Out of phase(?) sound....

[Dookychase]

Besides rewiring my tele with a 4 or 5 way switch, is there a pedal(equalizer) or combination of pedals that would sort of give that strat quackiness sound or something close?


Dooky

[TheGoodTexan]

A long time ago (20+ years)... a buddy of mine had a pedal called a "comb filter" and it sounded exactly as you're describing.

I have no idea who made it.

I do remember that it appeared to be a piece of junk.

[woodman]

if you use a five-way superswitch, you can get the three traditional settings, plus series (humbucker-type tone) and series out-of-phase (that kind of twonky sound i think you're talking about). i've got this setup on my working axe and use the out-of-phase sound a lot ... but make sure it's series – parallel out-of-phase (like if you reverse the wires to your existing pickups) is too thin to be of much use. check out Deaf Eddie's wiring scheme here: 5-way Tele switch

EDIT: after rereading your post, i got the idea you might be looking for that sound WITHOUT rewiring ... if so, sorry about that!

[robt57]

Originally Posted by woodman

if you use a five-way superswitch, you can get the three traditional settings, plus series (humbucker-type tone) and series out-of-phase (that kind of twonky sound i think you're talking about). i've got this setup on my working axe and use the out-of-phase sound a lot ... but make sure it's series – parallel out-of-phase (like if you reverse the wires to your existing pickups) is too thin to be of much use. check out Deaf Eddie's wiring scheme here: 5-way Tele switch

+10

Gotta have at least one Tele se up this way IMO. ;)

[twangcaster1]

I get pretty good quack with my Brent Mason-style tele I put together. It only has a three way switch, but I added a middle pickup and an extra volume knob just for the middle pickup. The middle pickup isn't wired to the selector switch at all, it's on all the time and can be brought in a little or a lot or shut off completely with the second volume knob. It's a lot more versatile than your typical Nashville tele with a 5 way switch.

[Dookychase]

Thanks for the replies. I have these schematics and a switch, just thought I could get something close with some type of pedal without rewiring.

[bender-freak]

Originally Posted by woodman

if you use a five-way superswitch, you can get the three traditional settings, plus series (humbucker-type tone) and series out-of-phase (that kind of twonky sound i think you're talking about). i've got this setup on my working axe and use the out-of-phase sound a lot ... but make sure it's series – parallel out-of-phase (like if you reverse the wires to your existing pickups) is too thin to be of much use. check out Deaf Eddie's wiring scheme here: 5-way Tele switch

EDIT: after rereading your post, i got the idea you might be looking for that sound WITHOUT rewiring ... if so, sorry about that!

that's exactly what i did to my Jay Turser couple years ago, along with some GFS pups....very convincing, one of my fav "teles" to grab and run with....and the tone of the set-up doesn't seem to relate very closely to what it says on the headstock

[Mark Davis]

You can just add a DTDP toggle switch and use te stock 3 way without alot of rewiring.

When the toggle switch is flipped one way its out of phase the other way its normal this is the easiest way to do it without adding a 4 or 5 way switch.

[robt57]

If looking stock is important, the 4 or 5 way still looks like a bone stock Tele, FWIW. ;)

[maestrovert]

3 way with a push-pull pot for phase works for me....

[garytelecastor]

check your email.

[Dookychase]

Got your email Gary. I think I'll do the 5 way switch thing this coming week.
I'll let you know how it goes.

Have a good weekend.

dookychase