I have a recent MIM Standard Strat with the stock single coil pickups and when I put the selector in the 1st (treble or bottom of the guitar) position the sound is pure tin and the tone control doesn't seem to do anything about it. I can hear a tone difference when I turn the dials in all of the other selector positions. is this normal? I hope to redo the whole chip guard/pickups and wiring eventually so this might be a moot point but I was wondering if it is normal and maybe if that sound has a use I am not seeing.

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Tom Hintz, owner
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Traditional Strat wiring does not assign a tone control to the bridge pickup. A minor wiring mod is necessary to accomplish this.

HTH

Arjay

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"Here's why reliability is job one: A great sounding amp that breaks down goes from being a favorite piece of gear to a useless piece of crap in less time than it takes to read this sentence." -- BRUCE ZINKY

Thanks! That's what I wanted to know.

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Tom Hintz, owner
Geezerguitar.com
NewWoodworker.com
NewMetalworker.com

You're welcome, Tom.

To take some of the edge off of that bridge pickup, you might try lowering it a skosh. Say, 1.0 on both sides.

HTH

Arjay

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"Here's why reliability is job one: A great sounding amp that breaks down goes from being a favorite piece of gear to a useless piece of crap in less time than it takes to read this sentence." -- BRUCE ZINKY