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Post subject: Fender American HSS Deluxe questions
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 8:50 am
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I am thinking of getting the new Fender American HSS deluxe. I like everything about the guitar, what concerns me is the button that little round. It’s called the Passing Lane Switch. Would someone please explain to me what it does, will it be something that will break easily or require a battery. Please keep in mind I am a novice. Thanks


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Post subject: Re: Fender American HSS Deluxe questions
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 8:59 am
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The Buttm Should Be Fine For A Long Time. Once You Find Your Sweet Spot You'll Use It Less. A Guitar Isn't A Slot Machine Anyway.

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Post subject: Re: Fender American HSS Deluxe questions
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 9:01 am
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rluttrell wrote:
I am thinking of getting the new Fender American HSS deluxe. I like everything about the guitar, what concerns me is the button that little round. It’s called the Passing Lane Switch. Would someone please explain to me what it does, will it be something that will break easily or require a battery. Please keep in mind I am a novice. Thanks


What the switch does is it reroutes the circuit from however you may have it set at the moment to activating only the bridge pickup and in turn, the bridge pickup directly to the output jack, bypassing all the other pickups and pots. This will make the pickup a bit louder and treblier. The switch will indeed break sooner or later but on the 'up-side', it requires no battery.

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Post subject: Re: Fender American HSS Deluxe questions
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 9:44 am
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The "passing lane" is Fender's response to the "blower" switch, a feature found on Suhrs, Yamahas and other high-end guitars. This mod is really cool for a humbucker/single/single (HSS) configuration, but it also works with any given pickup combination.

This is not really a new or “Fender first” mod. John Suhr has used the blower switch on his guitars for several years, Yamaha equips some of their instruments with this feature, and you can find comparable mods on the Internet, often called “solo switch mods” or “lead mods.”


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Post subject: Re: Fender American HSS Deluxe questions
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 3:38 pm
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Thank you for your responses. I have to say I am very impressed with the knowledge from this forum.


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Post subject: Re: Fender American HSS Deluxe questions
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 4:10 pm
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Thank you for your responses. I have to say I am very impressed with the knowledge from this forum.


We made it all up! Nah, only kidding you, glad to help!! :D

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Post subject: Re: Fender American HSS Deluxe questions
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 4:28 pm
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I bought a loaded pick guard that came off an American Deluxe HSS that has the N3 noiseless pups in neck and bridge and atomic humbucker in the bridge (not sure what it is, I've heard it is a Seymour Duncan but have no idea). It has the S1 switch and the passing lane switch.

Love the tone, love the differences I can get with the S1. For the first few days, I used the passing lane button quite a bit, but the novelty soon wore off. I find the tone not pleasing to my ears, but I do a lot of classic rock, rock-a-billy, and some country (not modern country, think 50's through 70's country). There's just not a lot of use for that particular option in what I do.

You may, in fact, love it depending on your style and what you're playing.

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Post subject: Re: Fender American HSS Deluxe questions
Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 1:09 pm
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