Strat wiring mod, HELP please.

[BluesHound]

Hi Guys

Just bought a Hot rails for Strat.

When I install the Hot Rails I want to incorporate this switching mod I found (see attached pic), but the diagram I have shows the middle pickup tone pot replaced with a push pull. My Strat has a TBX circuit, which I don't want to lose. Can the mod be done using a push pull on the neck tone control, and if so what changes would have to be made to the wiring?

Hoping someone can help.

I was also thinking of maybe fitting a push pull on the volume to coil tap the hot rails....maybe

[braderrick]

You should be able to use the push pull pot in any location as it works separately from the normal pot functions.

[Deaf Eddie]

Correct - the pot part of a push/pull is just your standard 250k/500k pot, can be wired as a tone or volume; I even have one with a HAAS-sound midrange kit wired to it. You can't wire it as a TBX, though, as the TBX takes a special stacked/dual pot.

Just "move" the switch-part of the p/p pot in the drawing to the middle pot, and you'll be fine, leave your TBX as-is.

I don't think you will find that a coil-shunt will do much to the tone of your hot-rails - except, make it a bit less hot. Try a coils-parallel switch, if your are just looking for some tonal variety.

[BluesHound]

Thanks for the info, deceptively simple really, I thought having the TBX and all would make things really complicated.......you live and learn.

[Deaf Eddie]

Yeah, the TBX has a bit of mystique around it, but it's just a fancy tone control, so far as the circuit is concerned - it just hooks up like any other tone pot.