Traditional 5-Way Switching:
The Obsidian® Vintage Plus for Strat® Gen2 retains traditional '5-way' switching with a high quality Oak® '5-way' switch.
Switch Positions:
1: Bridge 2: Bridge & Middle 3: Middle 4: Middle & Neck 5: Neck
Improved Tone Control Layout:
'Tone control 1' is assigned to the neck and middle pickups. This leaves 'Tone control 2' for the bridge pickup, for balancing the brighter treble in switch positions 1 & 2.
Controls:
Tone Control 1: Middle & Neck Pickup (Positions 2 - 5) Tone Control 2: Bridge Pickup (Positions 1 - 2)
Switchable 'Voice':
The Obsidian® Vintage Plus Gen2 wiring harness incorporates a volume control 'Voice' switch. This switch is built directly on to the harness, and will sit inside your guitar. The 'voice' switch allows you to customize how the tone and volume controls affect your over all tone. The best setting for you will depend on your own personal preferences, so we encourage you to try each option to see what works best for you.
To get started:
Voice 1: 'Clear' Crystal Clear Tone Voicing 1: 'Clear' incorporates an Obsidian® Custom Spec Treble Bleed Mod. This prevents 'muddiness' at low volumes by allowing high frequencies to pass freely through your signal chain, rather than being stopped short at the volume control. In this setting, your tone and volume controls will work completely independently of each other, and your volume control will be super smooth from 10 all the way through to zero.
- Obsidian® Custom Spec Treble Bleed Mod
- Crystal clear tone at all volumes
- Independent tone & volume controls
- Smooth volume control taper
Voice 2: 'Balanced' Smooth Transition from Clean to Crunch Voice 2: 'Balanced' removes the Obsidian® Custom Spec Treble Bleed Mod and re-arranges the order of the tone and volume controls. This setting allows a slight treble roll off with the volume control. The advantage: This setting allows you to roll smoothly from 'Clean' to 'Crunch' with the use of the volume control. The design is taken directly from our extremely popular MKII wiring for Les Paul®. The tone and volume controls also become more interactive, with each affecting the other, just like a Vintage 50's Les Paul®
- Smooth Transition from 'Clean to Crunch'
- Interactive Tone & Volume Controls
- Removes Treble Bleed Mod
Components
- Potentiometers: Obsidian® Custom CTS 250k Pots (+/-10%) Split Shaft / 24 Spline
- Capacitors: (150 Series Polyester Film 0.022uf) (+/-5%)
- Switch: Oak® 5 Way Selector Switch
- Jack: Pro-Wired Switchcraft J11 Mono
