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Post subject: American Deluxe HSS with N3 SC and Atomic HB - Pickup Change
Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2018 2:48 am
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Hello, I play a Fender American Deluxe HSS Stratocaster (bought in 2015) with N3 Single Coils and a Atomic Humbucker.
I somehow dislike the sounds and wanted to change all the pickups into the newer Gen4 Single Coils and Shawbucker.
Can this be done without changing the rest of the circuit (pots, condenser, S1-Switch).
In other words has the newer Elite Series the same circuit and specs like the Deluxe does?

Thanks a lot for your hints,
Best regards
Hans


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Post subject: Re: American Deluxe HSS with N3 SC and Atomic HB - Pickup Ch
Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2018 10:58 pm
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Let's start like this:
Here's the American Elite HSS diagram for comparison.
There were several AmDlx HSS versions, so pick yours on the support pages; https://support.fender.com/hc/en-us/art ... e-Diagrams


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Post subject: Re: American Deluxe HSS with N3 SC and Atomic HB - Pickup Ch
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2018 12:46 am
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Thanks for help.

2 questions:

- where can I find the part no. of my HSS Strat, so I can choose the right service diagram? I see the serial no. but not a part no.
- why is the Elite not listed in the table of service diagrams?


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Post subject: Re: American Deluxe HSS with N3 SC and Atomic HB - Pickup Ch
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2018 4:30 am
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That Fender page is no help for guitars made after 2005.
I think there are only 2 Deluxe HSS Strats with N3 pickups, the 2010-11 version with the DH-1 (Hot Rod?) humbucker and a 2015 version with Shawbucker. The parts including the special 5 way switch seem to be very similar to the Elite parts so it should not be too difficult to swap.
This is the Shawbucker Deluxe diagram, http://www.fmicassets.com/Damroot/Origi ... Manual.pdf, the 2010-11 Deluxe version I cannot find available online although I have a copy on file.


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Post subject: Re: American Deluxe HSS with N3 SC and Atomic HB - Pickup Ch
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2018 12:48 pm
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64Galaxie wrote:
...I think there are only 2 Deluxe HSS Strats with N3 pickups, the 2010-11 version with the DH-1 (Hot Rod?) humbucker and a 2015 version with Shawbucker.


My 2015 HSS Strat with N3 single coils has an "Atomic" Humbucker. I couldn't find a service diagram for this.


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Post subject: Re: American Deluxe HSS with N3 SC and Atomic HB - Pickup Ch
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2018 11:41 pm
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@64Galaxie; do you mean this one: AmDlx Strat HSS 011-9100-7XX April 8th 2010 Service Diagram

@hansscherm, sometimes one just needs to compare the actual guitar wiring to the service diagrams to be sure. Fender may have changed the wiring but not the model (= 'part') number.


On the pickups, the Atomic = the Hot Rod. It's the Fender Marketing & Confusion Department again - like in the SD above, they call the N3's ALN325's... :wink: Here's some background: https://forums.fender.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=92095

On the 'why isn't the (insert the model here) diagram on the support pages', that's been under discussion for quite a long time now. At one point, "all" diagrams were listed&linked on one page. Then, new model diagrams were on the respective product page. Now (after one disasterous website update a couple years back) new model diagrams are almost impossible to find - although the Fender Consumer Relations (and their wonderful chat service) are very helpful when possible. (One mysterious & somewhat worrying thing is, even they don't have all diagrams/parts lists for instruments built in the Far East...)


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Post subject: Re: American Deluxe HSS with N3 SC and Atomic HB - Pickup Ch
Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2018 1:22 am
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Thanks for the link.
That is the one, the diagram with the wiring error and amendment. I've not studied it thoroughly but the 2015 Shawbucker Deluxe looks to be the same with just the pickup change. It is a lot easier to follow!

The website disaster was far-reaching, the pdf Frontlines have gone, the site now decides which part of the world you are in and redirects you to a "local" site. If I want to see the US site I should be able to. (rant over)


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Post subject: Re: American Deluxe HSS with N3 SC and Atomic HB - Pickup Ch
Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2018 2:35 am
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Sigler 920D sells a variety of custom loaded pickguards for Stratocasters and other models.

Unfortunately there's no replacement HSS pickguard with Gen4s, Shawbuckers and blower switch.


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