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Stevie Ray
March 14th, 2015, 02:55 PM
1996 (?) squire strat 1 3/4 " body , squire standard 22 fret neck , new nut , YKE switch , fender limited edition '54 Stratocaster pickup set , removed pots , next - custom name for the headstock , really sounds good !

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ZMAN
March 15th, 2015, 08:02 AM
Not sure how you can remove the pots. Can you school me on how this set up works? Not being a smart ***, just don't now the tech behind this set up, Thanx.

Stevie Ray
March 16th, 2015, 03:46 PM
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Pickup grounds hook to input jack ground , other pickup wires in , and out of switch , I also wired switch backwards .

ZMAN
March 16th, 2015, 05:37 PM
So you have no tone or volume controls. How to you change the volume or tone?

Stevie Ray
March 16th, 2015, 09:04 PM
I use the amp for volume , and tone controls , I could add volume , and tone pots , and a kill switch , or a pedal for a kill switch , but I only play at home next to the amp , it sounds so good I have no plans to change it .

ZMAN
March 17th, 2015, 06:14 AM
Cool. I figured that. I only play at home as well but I do like to have the controls on my guitars. Do you find you get a "purer" sound without all the extra soldering joints, and controls? So not knowing a lot about electronics, does that mean the guitar is always on "10" and you tune it from the amp? This is one I have never heard of. I guess you learn something every day!
Thanks.

Stevie Ray
March 17th, 2015, 12:46 PM
Its like its on 11 , the tone pots & caps cut the highs , some people believe the volume pots do it to , all I know is that it sounds really good without the pots .

Neil Young's "blackie" has a switch that cuts out the pots , not sure if that includes the volume to .