Strat 7 Way Switch Wiring
This unique switch opens new tones and wiring options without permanent modification to your guitar.
Strat 7 way switch wiring. No ugly new holes countless new options designed to replace a conventional 5 way switch it works like two 5 way switches side by side. The obsidianwire custom 7 way for strat wiring harness adds a gilmour style switch to mix your neck pickup into the bridge switch position even allows you to play all three pickup together for the sweetest bell like strat sounds possible. Strat with a push pull switch on the neck tone control to allow neck bridge and neck middle bridge pickup combinations. S model megaswitch high quality replacement for the standard 5 way switch in strats and many other guitars.
This switch allows series and parallel coil taps for the inside and outside coils. All we need to do to complete the seven sound strat modification is add a switch to turn the neck pickup on and off independent of the five way switch. Published on nov 25 2018 this video covers how to do the gilmour strat wiring mod using a simple spdt single pole double throw mini toggle switch to turn on the neck pickup at will. With the push pull switch down the controls provide standard strat style switching and controls.
Includes additional options for tone control and pickup combinations. Lukem may 14 2010 5. This free way 5 way 10 position switch takes the conventional strat style 5 way switch so much further. The contents of this diagram in whole or part are copyrighted and published for.
Extremely similar to the 7 way strat wiring what is commonly known as the gilmour strat wiring mod uses a mini toggle switch to switch on the neck pickup giving an additional 2 switching options. Yes the best way for the 7 way switching is to replace a tone pot with a push pull that allows bridge on neck on. It s easy to do. By doing that we can get a bridge neck combination by selecting the bridge pickup on the five way switch and turning on the neck with the second switch.
Back in 2011 fender custom shop released a david gilmour model that used his 7 way wiring and a recessed mini switch positioned between the volume and tone controls of the guitar. Designed for guitars with 3 single coil pickups. And you can modify your strat to get the same tones. Strat style guitar wiring diagram with three single coils 5 way lever switch 1 volume 2 tones.
Neck bridge pickups together all 3 pickups together. Typical standard fender stratocaster guitar wiring with master volume plus 1 neck tone control and one middle pickup tone control.