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What an excellent clean and easy upgrade to my '80s strat. Easy install, sturdy construction, and classy look with all of the right options. Highly recommend and will keep obsidian in mind for any future upgrades. Thanks!
KEY FEATURES:
✔ 7-Way switching (Neck pickup ON switch)
✔ Play neck + bridge pickups together
✔ Improved Clarity
✔ Fits Fender Stratocaster
✔ Fits Squier Stratocaster with adjustments
SUPER EASY, SOLDER-LESS INSTALL
All Obsidian Pro-Wired Electronics are super easy to install, and allow for solder-less pickup changes with Obsidian Plug, Play & Enjoy connectors.
NECK & BRIDGE PICKUPS TOGETHER, OR ALL THREE
The Obsidian Custom 7-Way for Strat wiring harness adds a 'Gilmour' style switch to mix your neck pickup into the bridge switch position and even allows you to play all three pickup together, for the sweetest bell-like Strat sounds possible.
The 7-Way set maintains all of your traditional Stratocaster sounds with a traditional 5-way switch, volume control and two tone controls, but adds an additional switch for adding the neck pickup into the first three positions of the switch when required.
To keep things tidy and allow for the easiest install possible, we added the neck pickup switch to the second control. Just pull it up and the neck pickup will be switched ON. Press it down again and the harness will be returned to a traditional style setup.
7-WAY SWITCH ON (UP) |
7-WAY SWITCH OFF (DOWN) |
Bridge + Neck | Bridge |
Bridge & Middle + Neck | Bridge & Middle |
Middle + Neck | Middle |
Neck & Middle | Neck & Middle |
Neck | Neck |
CONTROL LAYOUT
1: Master Volume
2: Tone Control 1 (Neck)
3: Tone Control 2 (Middle & Bridge) + Push-Pull Neck Pickup ON Switch
CRYSTAL CLEAR TONE
To make your tone crystal clear at lower volumes we also include an Obsidian Custom Spec Treble Bleed Mod. This prevents tone 'muddiness' at low volumes by allowing high frequencies to pass along a separate path to your amp, rather than being stopped short by the increasing resistance at the volume control.
COMPONENTS
Potentiometers: Obsidian Custom CTS Pots 250K (+/-10%) Split Shaft / 24 Spline
Capacitors: 150 Series Polyester Film 0.047uf (+/-5%)
Switch: Genuine Oak 5-Way Switch
Jack: Pro-Wired Switchcraft J11 Mono
COMPATIBILITY
Fender Stratocasters - Direct Fit
Squier Stratocasters - Widen Control holes to 10mm & replace knobs with US spec 24 spline knobs
DOES NOT FIT: Left Handed Guitars; Any guitar not described above.
What an excellent clean and easy upgrade to my '80s strat. Easy install, sturdy construction, and classy look with all of the right options. Highly recommend and will keep obsidian in mind for any future upgrades. Thanks!
Effortless install with significant improvement in tone and function, complete no brainer decision to buy, do it!!