How To Wire a Strat with a Blend Control

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In this video we show you how to wire your Strat so it has a blend control, allowing you to blend in various pickup combinations.
Making use of a master volume and a master tone, the second tone control acts as a blend control.
When the blend control is fully open, the setup works the same as the classic Stratocaster wiring we all know and love.
As you start to dial down the blend control, you can blend different pickups into the mix, including neck and bridge together as well as all three pickups active at the same time.
Switch and blender controls...
Blend control on 10:
- Plays like a normal Strat
Blend control on 0:
- Position 1: Bridge with neck faded in
- Position 2: Bridge and middle, neck faded in
- Position 3: Middle
- Position 4: Middle and and neck, bridge faded in
- Position 5: Neck with bridge faded in
This is a popular Strat wiring setup which offers a little more versatility than the standard 5 way wiring.
In this video we are using our Strat wiring kit:
- CTS 250k audio pots
- CRL 5 way spring action switch
- Push back cloth wire
The wiring diagram for this setup can be found here:
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We stock these as both prewired kits or unassembled wiring kits for those of you that want to break out that soldering iron and do yourself!
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10 ноя 2017

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@kgillars3451

Thanks for this great tutorial. I have been wanting to try a blend control for some time, but didn't want to start on any of my high end guitars, so I picked up a $150 Spectrum Strat for $50 and had a zero load pot laying around. It was an easy procedure. I love the variety of sound and can't wait to use my new "Blended Blackie" at my next gig!

@74dartman13 6 лет назад

I like how you did the ground wire on the side to all 3 pots...nice!👍😎

@CastorBones 2 года назад

I used this to re-wire my guitar and I’m loving the new sounds. Thank you very much.

@timopeedu6077

Thanks for your valuable and informative videos. They’ve helped me a lot.

@TweedToneKing 2 года назад

Fantastic video. Very well explained and great demonstration of proper soldering technique.

@74dartman13 6 лет назад

Thanks for the video. I like this way of wiring. It gives you a little more control of the sound and turns that tone control into something useful! Otherwise I hardly ever use that one!👍😎🎸🎶

@steviesynapse 4 года назад

Excellent video, really well explained and demonstrated.

@mst646

I like how you detail any bit of the process; even something like explaining the switch orientation many wonder if there's an specific way... And you covered it all here, good work mate! For what is worth you earned my subscription.

@CarcassMoonwipe 3 года назад

this is exactly the tutorial i needed. thank you

@Rrrrichy 4 года назад

I added a blender mod to my strat by adding a 4th small potentiometer. This way I can keep my tone controls and have a little turning knob to add in the other outer side pickup. And I really love how it sounds now. For me it makes total sense to blend the dark sounding pickup the the bright one and the other way around.

@RussWhittaker 6 лет назад

Thanks for a very informative video, which is the best of its kind I’ve seen, with both camera work and narration being very clear. I’ve subscribed. Just been watching your vid on testing pots etc, but I’m wondering wether testing a blender install might be slightly different as a blender is not simply on or off. I’d love to see the blender install tested next time you do one. Thanks, keep up the good work.

@noternunstoned 2 года назад

I just wired my HSS strat PG with the blend pot, and a DPDT mini switch for the coil select on the bucker, great sound and easy with your demo.

@mikedinjoliet

Thank you! Great tutorial as usual.

@bloodyvikings1261 4 года назад

This was really helpful. Thank you!

@markwright9352 6 лет назад

Fantastic video as always!!! Looking forward to the casino one next!!👍🏻

@arrebatar 5 лет назад

Very good! Brazilian thanks!

@mikefranks417 5 лет назад

Very helpful video, detailed and clear explanations. One person commented to always use flux. I don't know if flux has changed in the 100 or so years when I learned electronics and soldering, but flux used to leave an oily residue that would corrode over time if not properly cleaned up.

@elwrongo 4 года назад

This is fantastic, thank you so much!

@StringTechWorkstations 2 года назад

Great video! Thank you. When doing this mod with the Fender 3-wire noiseless pickups; what alterations would need to be made, to accomplish the same configuration of tone options?