Hi guys...
What are your favorite strat sounds? I like positions two and four on the switch, with the tone rolled off a bit, about 6-8... Actually, I love all of the sounds, but the ones I use the most are the neck only pickup or pos. 1, then 2 and/or 4... Of course, when its time to go wild, I go to the bridge or 5, with the volume rolled up all the way
The first ever guitar I bought was a strat copy, which had the standard wiring except that it had this push button switch added to the pickguard (like a light switch
). I never found out what it did (sold the guitar off to "upgrade" to a Tele years ago), but it gave me about two extra sounds... Which leads to my question: are there any mods you would suggest to get unique but useable sounds? So far mine are all stock wiring....
By the way, I love Tokais
Currently, I still have my Springysound and I got a Silverstar for comparison... Both keepers
Here's some pics:
Tokai Springysound
This one is all stock, no mods except the usual set-up for playability…
Tokai Silverstar
This one has been modded a bit: when I got it, the former owner had routed the pickup cavities using a chisel of some sort, so I had Jon Dela Cruz fix that… Then, he suggested shielded paint for lower noise… The stock middle pickup was also dead when I got it, but Jon fixed that as well… And I got some folded saddles for it, the stock ones were block saddles… Then there’s the tortoise pickguard…
Of course, I do have a Fender…
This one originally had a white 3 ply pickguard, but I think the tortoise looks waaaaayyyy better….. All stock as well, even the wiring…. This one has the Delta tone circuitry…
Love them all!!!
Chum