2 tone pots for Ultra Strat Mod.

[tehguitarist]

Hey just wondering if anyone could explain to me how i would wire in the 2nd tone pot into this mod here www.1728.com/guitar2.htm .

Any help or alternative solutions to get the same result will be cool.

[jewellworks]

what im seeing on this diagram is a master tone pot for the whole guitar. if you wanted to have traditional strat tone pots (on the mid and neck pups) then do this:

1) DONT wire the tone pot with its lead comming off the volume pot, as shown on this diagram.
2) instead, wire the middle tone pot to the same lead as the middle pickup "hot" wire (4+ on the switch lug)
3) wire in the neck tone pot to same lead as the neck pickup "hot" wire (6+/6a of the phase switch lug)

you will be doubbling up on those solder points

the rest of the tone pot wiring is normal.

good luck

[wolf]

Hello tehguitarist
I see you took my advice and joined the board.

I redrew my diagram based on jewellworks' posting.

[cynical1]

Wolf -

Question. Following the logic from your drawing, would there be an issue adding a third tone for the bridge by connecting a pot to +lead #6?

Happy Trails

Cynical One

[jewellworks]

oops your right... i screwed that up... if you wire the tone pot to 6 on the phase switch, you have the tone on the bridge and not the neck. -i MEANT to say 2 for the neck... -my bad...

and to answer Cynical1, i dont see any reason you couldnt have a 3rd tone pot on the bridge at 6a (or 6 of the switch). but then youve got tone pots for everything. unless you really like to tone town a bit on every pickup, why not go with the master tone in the original diagram?
to each their own. but the diagram Wolf redrew is the traditional 1 vol, 2 tone strat, with the myriad of switches.

[cynical1]

Actually, it was more of a curiosity then anything else. Normally I prefer a volume pot for each pickup and a master tone. Still learning and found Wolf's addition of the extra tone pot pretty easy to implement...just taking it one step farther...

Happy Trails

Cynical One

[tehguitarist]

Ah sweet, i'll definately have to try that one out when i get my strat back and have some time to fiddle with it. Thanks heaps!