What does this mini switch do?

Swamp Gas · March 30th, 2008, 05:17 PM

This MIM Deluxe Nashville Telecaster belonged to my brother in law. It has the 5 way Strat-O-Tone pickup selector and a mini switch has been added on the control plate. It affects the sound in all but one of the 5 selections. What is this mod called?

odiemann · March 30th, 2008, 05:29 PM

out of phase most likely

Tom S · March 30th, 2008, 10:58 PM

Since it's on a Nashville, it may be wired like an American Deluxe. If so, you should be able to get seven options. The toggle would allow the neck and bridge pickup together and all three pickups together, probably in positions 4 & 5 with the toggle "on."

Try all switch positions with the toggle either "on" or "off", and contact the pickups with a screwdriver to check which ones are switched.

pengipete · March 31st, 2008, 07:32 AM

It's for priming the ejector seat when you have hecklers.

jwells393 · March 31st, 2008, 08:42 AM

Open it up and see if it's wired like this old American Deluxe.

http://www.fender.com/support/diagra...500_02CPg2.pdf

If so, the switching diagram is found here

http://www.fender.com/support/diagra...500_02CPg4.pdf

woodman · March 31st, 2008, 09:04 AM

can you describe how it affects the tone?

Doug Ferguson · March 31st, 2008, 09:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pengipete

It's for priming the ejector seat when you have hecklers.

That's on the first toggleing. The second activatates this thing creating mini-blackholes, the reversal of the Big Bang, in short, the end of the universe.
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Actually, it's probably a phase switch, like odieman says.

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Tom S Friend of Leo's Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 2,208 49 Photos	Since it's on a Nashville, it may be wired like an American Deluxe. If so, you should be able to get seven options. The toggle would allow the neck and bridge pickup together and all three pickups together, probably in positions 4 & 5 with the toggle "on." Try all switch positions with the toggle either "on" or "off", and contact the pickups with a screwdriver to check which ones are switched.

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pengipete Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gloucester U.K. Age: 47 Posts: 1,079	It's for priming the ejector seat when you have hecklers.