voodoo_chile Posted January 15, 2005 Report Share Posted January 15, 2005 I saw this sticker on Fenders jazz basses and some strats, and noticed there was a button on one of the dials. Anyone know what this S1 button stuff is? ta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted January 15, 2005 Report Share Posted January 15, 2005 its a switch to enable you to get some extra combinations of pickups that you couldnt get with just a 5 way, but i cant remember exactly what they are...David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lime ruined my life Posted January 16, 2005 Report Share Posted January 16, 2005 i think it splits humbuckers into single coils, i was reading about this earlier this week, but i might of forgotten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HARRY Posted January 16, 2005 Report Share Posted January 16, 2005 it converts the pathetic body shape into a super penultimetra mech suit for your troubles of ever considering getting a Fender strat-shaped guitar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imprinted Posted January 16, 2005 Report Share Posted January 16, 2005 interesting. I'm looking at doing some extra switching on my friends squire strat (he feels he's done enough to his original fender strat and i'm inclined to agree) so some push pull switches and various other things will be added any articles about this mythical technology? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monk Rocker Posted January 16, 2005 Report Share Posted January 16, 2005 interesting. I'm looking at doing some extra switching on my friends squire strat (he feels he's done enough to his original fender strat and i'm inclined to agree) so some push pull switches and various other things will be added any articles about this mythical technology?A friend of mine did away with the five way and put in three on/off switches, one for each pick up, and fitted a coil-tappable humbucker in the bridge with a push/pull volume pot. Seemed to work pretty well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imprinted Posted January 16, 2005 Report Share Posted January 16, 2005 He's wanting to buy the Powerhouse pickup set (the one that's got the 15dB gain boost switch) and i was looking at adding one switch so that the 5 way would put the neck and bridge pickups together, plus enabling some series/parallel switching of the middle and neck/bridge when the switch was in one setting and just the standard wiring order for the other switch position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skamikazee Posted January 16, 2005 Report Share Posted January 16, 2005 I have S1 switching in my USA Deluxe Tele. S1 means that when i put the pickup selector in the middle position and press the button it puts the two singlecoil pickups in series rather than parallel causing then to sound like a humbucker. It offers more sounds with a strat as they are more S1/Pickups combinations possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tav Posted January 16, 2005 Report Share Posted January 16, 2005 www.fender.com <rolls eyes> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted January 16, 2005 Report Share Posted January 16, 2005 i used to have my stray wired with three volume controls (one of reahc pickup) and the switch wired as a kill switchi got bored of it and went back to a stockish setup... but minus the tone controls, and with a kill switch in the hole for the top knobi need a new plan for what i can do with the guitar though, but it needs some new pickups first, anyone got any old pickups they dont need? i am basically after any spare pickups ripped from semi decent guitar when upgrading you dont want and would give me, basically anythign thats an upgrade of the pickups in a 100 strat copy...David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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