Hot Rail Series/Split/Parallel Pickguard
This pickguard features individual series split parallel switch. It allows every possible pickup setting. Each pickup can be in series, splitted or in parallel.
The parallel setting is extremely impressive. It sounds almost like single coil but with the silence of humbucker wired in series. It is even more silent than a regular series wiring.
With these three toggle switches, you can get all the possible difference pick up wiring. I didn’t count all the possible setting because it is way too much, but you can get all the different sounds you want using this pickguard.
Also, the volume knob is a push-pull potentiometer. When pulled, it activates the neck pickup no matter the setting selected on the five position selector. It gives you two more pickup Setting:
When pulled, it activates the neck pickup no matter the setting selected on the five position selector. It gives you two more pickup Setting:
- neck and bridge pickup
- three pickups at the same time
Varitone
Finally, the six position Varitone is an excellent tool to fine tune the guitar EQ.
Here are the six different position on you can get on the Varitone
- 0.0047uF
- 0.010uF
- 0.022uF
- 0.033uF
- 0.047uF
- Direct Through
The direct through setting is a free capacitor position that do not filter your pickups. It is uneditable using the tone pot.
Check out the demo of the pickguard I made in this video below
You can get that big art on my guitar part website following that link underneath
Loaded Pickguard Series/Split/Parallel for Stratocaster Featuring Hot Rail Belcat Pickups & Varitone
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