10 Amazing Strat Tones - Six String Supplies & Free-Way 10 5B5-01 Blade Switch

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I convert my Fender Strat, getting 10 Amazing Strat Tones by installing a Six String Supplies & Free-Way 10 5B5-01 Pre-wired Harness. You have to try this for yourself!
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Intro/Overview: 0:01
Six String Supplies: 1:05
Free-Way: 2:15
Free-Way 10 5B5-01 Switching Options: 3:30
Upper VS Lower Bank Tone Comparison: 4:09
10 Way Run Through with Backing Track: 11:25
My Product Opinions: 13:28
My Final Thoughts: 14:46
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@carsgunsandguitars 3 месяца назад

Best strat mod of all time!

@MattsGAP 2 месяца назад

It’s a game changer. Thanks for watching!

@gingerAV Год назад

in love with those neck and bridge positions. always loved that sound from a tele but didn’t want another guitar taking up space (sacrilege, i know, but space is a premium for me). thanks for the vid!

@MattsGAP Год назад

Yes you can't beat the Tele sound you get with neck and bridge, I would have more room for guitars if I didn't have kids 😀 Thanks for watching

@thysdreyer6886 2 года назад

Wow , position 8 and 10 sound amazing . I am having my free way switch installed today at my luthier , so I have a lot to look forward to 😀

@MattsGAP 2 года назад

Awesome, thanks for watching, hope you like yours!

@tommyburnhamsmusic 5 месяцев назад

yeah man id have it wired the same way you have here. great vid and playing bud

@MattsGAP 5 месяцев назад

Thanks, yeah it’s gotta be the most versatile switching system available in the strat format. I’m pleased to see it’s being adopted by manufacturers now too, thanks for watching!

@peterbishop9771 3 месяца назад

I got mine! I went the Tech rout. If your Strat doesn't have a pickguard, good luck.

@MattsGAP 2 месяца назад

A good tech is always a good idea, especially if you have to make permanent alterations to your guitar, did your tech have to make more room for the switch? Thanks for watching!

@peterbishop9771 2 месяца назад

@@MattsGAP lucky I have a Warmoth body with a quarter inch top. The Tech had to dremel the switch space to get it to fit. He did excellent work and my Seymour Duncan Texas HOT Antiquity pickups have a wonderful new dimension.

@MattsGAP 2 месяца назад

@peterbishop9771 happy it worked out for you, in my younger days I took a chisel to a Strat body to make a set of pickups fit. I made a horrid mess and regretted it for a long time after. A decent tech is worth every penny imo!

@peterbishop9771 2 месяца назад

@@MattsGAP Now I've got a Strat, Tele, and Gibson all in one. I'm still just getting to know my guitar again. All for $150.00 bucks!

@Ermin0s 2 года назад

Thanks for the Vid! I was wondering if you use the Tone for Neck and Middle or Neck and Bridge? Also why did you chose variant B for wiring position 6? you have N M & B in series instead of variant A where you can have the M & B in series? do you see any advantage with having all 3 the pickups in series instead of only the the bridge and neck?

@MattsGAP 2 года назад

Thanks for watching. I didn't choose the the variant, I followed the wiring diagram included, and the majority was pre-wired for me. I like the sounds I got tbh, it would be interesting to explore the others though!

@user-md1in5hb3f 3 года назад

hi great video, thank you ! , are these the original pickups ?

@MattsGAP 3 года назад

Hi, thanks for watching. Yes they're Fender V Mod pickups

@gwoodtones 9 месяцев назад

Thank you for the nice and helpfull review. Finally someone who wired the freeway switch where is the position of 3 picks all together in series... In my opinion the free way switch could be better and should have 12 positions instead of 10 . Now we are still missing one position. The bridge and middle pick up in series... and the 12th position could be a kill switch... just when you pauze playing... nice looking guitar with the tortoise plate by the way.

@MattsGAP 9 месяцев назад

Yeah that would be cool, I think having a 12 position switch might be a hard one to manufacture though, or maybe not, who knows. Thanks for watching!

@Steinstra-vj7wl 3 года назад

Lovely picking. So do you like all new settings? I personally would go for bridge - middle in series on the upper bank, instead of all pickups in series which sounded muddy to me. Thanks for the info too!

@MattsGAP 2 года назад

Thanks, I don't like them all but I most work for me. I should have reduced the levels to show them off without the distorting

@Steinstra-vj7wl 2 года назад

@@MattsGAP Thanks for your kind reply. Which switch setting are the ones you would use?

@MattsGAP 2 года назад

All except for bridge on it's own and I tend not to use the middle either.

@mikelynchrockfordmusic4823 Год назад

Wow, talk about some tasteful licks! Sold!

@MattsGAP Год назад

Thanks Mike!

@Bairov Год назад

They sell these now without the three NMB in series listed as the diagram. Are you sure that you're not just using bridge and middle in series in your examples?

@MattsGAP Год назад

Honest answer, I don't know about the latest iterations! I will say that it was wired exactly as intended at the time, so I believe it to be as I stated in the video. Although I am as fallible as the next guy, so who knows? Thanks for watching!

@ArcHuiling 2 года назад

good day.. i have a fender mim with hss pickups and S1 switch that split the coil of the humbucker.. im looking for a video in your channel using the S1 pushed will still split the humbucker but will include bridge&neck, series combinations, that is like fender usa S1 wiring.. i just looked for diagrams, videos but i cannot find.. hope you cn help me.. i just want to make my strat sound diffrent when S1 switch is pushed not just coil split. hope you can help me.. can i do this pickup selections using an S1 switch?

@MattsGAP 2 года назад

Sorry, I have zero experience with the s1 switch. Thanks for watching!

@varmutantvibes5669 Год назад

Hopefully you already found you info. FYI - the Free-Way 5B5-02 is designed for humbucker configs like HSS and has coil tapping.

@AJNpa80 6 месяцев назад

Anyone know if this will fit the existing rout on an Aerodyne Stratocaster (Fender MIJ guardless Stratocaster) I have the SSS. Just poking around figuring out which reversible mods are possible, in my case reversible meaning without cutting up the body. I guess its a similar size to the 5 way but standard pick giard strats have a room in thier chamber. I suppose i also have to figure out how it mounts to the body from below and if it has the same switch arm length to pass through the wood as i have no idea how thick it is. Asking before i take it apart as its pretty new and im not ready, curiosity will get me eventually. Enjoying it now. But i always look forward to possibilities if i get bored and want to make it my own.

@MattsGAP 6 месяцев назад

I suspect if there’s an issue it will be how deep the slot is on your Aerodyne. The switch needs room to move side to side it’s not a dramatic movement but I’d imagine if the slot is narrow and deep (thickness of wood) it could restrict travel. If you have access to a plastic pickguard you could measure the slot width and plastic depth and compare it to your guitar. My guess is they’ll be very similar and the Free-way would fit and function without issue, but as you have alluded, modifying the body is probably not a good idea, and would affect the resale value. Thanks for watching!

@AJNpa80 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for the reply! (Sorry about the typos, tiny window, didn't look back.) I need to get a small steel ruler and check but I think it's looking possible, with a flashlight I can see it's about an eighth to the metal on the top of the current switch assembly. It screws through the top to catch it and the slot is a heavy eighth. Just so they didn't use some low profile switch or something, I can't find a part number for a separate specific switch so am assuming they used the usual part. I didn't get around to pooping off the back plate yet but will as soon as I get some measuring tools. Thanks again, great channel.

@MattsGAP 6 месяцев назад

@@AJNpa80 that’s probably the best thing about the free-way is it’s basically the size of a standard switch and they have made it easy to install! Thanks again and best of luck with the install!

@TheArmchairrocker 2 года назад

Maybe add the humbucker with a coil tap.

@MattsGAP 2 года назад

Thanks for watching, at this stage I've been through virtually every configuration, this was something completely new to me, so I was excited to give it a go!

@ilianthauby6048 Год назад

can you use the freeway switch with emgs?

@MattsGAP Год назад

That's a great question, and unfortunately I have no idea! I think it would depend on whether you're using 4 conductor humbuckers, tapable ones. Or just single coils. You might get limited options without 4 conductor humbuckers. To be certain you should ask the manufacturer www.freewayswitch.com

@ilianthauby6048 Год назад

@@MattsGAP thank you very much!

@MattsGAP Год назад

@ilianthauby6048 no probs thanks for watching!

@Drunken_Hamster 10 месяцев назад

So no bridge and middle in series? Well, that sucks. Middle and Bridge from a physics standpoint provide the best combination of consistent harmonics and an increasing fundamental as you travel down the neck the the 20th fret range and beyond, where you NEED more fundamental to compensate for the lack of string energy since they're shortened due to fretting a note. Having that combo in series makes the perfect shredder position or otherwise giving you extra punch and power for leads.

@MattsGAP 10 месяцев назад

I believe there are other wiring options with the switch. I'm sure there is a way to wire the middle and bridge in series. Thanks for watching!

@Drunken_Hamster 10 месяцев назад

@@MattsGAP I mean, I assumed so, I more meant that bridge and middle series was one of the things I was hoping to see in the video. Sorry if my comment appeared rude.

@MattsGAP 10 месяцев назад

@Drunken_Hamster, no worries, your comment sounded well informed!

@stevent.keister1254 Год назад

Want to put a freeway in my strat Thanks

@MattsGAP Год назад

You're welcome, thanks for watching!

@TheArmchairrocker 2 года назад

It never made sense not to allow all the pickup combos - it doesn't really cost much more, so why not offer it?

@MattsGAP 2 года назад

After some time with it I find myself wanting a proper Humbucker in the bridge again!

@bluwng 2 месяца назад

No bridge and middle in series? All three in series is to noisy.

@MattsGAP 2 месяца назад

Fair point, although this was wired in one of a number of different ways and I believe just about every combination is possible with this switch. Thanks for watching!