anyone put triple shots in a strat
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Funkfingers
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Re: anyone put triple shots in a strat
I vaguely recall that one member already tried this. I cannot remember who or how well the experiment succeeded. Taking the switch PCB out of the surround leaves it (and the associated cabling) vulnerable to physical damage.
I vaguely recall that one member already tried this. I cannot remember who or how well the experiment succeeded. Taking the switch PCB out of the surround leaves it (and the associated cabling) vulnerable to physical damage.
eddysideways
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Re: anyone put triple shots in a strat
yeah I did that, I have two Prail and a single coil in the middle, with two triple shots on the Prail. It's working
yeah I did that, I have two Prail and a single coil in the middle, with two triple shots on the Prail. It's working
ImmortalSix
John Mayer's Mankini
Re: anyone put triple shots in a strat
I tried it.
I did not successfully get the switches out of the ring, to inset them in the pickguard, though. I tried, but it seems like the sliding contacts of the linear switches kind of relied on the Triple Shot casing.
Even if they don't, it seemed that way, and I decided to just mount the ring onto the pickguard. That took a little bit of filing on the pickguard, so that the ribbon wire from the ring to the pickup would clear, but it was truly no big deal - I just filed a little notch about 1mm x 4 mm for the ribbon wire on the existing humbucker-sized rout on the pickguard.
Using the ring mounted to the pickguard like I did, the only X-factor was that I could not use a standard Stratocaster-style volume knob, and had to use a barrel-style knob. The numbered skirt on the Strat-style knob was too large and ran into the ring.
Here are some pictures of a Triple Shot ring mounted on a Stratocaster pickguard:
Below you can see the clearance issue with the ring and the Strat-style knob
And here below, you can see the remedy, of using barrel style knobs.
I tried it.
I did not successfully get the switches out of the ring, to inset them in the pickguard, though. I tried, but it seems like the sliding contacts of the linear switches kind of relied on the Triple Shot casing.
Even if they don't, it seemed that way, and I decided to just mount the ring onto the pickguard. That took a little bit of filing on the pickguard, so that the ribbon wire from the ring to the pickup would clear, but it was truly no big deal - I just filed a little notch about 1mm x 4 mm for the ribbon wire on the existing humbucker-sized rout on the pickguard.
Using the ring mounted to the pickguard like I did, the only X-factor was that I could not use a standard Stratocaster-style volume knob, and had to use a barrel-style knob. The numbered skirt on the Strat-style knob was too large and ran into the ring.
Here are some pictures of a Triple Shot ring mounted on a Stratocaster pickguard:
Below you can see the clearance issue with the ring and the Strat-style knob
And here below, you can see the remedy, of using barrel style knobs.
jake_xms3_punk
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Re: anyone put triple shots in a strat
i would think the pickguard would be too thick to have the switches go all the way through. i could be wrong
i would think the pickguard would be too thick to have the switches go all the way through. i could be wrong
DrNewcenstein
He Did the Monster Mash
Re: anyone put triple shots in a strat
I believe it was Evan who said he simply cut the switch side of the ring off the TS and mounted it with the pickup's mounting screw right to the pickguard. May have been Frank.
I believe it was Evan who said he simply cut the switch side of the ring off the TS and mounted it with the pickup's mounting screw right to the pickguard. May have been Frank.