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Model
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Description
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1st Pot
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2nd Pot
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3rd Pot
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1
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Voodoo
Tone
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Have
you ever asked the question: "why do I really need two tone pots
to control different pickups on a Strat?" I've wondered the same
thing myself which is I love this mod. Both tone controls function as
master tone controls. One tone pot is a standard tone control that cuts
highs. The other tone pot is a passive midrange control that enhances
mids from 5 to 10 for a thicker sound, and scoops mids from 5 to 0 for
a glassy almost acoustic like tone. Read
more about the passive midrange mod here. This is totally passive
and requires NO batteries and NO body routing at all.
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Master
Volume
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Master
Tone
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Master
Midrange
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2
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Voodoo Tone Plus
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Same as the Voodoo Tone wiring above only this comes with a trick
"neck-on" switch. The neck-on switch mounted on the tone control
has a push-pull pot which is used to engage the neck pickup at any time,
regardless of which position you have selected using the 5 way switch.
This allows you to get the two missing sounds from a strat namely neck/bridge
(think Tele like tone) and all three pickups on at the same time.
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Master Volume
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Master Tone on push-pull to engage "neck-on" switch
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Master Midrange
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3
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Voodoo
Tone Monster
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This
is our most popular Strat assembly and it is unique
to Rothstein Guitars. It is exactly the same as the Voodoo Tone
Plus (above) only this includes 3PDT (3 pole double throw) mini switch
to engage the bridge and middle pickups together in SERIES mode for a
louder sound with more bottom. Most people use DPDT (double pole double
throw) switches for series/parallel switching but the problem we have
found with this approach is that when the series link is active, several
positions of the 5 way switch produce no sound at all. Our solution is
to use the extra pole provided by the 3PDT switch to simply bypass the
5 way. Think of it as a kind of "blow" switch. You can read
more about this mod here. Note: This pickguard has an extra hole drilled
to accommodate the 3PDT switch.
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Master
Volume
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Master
Tone on a push-pull to engage"neck-on" switch
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Master
Midrange
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4
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Fralin Blender
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A blender pot replaces one of a Strat's tone controls, and allows you to combine the neck and bridge pickups together. Blenders are "no-load" pots modified to eliminate bleed-through when turned fully clockwise. When the blender pot is fully clockwise it is completely removed from the circuit and does not load the guitar's circuit in anyway shape or form. Turning the pot counter-clockwise will blend in either the neck or bridge pickup, whichever is not engaged by the 5-way switch. |
Master Volume
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Master Tone |
Blender (to blend neck/bridge)
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5
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Fralin Blender plus
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Very cool and unique to Rothstein Guitars!!! It is exactly the same as the Fralin Blender (above), only the tone control is replaced by one of our "Mid-Scoop/Tone Switches" mounted on a push-pull pot. When the switch is down this functions as a standard tone control. When the switch is up it scoops mid for a glassy, almost "acoustic" like quality. |
Master
Volume
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Master Tone / Mid-scoop housed on a push-pull pot |
Blender (to blend neck/bridge)
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6
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Jimmie Vaughn
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This is basically stock strat wiring but some feel this is a more
useful way of employing two tone controls. The first tone control affects
positions 4 and 5 of the selector switch only (neck and neck/mid) and
the second tone control affects positions 1 and 2 only (bridge and bridge/mid).
The only position without a tone control is position 3. This can be modified
using a super switch to assign the bridge pickup a totally separate tone
control from the other 4 positions (see the "slick willy" wiring
below.
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Master Volume
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Tone for positions 1 & 2 of the selector switch
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Tone for positions 4 & 5 of the selector switch
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7
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Voodoo
Tone Monster
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Basic 60's stock strat wiring where the first tone control affects positions 4 and 5 of the selector switch while the 2nd tone control affects positions 2,3 and 4. |
Master Volume
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Tone for positions 4 and 5 |
Tone for positions 2, 3 and 4. |
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Model
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Description
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1st Pot
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2nd Pot
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3rd Pot
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1
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Dial-A-Tap
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This
is a very cool way to set up a Strat for Humb-Single-Single operation.
The first tone control is a master tone which controls all pickups. The
lower pot is a Dial-A-Tap which means you can dial in just the right amount
of the split humbucker. It will short out the "screw coil" and
leave in the "slug coil" (the slug coil is the one furthest
from the bridge)
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Master
Volume
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Master
Tone
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Dial-A-Tap
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2
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11
Combo Strat with Dial A Tap
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Same as above, only this comes with a neck-on Switch to get 11
pickup combinations. Click
here for more details about this.
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Master Volume
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Master Tone on push-pull to engage "neck-on" switch
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Dial-A-Tap
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3
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Jimmie
Vaughn Strat w/Coil Tap
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Coil
tap is engaged by a push-pull on the first tone control. The first tone control affects positions 4 and 5 of the selector
switch only (neck and neck/mid) and the second tone control affects positions
1 and 2 only (bridge and bridge/mid). The only position without a tone
control is position 3.
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Master
Volume
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Tone for positions 1 & 2 of the selector switch w/push-pull
for coil tap
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Tone for positions 4 & 5 of the selector switch
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4
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Lonestar "Auto-Tap"
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This wiring features "auto-tapping" of the humbucker as soon as the 5 way switch hits position 2.
- Switch Position 1: Bridge Pickup (Both Coils)
- Switch Position 2: Bridge + Middle Pickups (Bridge Pickup Tapped)
- Switch Position 3: Middle Pickup
- Switch Position 4: Neck + Middle Pickups
- Switch Position 5: Neck Pickup
A Super Switch (5 way, 4 pole) is used so you can have two tone controls and still tap the humbucker automatically when you switch to the 2 position. The tone controls use different capacitors rather than sharing one. The top tone control (for the two single coils) uses a .047uf capacitor, while the bottom tone control (for the humbucker) uses a .022uf cap (.022uf is the de facto standard for a humbucker)
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Master Volume
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Tone for the two single coils only
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Tone for bridge pickup only |