Vari-tone/vari-volume mofos

[Clint 55]

The 4 way switch has caps on 1 side and resistors on the other. The caps go to the tone and the resistors go to the volume. So position 1 is no resistor with the 228k volume pot and a 6.8nf cap, position 2 is a 680k resistor and 15nf cap, position 3 is a 300k resistor and an 18nf cap, and position 4 is a 100k resistor and a 22nf cap.

Kind of cool and novel. It does get different sounds. Some of them are kind of redundant tho. I prefer my other jazz pickguard for sure. I'm not really feelin the middle pickup for jazz. Just wanted to try it. The benedetto in the neck just sounds like a jazz. Not that stoked on it either. My 59 with A2 spacers is my favorite so far. It's just fat and syrupy. The pickup selector is in the tone 2 spot.

In other news, I got shocked by the socket. That was fun.

 

[Clint 55]

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The Benedetto has a stiffness to the top end which sounds dialed for jazz I think. I might have to stick with this for a little bit, it's tripping me out. The simple 59 pickguard is for sure a winner but this new delux jazz pickguard is interesting.

 

[Clint 55]

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I got the Phat Cat's height adjusted to where it sounds more like a neck pup and less chirpy.

 

[Clint 55]

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Gonna have to make some tweaks. Gonna mag swap the Phat Cat from A2/A6 to A2/A3. Get the 59 with A2 spacers in the neck. And up the volume pot from 228k to 272k. It has potential!

 

[Dave Locher]

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Lotta coffee this morning? You seem kinda caffeinated.
Simple seems better, but a little experimentation does the soul some good.

 

[Clint 55]

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What?! No!

Yeah no I knew the delux one would kind of be wack compared to the epic dialed simple 59 one. Just felt like trying a couple new things like the vari and a middle pup for jazz. I can always put the other one back.

 

[ItsaBass]

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You ought to try the G&L PTB system in a single neck pickup guitar. Gives you a passive bass rolloff knob in addition to the typical volume and treble rolloff. A Strat definitely has the room for it, and it can't do anything but give you more tweakability, while taking nothing away if you choose not to use it.

 

[Clint 55]

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I got the (A5) 59n with A2 spacers and brass baseplate in there and it's sounding epic! I have lush humbucker in the neck, and bitey charlie christian p90 in the middle. Then with the controls I can make it bassy or glassy or anything in between!

Ya I've tried a bass cut before and thought it could be pretty useful. This is my jazz guitar tho so I wouldn't have a use for a bass cut on this particular guitar.

 

[Clint 55]

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It's outa sight son!

Here are the volume resistance values for the switch positions.

250k pot in parallel with resistors:

4 100k = 69.5k
3 300k = 129.5k
2 680k = 170k
1 228k volume pot

 

[Clint 55]

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Neck/middle position is the secret weapon because it's the darkest!