Strat wiring

[Mycle]

Sorry if this is not the correct forum for this question, it seemed to be the most appropriate one. I found a wiring mod using a simple ON-OFF toggle switch, from the Duncan site and on YT. It's touted as a 'Gilmore' mod, whether or not it is, it allows for 2 different pick-up configurations, one being all 3 on at one time. Being retired and living on the proverbial fixed income (it didn't 'fix' anything), so I am attempting to make upgrades to my Faux Fender strat. It came stock with a .022 cap on each tone control. The diagram for the mod shows only one of these. What might be the effects of leaving both the caps in place? I don't see how it would affect the mod, but how would the tone be affected?
Mycle

 

['87 sherwood]

Re: Strat wiring

If you remove a capacitor that tone control will not work.

 

[dystrust]

Re: Strat wiring

Can you link to the wiring diagram? Without seeing it I can't say for sure what the changes are.

Something to consider in place of the toggle switch is a 'Fralin Blender'. This goes one step beyond the Gilmour mod in that you can choose how much of the additional pickup is blended in. I have my Strat wired this way and find that I like the neck position with a small amount of bridge blended in more than full neck & full bridge as you'd get with a Gilmour mod. A downside is that you have to rewire the guitar to have a master tone control, but I personally find the 2-tone setup on typical Strats useless.

 

[Funkfingers]

Re: Strat wiring

The "Gilmour" mod is probably another name for the seven sounds mod. That topic is covered elsewhere. (Use the forum search engine.)

The two tone controls of a Stratocaster can operate using one shared capacitor provided that it is positioned correctly within the circuit. (Leo was such a cheapskate sometimes!)

 

[PFDarkside]

Re: Strat wiring

But two capacitors could be used to vary the roll of frequency for neck vs bridge.

Or, it could be wired as a master treble cut and master bass cut.

 

[Boogie Bill]

Re: Strat wiring

Go to the www.guitarsbyleo.com page and use the S-500 wiring diagram you can find in the GALLERY. The S-500s use the 5--way switch and a mini-toggle to allow seven pickup combinations, adding the B-N, and all on. The tone controls when wired this way give you global control over Bass and Treble. The is the Passive Treble and Bass tone system that Leo Fender designed back in the '80s for his G&L guitars. I love my G&Ls and this is a big reason why. It's the best tone system for a Strat.

Bill

 

[GuitarDoc]

Re: Strat wiring

The "Gilmour" mod is probably another name for the seven sounds mod. That topic is covered elsewhere. (Use the forum search engine.)

The two tone controls of a Stratocaster can operate using one shared capacitor provided that it is positioned correctly within the circuit. (Leo was such a cheapskate sometimes!)

Not a cheapskate...an economist. Or a purist.