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btw122 · **Joined:** Sat Nov 27, 2010 6:55 pm **Posts:** 66

What are some crafty stratocaster mods that will make my guitar have someone say "where the hell did you get that ?!" (in a good way). Im really looking for a crazy pickup configuration as well as pickups via those configurations. Please list configs. with suggested pickups and share pictures of your modified instruments.

Floyd_The_Barber · **Posted:** Sat May 14, 2011 1:45 pm

well, as far as configurations go...

SSS
SHS
HSS
SSH
HSH
HHH
SHH
HHS

and you could play around with mini humbuckers, P90s, etc. in those configs I suppose....

Andybighair · **Joined:** Tue Dec 01, 2009 9:22 am **Posts:** 2175

Howdy!

btw122 wrote:

What are some crafty stratocaster mods that will make my guitar have someone say "where the hell did you get that ?!" (in a good way). Im really looking for a crazy pickup configuration as well as pickups via those configurations. Please list configs. with suggested pickups and share pictures of your modified instruments.

Hehehe!

I reckon I've done a few mods that fit your criteria. One in particular has some seriously crazy wiring. Its the most "ambitious" mod I've done... so far. :wink:

The Big Hairy Tone-caster

Wired up like so..

In the real world the above looks a bit like this...

...Which give you the following pickup combinations...

All of the above has the added option of an on-board Mid-Boost, which is nice. The great thing about this wiring scheme is that if you don't touch the any of the S-1's you have the standard Strat five way switching we all know and love.

Everybody needs the other 27 different combos and a Mid-boost, right? :wink:

There's also a more wiring mods in some quality threads all listed in the The Nutter's Build Thread Listing. Have a peek at those and let us know what you think.

Enjoy!

Andy

Tepidy · **Joined:** Fri Feb 27, 2009 3:07 am **Posts:** 47

hey Andybighair nice setup. did you have to route the electronics cavity at all.

Andybighair · **Joined:** Tue Dec 01, 2009 9:22 am **Posts:** 2175

Tepidy wrote:

hey Andybighair nice setup. did you have to route the electronics cavity at all.

Ha!

Is that a trick question? I had to do quite a lot of routing... :lol:

The only extra cavity I made was for the 9v battery....

...Other than that, the wiring assembly should fit in a standard Strat control cavity. I'm quietly smug about that. Took me a while to figure it out!

Enjoy!

Andy

btw122 · **Joined:** Sat Nov 27, 2010 6:55 pm **Posts:** 66

So with that in mind, I need a new guitar body or can I put in a different pickup mod with the standard 3 single coil cavities ?? I know I'll need a new fitting pickguard

Andybighair · **Joined:** Tue Dec 01, 2009 9:22 am **Posts:** 2175

btw122 wrote:

So with that in mind, I need a new guitar body or can I put in a different pickup mod with the standard 3 single coil cavities ?? I know I'll need a new fitting pickguard

Yep, you could have something very similar with three single coils. Trying to find another mid-boost board that small might be a problem though...

Forum user CA Feathers has done some pretty cool mods too. This ones a winner in my book... Chet's Highway 1 mod

You don't see many Strats wired up like that!

Andy

Tepidy · **Joined:** Fri Feb 27, 2009 3:07 am **Posts:** 47

Outstanding job Andy. Didnt realize you made the body as well. My routing question should have been "any extra routing for a standard strat body"

ralfcaetano · **Posted:** Mon May 16, 2011 2:16 am

hey andy love that ibanez like neck pocket on a strat deal you got going on

chromeface · **Posted:** Mon May 16, 2011 3:22 am

Andybighair wrote:

Howdy!

btw122 wrote:

What are some crafty stratocaster mods that will make my guitar have someone say "where the hell did you get that ?!" (in a good way). Im really looking for a crazy pickup configuration as well as pickups via those configurations. Please list configs. with suggested pickups and share pictures of your modified instruments.

Hehehe!

I reckon I've done a few mods that fit your criteria. One in particular has some seriously crazy wiring. Its the most "ambitious" mod I've done... so far. :wink:

The Big Hairy Tone-caster

Wired up like so..

In the real world the above looks a bit like this...

...Which give you the following pickup combinations...

All of the above has the added option of an on-board Mid-Boost, which is nice. The great thing about this wiring scheme is that if you don't touch the any of the S-1's you have the standard Strat five way switching we all know and love.

Everybody needs the other 27 different combos and a Mid-boost, right? :wink:

There's also a more wiring mods in some quality threads all listed in the The Nutter's Build Thread Listing. Have a peek at those and let us know what you think.

Enjoy!

Andy

I'm curious to see how this extremely versatile mod would work with an HHH setup wit coil-taps, S-1 switching, blower (passing lane) switch and TBX/25dB Mid-boost circuit.

You can't go wrong with three humbucking Lace Sensor duallies in various kinds of flavours and more than 27 pickup combinations to choose from.

Did you have the same schematic for HHH pickups?

chromeface · **Posted:** Mon May 16, 2011 3:30 am

ralfcaetano wrote:

hey andy love that ibanez like neck pocket on a strat deal you got going on

Are you a huge fan of the AANJ neck system?

Well, check out Ed Roman's Pearlcaster guitars, they have the AANJ neck attachment you're craving for!

da rok · **Joined:** Sun Dec 05, 2010 12:38 am **Posts:** 392

thats one sweet axe you built there andy!!! my most versatile set up in in my ibanez, hot a hotrails in the neck, vintage TS in the middle and a AC4 bucker in the bridge position, can play anything between jazz, blues and rock...

Screamin' Armadillo · **Posted:** Mon May 16, 2011 7:43 am

After everyone else's schematics, diagrams and well-heeled endeavors, I'm almost reluctant to post my switching mods. They're very simple yet effective.

I put a push/pull pot on my middle (tone) potentiometer which turns on the bridge pickup no matter where the selector switch is set. That way I can have:
(Normal)
Bridge
Bridge+Middle
Middle
Middle+Neck
Neck
As well as (Potentiometer Pulled Up):
Bridge+Middle+Neck
Bridge+Neck.

This particular guitar has Pete Biltoft Vintage Vibe SP90 pickups (P90 in a Strat-sized package), a blocked tremolo and .

The mod's not obvious (which is how I like my modifications; I call them "sleepers"), but here's a pic anyway.

Andybighair · **Joined:** Tue Dec 01, 2009 9:22 am **Posts:** 2175

Screamin' Armadillo wrote:

I put a push/pull pot on my middle (tone) potentiometer which turns on the bridge pickup no matter where the selector switch is set.

One of the best Strat mods out there IMO.

Andy

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