus!

 

[Jeroen]

Re: Another oddball Strat wiring diagram.

Hey, isn't that very similar to a schematic you once conjured up for my Squier Affinity Strat?

That's a standard 3-way Tele-switch for neck, neck + middle (parallel) and bridge, with a 3-way DPDT on-on-on switch adding the middle pickup in parallel (up) or series (down) to either setting of the 3-way switch. This leaves all Strat-settings obtainable except for the middle pickup alone, and adds bridge + middle in series, middle + neck in series, and all three pickups in series.

 

[drew_half_empty]

Re: Another oddball Strat wiring diagram.

that's pretty cool

but yeah you need to figure out how to work those singles in there, i couldn't play my strat without havin the option of just the neck pickup, i love it

oh and the middle is probably my favorite pickup for cleans of all time

 

[Jeroen]

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Any updates yet?

 

[Artie]

Re: Another oddball Strat wiring diagram.

Artie I have to thank you for this because due to your reply to my question I started thinking and ended up doing this following mod on my 90 strat.

Thanks Doc. I feel the same way about my oddball wiring as John (Startdeluxer) feels about his pedal mods.

Hey, isn't that very similar to a schematic you once conjured up for my Squier Affinity Strat?

Probably. I can't remember that far back.

. . . but yeah you need to figure out how to work those singles in there . . .

Trust me. I'm working on it.

Any updates yet?

See above.

 

[Reload in 5]

Re: Another oddball Strat wiring diagram.

a second push / pull will do the 3 singles. Hopefully you can read my diagram.

 

[MattPete]

Re: Another oddball Strat wiring diagram.

My favorite one is the wiring you (Artie) helped me with a few years ago. It has a Telecaster 4-way switch and mini switch.

4 way switch:

-bridge
-middle
-neck
-bridge + neck (parallel)

The mini-switch determines how the middle pickups is added to whatever is selected by the 4-way:

down: serial
middle: off/out of circuit
up: parallel

So, it allows all of the standard Strat combinations AND the neck + bridge combination, plus the ability to run all of the standard strat combos in serial.

 

[juanchax]

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dr.barlo, do you have any wiring diagrams/ideas to for a sss strat with a 5-way switch and 3 push-pull pots (or as many as needed)?

Looking to have:
1- push-pulls down: standard strat wiring/sound

2- have options for
- bridge+neck
- 2 pups (neck+middle, middle+bridge) in series
- all 3 pickups

Mind you, I'm a complete newbie on strat mods, other than cleaning, changing the wires/parts for better quality items or replacing pups.

Artie I have to thank you for this because due to your reply to my question I started thinking and ended up doing this following mod on my 90 strat.

I've done the following on my strat, and as a result I obtain 9 distinct positions:

5 way blade switch + 2 SPST miniswitches.

The 5 way is connected standard (with the bridge connected to the lower tone pot). The first mini can connect the neck and the bridge paralel whenever one of the is active. The second one puts the bridge and the middle in series.

Thus, I obtained 2 really cool positions among this 9.

The first one is the bridge and middle in series (no hum). Of course does not do a %100 genuine HB tone. But still close, and definitely an addition to the tonal spectrum of the guitar.

The other one is (bridge/middle series) paralel connected with the (neck). With the tone rolled off, this really gives great thick tones. Am very surprised to obtain such thick tones from a strat.

B :beerchug:

 

[Funkfingers]

Re: Another oddball Strat wiring diagram.

Welcome to the forum.

In my opinion, your question really needs to be directed towards ArtieToo. He instigated the majority of the schematic diagrams in this thread. Luckily, for you, he is still a forum member eight years on.

 

[Kac]

Re: Another oddball Strat wiring diagram.

Well I don't know if I ever saw this thread when it was new. But it's kool now, none-the-less. Artie is the man.

 

[jshaker]

Re: Another oddball Strat wiring diagram.

I hope I'm not annoying anyone with these. Its just what I do.
We did this to my boy's Bullet Strat using the original pups. Sounds killer in all positions.

This came out better than expected, and its real simple:

Replace the 5-way with a 3-way. Replace the 2nd tone control with a simple DPDT on-on switch and make it master vol/tone. (A push-pull pot would work equally as well.)

Switch "down" gives you parallel mode. Switch "up" gives you series mode, for three virtual humbuckers. The switch-up, middle position is particularly cool. Neck and bridge in parallel, and then those two in series with the middle.

Works good, sounds great.

Artie

I'm a new member but long time browser. I have a question regarding tailoring this mod to my nashville tele. I'd like to be able to just add one push/pull blend pot to the standard tele 3-way wiring which would enable me to have the following:

Push (parallel):
Position 1, bridge with middle pickup blended in (with pot)
Position 2, neck and bridge with middle pickup blended in (with pot)
Position 3, neck with middle pickup blended in (with pot)

Pull (series) - as you have it above:
Position 1, Bridge and middle in series (pot unused)
Position 2, bridge and neck in parallel, then with middle in series (pot unused)
Position 3, neck and middle in series (pot unused)

Is this possible? Has it ever been done before? And could someone help me figure out how to accomplish this?

 

[Funkfingers]

Re: Another oddball Strat wiring diagram.

The way that I read Artie's schematic, your Blend pot has to be introduced in circuit where the hard-wired link is between the two poles of the DPDT on/on switch.

 

[jshaker]

Re: Another oddball Strat wiring diagram.

The way that I read Artie's schematic, your Blend pot has to be introduced in circuit where the hard-wired link is between the two poles of the DPDT on/on switch.

Thanks for trying to help me out. I'm fairly green regarding circuitry, so I'm not sure if what I'm wanting is possible, but what I was hoping was to use a push/pull pot in place of the DPDT switch. Do you know if this can be done?

 

[Funkfingers]

Re: Another oddball Strat wiring diagram.

The switch portion of a push-pull pot is a DPDT on/on switch. The trick would be finding a push-pull pot of suitable DC Resistance value and taper.