1982 Fender Stratocaster w/ Tyler Mods & Floyd Rose - Olympic White

LEAD / RHYTHM CIRCUIT

In this circuit the noise associated with single coils is eliminated in some wiring configurations. Pickups that look like single coils are actually humbuckers with the second coil hidden, but these pickups sound much like single coils. Each of the three pickups has a corresponding 3-position mini-toggle switch. These mini-toggles give you three tone choices for each pickup. The “up” position of the mini-toggle (closest to the pickups) gives you the pickup wired in series. It is the loudest, most fun sounding position and has no 60 cycle hum. The center position of the mini-toggle gives you a split pickup sound. That’s the sound of the hidden coil being grounded out. This results in a slightly weaker signal, a slightly thinner tone, and a 60 cycle hum. The “down” position (furthest from the pickups) on the mini-toggle is your pickup wired in parallel. That’s the sound of both coils running but at one quarter the resistance. This provides the weakest signal, thinnest tone, and no 60 cycle hum. There is a fourth mini-toggle that is a 2-position switch. One position of this switch gives you what ever configuration you have set with the other switches. The other position bypasses any setting you are in and gives you the bridge pickup in series. 

MIDBOOST PREAMP CIRCUIT

The Midboost control is located in one of the available tone positions. It is an active circuit that requires a battery as well as having the guitar plugged to activate the battery. With a charged battery the circuit is active at all times unless you use a bypass button. This is a high gain/low impedance circuit, which affects the tone of your pickups. The sonic aspects of the circuit can be divided into two sets of effects - the circuit effects and the mid range boost effects. 

• The Circuit Effects: When the circuit is active it expands the frequency response of your pickups and increases the output of your guitar. You get lower lows, more miss, higher highs and a volume increase of about 2db. Even if the mid-boost knob is turned all the way down you still get the circuit effects. 

• The Midrange Boost Effects: The boost is centered at 100 hz (low mid) but affects a very wide frequency range. Turning up the mid-boost now (while the circuit is active) increases your mid range frequencies, rolls off a small amount of high frequencies and further increases the output range of your guitar. The more you turn up the knob, the more mid range and output you get. 

MIDBOOST BYPASS AND PRESET BUTTONS

• Bypass Button: The bypass button activates and de-activates the circuit effects and midrange boost effects simultaneously. In other words, it activates and de-actives the entire midboost circuit. When you bypass the entire midboost circuit, you switch to a passive circuit (battery is not connected) without the expanded frequency range, higher output and increased mid range available with the mid boost circuit. This returns you to the more traditional tones your pickups normally have. The bypass button allows you to move back and forth from mid-boost circuit tones to traditional pickup tones with the tap of a button. 

• Preset Button: The preset button activates and de-activates only the midrange boost effects while leaving the circuit effects constant. The amount of boost is determined by where you preset the midboost knob. Instead of reaching down and turning the midboost down until you reach the desired sound your boost effects are punched in and out with the tap of a button.