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‘‘ Revolutionary patented
Pickup Tone MultiplierTM Switching System
Lets You Sound 2 Times BETTER Than Anyone Else!

Here's Why...

‘‘ Now You Can Instantly Get 100 Percent MORE Pure Virgin Analog Pickup Tones From Your 2-Pickup Electric Guitar, Bass or other instrument!

‘‘ Looking For Your Signature Sound?

‘‘ This High-Performance Hyper-ModTM   Gives It To You! ’’

  This significant product gives you TWO TIMES more (6 total) Pure Analog pickup tones from your 2-pickup instrument!

The "Holy Grail" has arrived — Now you can affordably and instantly get 6 pickup tones from a 2-pickup guitar or bass.

If you have an instrument with just one 4-wire humbucker pickup, this product lets you go from one pickup tone to six pickup tones.



Do You Want To Get A Whole Lot More Pickup Tones From Your Instrument?

You Need To See The INCREDIBLE Customer Mod Pictures and Comments That Are Farther Down this Auction Page.

See my ads in Premier Guitar Magazine Vintage Guitar Magazine, and Pennsylvania Musician Magazine


"We are known for creating dozens and dozens of the very best pickup tones in the world. You could be known for using them."

This auction is for a special Hyper-ModTM   Assembled and Tested Board version of my revolutionary patented Pickup Tone MultiplierTM switching system. Once you install this product and connect your pickups using the supplied Installation Instructions -- a HUGE, alternate tone dimension will instantly open up to you.

This auction is for a 2-pickup "T-Board" Assembled and Tested version. It was originally designed to fit into the body cavity of a Telecaster under the control plate. However, it can be also used in other instruments. This board type is available in a 3-pickup version and a 2-pickup version. This auction is for a 2-pickup version. All switches are mounted in one row.  Physical clearance needs: 1.00” wide x 1.75” long x 1.15” deep (2.54cm x 7.75cm x 2.92cm). Switch Hole Spacing: 9/32” (12.7mm) center-to-center for one row of three switches.


Where You Use This Product

This product is designed to provide switching control for all of your pickup coils using any of the following configurations.
(note that 2-wire humbuckers can be used where single-coil pickups are specified)

  • Instruments with two single-coil pickups
  • Instruments with one 4-wire humbucker pickup

Special Note: No instruments are being sold, only the Pickup Tone MultiplierTM switching system product described in this auction.

Click here to see a recent review of my Stratocaster Hyper-ModTM product.

Click here to see a recent review of my Telecaster 2-pickup Hyper-ModTM product.

Click here to see a recent review of my Jazz Bass Hyper-ModTM product.


This is a simple High-Performance Hyper-ModTM product for your right-hand or left-hand 2-pickup electric guitar, bass, pedal steel, mandolin and other instruments.

For almost 70 years, electric guitarists worldwide have been searching for their elusive "Holy Grail" – a simple, low-cost switching method to get all the possible guitar pickup tone combinations out of their 3-pickup guitar.  The search is finally over!  Now you can take your electric guitar or bass far beyond the whimpy and obsolete "Studio Grade."  This is a  game-changing revolutionary patented Pickup Tone MultiplierTM switching system that instantly gives you that "Holy Grail".

As you know, almost all 2-pickup guitars use a 3-way switch to produce 3 separate "stock" pickup tones.  But this 3-way switch is also an obstacle that severely restricts the number of pickup tones that you can really get from your 2-pickup guitar.

Now you can get an incredibly vast range of 6 unique Pure Analog pickup tones from your 2-pickup guitar or bass with my revolutionary patented Pickup Tone MultiplierTM switching system. When you install this simple High-Performance Hyper-ModTM product into a standard 2-pickup guitar, you will instantly get a colossal Two Times More Pure Virgin Analog Pickup Tones than you can get anywhere else.

It is physically impossible for you to get more than 6 Pure Virgin Analog pickup tones from a standard 2-pickup guitar.  Because this Switching Method is so revolutionary, I was awarded a patent by the United States Patent Office.  This is the greatest thing since Les Paul invented the solid body electric guitar in 1941.

*** SEE THE CUSTOMER UPGRADE PICTURES AND COMMENTS BELOW! ***


Create The "Ultimate" Guitar with Complete and Total Pickup Control

This revolutionary simple High-Performance Hyper-ModTM product gives you total and maximum control of your guitar sound because you can easily select and use any and all of the following pickup state combinations to give you 100 Percent more robust Pure Analog pickup tones:

  • on or off connections 
  • normal-phase or reverse-phase connections
  • series or parallel connections

Even guitar/bass repair people appreciate the benefit my products convey. If you have ever tackled the task of wiring an electric guitar or bass to get all the coil combinations for off/on (either normal or reverse phase) as well as parallel and series connections you know that it's can sometimes be a days-long job. My revolutionary patented Pickup Tone MultiplierTM switching system has a multi-layered printed circuit board that has all the switch wiring and logic already "baked" into it. The circuit board also includes a solderless terminal strip to easily connect the pickup and input wires. With my products, that days-long job now only takes minutes to complete.

WARNING:  Now you can finally access the additional 3 pickup tones that have been silently hiding in your 2-pickup guitar. After you install this patented Pickup Tone MultiplierTM switching system, you'll think that your guitar is "powered" by a tone nuclear reactor! I believe this is the switching method that Leo Fender really would have wanted.

Are More Pickup Tones Important?

In a word, YES!  If it were not important, you would be buying 1-pickup instruments.  You really want more choices and this revolutionary patented Pickup Tone MultiplierTM switching system not only lets you keep your analog pickup tones PURE, but it also gives you an incredible range of 6 guitar pickup tone choices – for more pure analog pickup tones than you can get from anything else!

More than any other instrument, the guitar is about subtleties. It is the coolest instrument that was ever made. When it's played well, there is nothing like it. When your electric guitar is combined with this simple High-Performance Hyper-ModTM product, it will let you sound uniquely better and will inspire you to play much better.

And when your 2-pickup guitar is equipped with this revolutionary patented Pickup Tone MultiplierTM switching system, YOU can control what your guitar sounds like.  YOU can select any of the 6 pickup tones that lets you precisely blend in with the group, or use a pickup tone that really lets you "stand out".

Why? Because it gives you that Signature Sound you have been looking for — that elusive pickup tone that you just cannot get from your unmodified guitar. And you know why you "want" that sound. It's because the industry is getting crowded with guitarists and every one of them have the same old five pickup tones. You need something MORE pickup tones to break away from everyone else and stand out. This product will do that for you. 

But here's the reality: If you're a stand-up guitarist, you're probably not going to use all 6 pickup tones. What you will do is listen to all the pickup tones available to you and select 2 or 3 pickup tones that you like the best. One of the pickup tones will be used to "blend in with the group" and the other one or two pickup tones will be used to let you "Stand out" and sound really unique. Now you can project your amazing talent out to the audience with that Signature Sound that now makes you truly different. 

With 2 times more pickup tones, you are much better positioned to create a unique "Signature sound" that rises above all the others. Why would you want this? Because you NOW have a huge advantage over your competitors with 3 additional pickup tones that lets you be noticed more to get bookings, etc.

But if you're a session musician, you'll probably use most, if not all, of the pickup tones. You will get a whole lot more use from this revolutionary patented Pickup Tone MultiplierTM switching system. Instead of just three pickup tones, they will now have a wide spectrum of 6 pickup tones that you can select from — to more precisely tailor your output to "mirror the mood" that the recording composition demands. And when you "nail" the right tone in each session, this will mean more future bookings for you. Why? Because you can do something others (with only 3 pickup tones) can't do. Namely... Deliver results in spades. The other big benefit is that you don't need to drag several instruments to the session because each one has its own unique sound. Now you can transform one guitar to sound like them all. Lighter is much better, don't you agree?

Now you can Hyper-ModTM your 2-pickup guitar to get a huge "palette" of 6 unique pickup tones to play absolutely everything: Rock, Country, Pop, Blues, Jazz, etc. using only one instrument.  With 100 percent more pickup tones, you get a "Grand Canyon Wide" range of subtle and slightly different pickup tones ranging from "muddy/dirty blues" -to- "Jazz" -to-"heavy metal" -to- "British chime" -to- "American brilliant" -to- ring-in-a-bell "Surf" plus many other unique and intensely Country Twang with guts and even "tin-canny" pickup tones. If you want country twang, this awesome product will give it to you in spades!

After you install this amazing patented Pickup Tone MultiplierTM switching system into your 3-pickup guitar, you can pretty much duplicate the sound of virtually every electric guitar ever made with either single-coil or humbucker pickups! In fact, my simple High-Performance Hyper-ModTM product will give you dozens of pickup tones that you have NEVER heard before.

This revolutionary patented Pickup Tone MultiplierTM switching system will give you dozens of additional thinner and funkier tones. You also get numerous ultra fat, round and well-defined sustaining tones that will instantly add "snarl" when you need it with just the "flick of a switch". Some of the tones you get are so fat... they're obese.

Can you really resist having convenient access to an abundant number of pickup tones containing projected artificial harmonics that literally jump out at the audience with sizzle and clarity?  And that's not all.  You will even get chimey, brighter sound with strong treble response, as well as superbly cleaner distorted pickup tones.  Now you can get all the "edgy" tones that you want to project – but without being abrasive. 

Select the "custom tailored" tone you need from a palette of 6 unique pickup tones that will fill up space with either fat or thin drive. This simple High-Performance Hyper-ModTM product gives your guitar a stout voice that doesn't sound cloudy. Now you can get a much sharper and unbridled attack response with very thick , loud and "to die for" exquisitely luscious tones.

Finally, you now have a way to get it all with just one instrument and be a truly unique musical artist.

And if you replace one pickup with another one with a different magnet -or- coil impedance, you can create a completely different "palette" of 6 pickup tones.  This switching harness is designed to let you easily remove and replace pickups without the need for a soldering iron.  This means you can access an almost unlimited number of pickup tones.  Are you looking for that elusive "best" pickup tone?  This revolutionary patented Pickup Tone MultiplierTM switching system will let you find it.  For the first time in history, you can affordably create one single "ultimate guitar" that can reproduce the sound of virtually every electric guitar ever made.  Keep in mind that all the tones you will get depend on the kind of pickups you install into this product.

Now you can pretty much eliminate the need for all those silly pedals and stomp boxes.


NOTHING Is More Versatile!

I routinely Hyper-ModTM inexpensive 2-pickup guitars for "demo" purposes.  These low-cost beaters (I only paid $40 for the current one) are awesome because after the mod, they put out 3 more Pure Analog pickup tones than anything on the market.  And yes, they don't look as "pretty", but looks are NOT what gives me the 100 Percent MORE unique pickup tones.  None of the custom shop guitars can even come close – either in Price or Performance.  And this tone power performance is with crappy pickups. Imagine what these beaters would sound like with "stellar" pickups instead of the ultra cheap ones.

The typical $1,900 custom shop guitar is 4,700 percent more costly than my $40 instrument, but has less than 15 percent  tone power.  This simple High-Performance Hyper-ModTM product gives you 100 Percent More Unique pickup tones than you can get from any expensive custom shop guitar. And they can't even match the awesome range of unique pickup sounds that you can get from this product.

Sure, you can put in a new set of pickups (that may cost up to $500 for the set) but you'll only have 3 different pickup tones. You can buy this revolutionary upgrade for one-tenth that amount and use your existing pickups to get 6 pickup tones. This is a clear and practical choice, don't you agree?

The Bottom Line:

You now have a way to stop lugging around several guitars because each one has its own "special" tone.  Why not create one guitar that can sound like them all?

If you (or someone you know) can follow the incredibly simple step-by-step installation instructions, this revolutionary patented Pickup Tone MultiplierTM switching system is definitely for you.

And if you don't feel comfortable doing it yourself, your local music store can recommend a guitar repair person (luthier) who can do it for you.


You Get The "Ultimate" easily Customizable Guitar
with Complete and Total Pickup Control!

It's a COMPLETE GREEN SOLUTION

You should know that this patented Pickup Tone MultiplierTM switching system is the ultimate in simplicity.  It is also ecologically sound because it only uses components that are RoHS compliant – components that are already as green as can be.

Although there are some circuit board products being marketed that can give you a "gazillion tones", there are some disadvantages you should consider.  The toxic waste that is produced from manufacturing circuit boards (as well as its numerous components) – not to mention all the waste substances resulting from manufacturing the numerous batteries needed to power the circuit board can cumulatively result in substantial harm to the environment.  In addition, a circuit board solution will always be much more expensive to implement.

The question you should be asking yourself is this: "Do I really need more than 6 pickup tones?"  Imagine how unwieldy it will be to access just 6 of your "gazillion tones"!  These circuit board solutions – although they "sound" good, just don't perform well in the real world.  Many of them require you to pull apart your guitar to get a "different" pickup tone palette. Not very practical when you're on stage. Further, do you really want to trust your reputation to a product that can inexplicably stop working (bang your guitar against something solid and fracture sensitive electronics on a circuit board and it becomes inoperative), or have a battery go dead in the middle of a song.  How embarrassing would that be?

This patented Pickup Tone MultiplierTM switching system is designed to let you easily access all 6 pickup tones from a 2-pickup guitar (or other instrument) with just the "flick of a switch."  Everything is completely accessible. And because it's "bomb proof", there are no expensive electronics or batteries to fail while recording or performing.  To quote Bill Lawrence, "Batteries belong in flashlights."

Works With ANY Instrument

This revolutionary patented Pickup Tone MultiplierTM switching system can be used in all 2-pickup instruments that use coil-wound magnetic pickups, including (but not limited to) the following manufacturers:


Too Complicated?

Some people have said that having 3 switches on their 2-pickup instrument is "too complicated." It's so funny because they will get into their car that has a radio with three bands (FM1, FM2, AM) and 10 buttons to store and select specific radio stations. That's a total of 30 radio stations to program into these buttons (and remember the station that's assigned to each one). These radios also have a programmable CD player, talking GPS, Bluetooth, MP3, internet radio, Sync, Sirius Satellite radio with hundreds of stations, voice recognition, etc. This is not complicated?  Do you use all of these complex features? Some people do and some don't. Would you settle for a radio with just 1 band, 3 buttons and nothing else? Of course not! Why?

Because you want MORE choices -- just in case you WANT to use them.

Here is the real reason you are "Chained" to that silly 3-way pickup switch. Back in the early 50's, Leo Fender settled on the 3-way switch as a compromise for pickers during "simpler" times. Today, we have grown up with computers, programmable cable and satellite TVs and other media devices. And almost all of them have a remote with 50 or more buttons (don't take my word for it, count them yourself). You also routinely use multi-function cell phones, programmable microwaves with 30 or more buttons, whatever. In summary, this is the 21st century -- not the early 50's. Today's 3-way switch on a guitar is like a horse and buggy whip, and is... not very useful when you're struggling to stand out in the growingly crowded guitar market.

In fact, having a 2-pickup guitar with only 3 pickup tones is quickly putting you at a disadvantage. It's like having a car with a one cylinder engine and a one-speed transmission. It's not very versatile. You can't cruise at highway speeds, peel out, climb steep hills, safely descend sharp inclines, rapidly accelerate, etc. But when you have an instrument that gives you a whopping 6 Pure Virgin Analog pickup tones, it gives you more choices and options than anything else - period. And when you have an instrument with More Pickup Tone Power than anything on the planet, it lets you explore what you can really do with your musical creativity. When you look at what you can really get with this revolutionary simple High-Performance Hyper-ModTM product for your 2-pickup instrument, are three switches that take a minute to understand how to use really that complex? That's for you to decide.


Here Is What You Get 

A complete assembled and tested 2-pickup PTM T2-Board and supplied instructions to install this product into your instrument.

What You Need

You (or someone else) know how to use the following required tools (not supplied with purchase):

  • Soldering iron (25 watt is recommended) with fine tip, low temperature solder .022" (0.56mm) diameter
  • Wire cutters / Wire strippers
  • Electric drill, 9/32" (7.15mm) drill bit, 1/16" (1.59mm) drill bit, center punch
  • Small needle nose pliers
  • Small phillips screwdriver, small straight slot screwdriver
  • 6" (15.24cm) adjustable crescent wrench
  • Ohmmeter to measure continuity

My AweSome products will exceed your expectations for Quality, Usefulness and Value.

To further give you the ultimate in simplicity, this revolutionary patented Pickup Tone MultiplierTM switching system is designed to use only one Volume control and one Tone control to collectively affect all your instrument's pickups.


Customer Upgrade Pictures

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Comments From Customers

  • I will be doing business with this seller for a long time! ALL AROUND GREAT!
  • Nice nice nice. This control is one hell of a deal Thanks again!!
  • Your products are amazing!!!! Thanks
  • I think you're making it a little easier for us to upgrade, thanks.
  • This product is what the name implies: AWESOME !
  • Great product, really helped me get my guitar screamin'
  • This was designed very well. There is nothing else like it. Thank you
  • Great tone!!!  Easy to install!  (Jazz Bass Hyper-Mod customer)
  • When is Fender going to offer this rad modification on their guitars?
  • I think your mod is the bomb and I play that Strat more than I ever have. Thanks for making such a functional product.
  • This is a great advantage for all guitar players. Get while you can.
  • An excellent product. A must for all guitar builders.
  • Seller's item does exactly what it claims, fast International shipping... Recommended AAA+
  • Product delivered exactly as described.
  • Cool deal, shipped quick, You got to try it, you won't believe it!!!!!! Thanks!
  • Amazing product, very helpful communication. Thanks so much.
  • An endorsement: Recently, I was introduced to a gentleman who claimed to have invented the greatest innovation to hit the guitar since "Les Paul created the 'Log'". With a claim like that, I knew I had to check it out.

    The invention in question is the amazing Pickup Tone MultiplierTM switching system. A handful of mini switches gives you an unbelievable amount of pickup options. Many of these tones you have never heard or dreamt possible! Doug "The Hammer" Frye installed a TCP-T4 unit in my Dual humbucker Blunt Tele(tm), now I have 6 switches that give me an astounding 76 different pickup sounds!!! I was absolutely floored!!!

    I will put these in EVERY guitar I own from now on!!! You will be as blown away as I was — Shawn David Anderson (OH)

  • I finally got the transformation done on my guitar. OMG, this is amazing! I cannot believe all of the different sounds that you can get out of the pickups compared to the stock 5 way switch. I put it in a early 80's fender Squire Strat made in Korea. The Pickup Tone MultiplierTM switching system made a world of difference in the sounds you can get out of it. I have spent about 2 days checking out the different settings for the switches. Totally too cool. I have settings for Boston, Judas Priest, AC-DC and am still finding new ones. Thank you so much for putting this up for sale. I don't understand why no one has ever done this before. It's pretty dumb that the guitar companies don't offer this on guitars. — Christopher M. (WA)

  • I've been using your Pickup Tone MultiplierTM switching system for several months now. I've tried it with several different sets of Strat pickups. My favorite to date is with Lace Sensor Hot Golds. WOW... this combination works well. Definitely a keeper for sure. The added bonus with the Hot Golds is that they are absolutely quiet... no hum or feedback whatsoever. Also works well with Texas Specials.

  • WOWEE, WHAT A RANGE OF SOUND PREVIOUSLY HIDDEN FROM THE EAR, GUITAR and AMP. I had a choice of spare pickups to choose from and decided on my Fender Lace Sensor Silver's. The switching System all went together very well. Once plugged in, I was totally wrapped.  I was amazed at the array of sound available and how versatile one axe suddenly became. I had to try and remember what sounds I preferred, and which ones I absolutely loved. I ended up grouping the switch patterns into blocks of sound, such as Surf, Blues, Jazz, Rock, Grunge, Metal, Country, Folk, over a couple of days.

    Since my band is a kind of 50/50 cover/original, playing pubs, clubs, weddings etc. (and we've been at it since 1966, so we're all old rockers that have lots of fun), I need to have a versatile array of guitars (I have 9 working axes), for each venue we play at. For example, the Pub is different from the Club, and again different from Weddings, etc.

    With this Pickup Tone MultiplierTM switching system, I can now easily get vintage to modern Strat sounds of Shadows to SRV (e.g., Clapton, Gilmore), some very usable Fender Jaguar surf, Les Paul PAF and even P90ish, light Jazz, Trad to Modern Blues, Country, Rockabilly, etc.  All this from one guitar.  Amazing. I'm impressed to the point that I'm now going to experiment with my Lace Sensor Golds, Texas Specials and EMG active SA's.  With this switching system I believe I can reduce my working axes down to 2 -- one Strat, and one Twin F-Hole hollow body Tele with P90's (taken from a 1982 Greco) -- all with your switching system. Thanks for your amazing switching system. — Paul D. (a very happy guitarist)  (Australia).
  • I have had the opportunity to test your switching system and evaluate it.  The resultant variety of output voicing is truly amazing, my guitar is producing sounds I have never heard from any other instrument.  As an added bonus on this instrument, I routed the pick-up output through a in-built amp/equalizer, enabling any of the 35 tones to be fine-tuned by the 4-band equalizer ! This gives the guitar the ability to output thousands of audible tone variations. Thank you for supplying such a fine product, and I am very pleased to be able to endorse your switching system as a superb upgrade for any guitar. — Graham Mann (Australia).

  • If I could only purchase one peripheral device or make one modification to my guitar or amp, this, hands down, would be where I would put my money. The Pickup Tone MultiplierTM switching system is nothing short of amazing. You can get them for a variety of guitars and basses. I can't imagine how anyone wouldn't be thrilled with the capability it puts into one guitar. For the gigging player, drop in a Hyper-ModTM into one of your gigging axes and drag one or two less guitars to a gig. — Chris A. (Ohio)

  • 35 pickup tones is amazing!  To even have 10 or 15 tones in a single instrument is a godsend (and my Stratocaster, thanks to you, now has 35!). — Dan C. (CA)

  • I installed your kit in a Tele with P-90's and I like it very much. Just wanted say that the tones I'm getting are quite diverse. I'm getting nice Jazz & Blues tones as well as some kick ass Country Tele tones, and that's before I adjust the Tone knob. I'm building another Tele so I'll definitely be buying another kit. I have gotten a lot of great comments from players. The prototype I did with your system using the P-90's is awesome. — Thanks Brian T. (Canada)

  • In a previous email I indicated that I was pleasantly surprised by the improved sounds that your Pickup Tone MultiplierTM switching system produced on my Fender American Standard single coils. I decided to take this a step further, and replaced the Fender's with some run-of-the-mill Chinese built ceramic single coils that I took out of an Agile Strat. WOW!! What a huge improvement. These things sound like a million bucks! I'll play around with them for a week or so just to be sure, but I'm really impressed at this point. I'm really enjoying this set up! Very clever. Regards — David H. (Canada)

  • This Pickup Tone MultiplierTM switching system is well thought out. I have used it for several weeks and enjoy it's flexibility very much. The out of phase selections may need a little bit of tone control to be useful. A very worthwhile upgrade for sure! — arkerley94

  • First there was the "Phat-Strat", then the "Super-Strat". Now with your product we have the "HYPER-STRAT" - a tone monster that elevates the conventional guitar status to another level entirely!  From deep, warm slightly overdriven jazz tones, all the way through the tone spectrum to steely, glass-shattering treble of the kind never heard from a conventional guitar before. It is now possible to closely emulate a great number of well-known famous guitar sounds from the one instrument, thus largely eliminating the need to change guitars for a particular sound or style. The joy of constantly discovering amazing new tones from my decidedly low-end machine has revived my enthusiasm for playing and learning new material. The result is truly amazing, my guitar is producing sounds I have never heard from any other instrument. This switching system is a must-have for the casual or serious guitarist, opening the door to a new world of sound. The tones produced by all parallel coil-switching are deep, warm and very rich, with some combinations just providing ever-so-subtle variations to the basic hum-bucker sound, and others expanding the gamut way beyond the capability of a standard set-up. Reversing the phase of one coil of a pair results in a very thin low-level output, most probably only suitable for a nice bitey backing rhythm. Addition of another coil or two in parallel from the other pick-up with those produces a wonderful, rich twangy sound I have not heard before from any guitar. Slotting in a series-switched pair from one 'bucker along with any setting on the other results in a twangy Strat-like effect, but with added richness. And it goes on from there... Forever, it seems...  Coupled with superb sustain and absolutely no noise, your Pickup Tone MultiplierTM switching system has transformed something 'ho-hum' into a unique and remarkable instrument. The end result of this upgrade is an instrument to blow all the others away!  This switching system is a must-have for the casual or serious guitarist, opening the door to a new world of sound. — Graham Mann (Australia)

  • I saw the T4-Board Pickup Tone MultiplierTM switching system in an on-line bass magazine and decided it was just what I needed for a rather unusual pickup configuration I was working on. With a J style pickup in the bridge position, a P style in the middle and Gibson EB style humbucker at the neck, I needed something that would put good use to all these tonal options without being too much of a handful to use on the fly. This thing came through in spades and I couldn't be happier with the way my bass performs.

    The installation method I chose was pretty invasive and is not recommended for the novice (see above picture). I wanted the switches in a very specific position that involved routing a cavity in the body under the pick guard. Keep in mind that you can also purchase assembled control plates and pickguards with this T4-Board (and other switching boards). Wiring the system into the instrument is a piece of cake. It's a straight forward process and the supplied instructions are thorough.

    The sounds? This thing blew my bass wide open. I can get all the classic tones you would expect from this pickup configuration, and the T4-Board Pickup Tone MultiplierTM switching system adds even more options to this arsenal of sound. The P pickup, combined with teh out-of-phase neck humbucker makes my bass growl like a Ric. The J pickup at the bridge in unison with the P pickup in the middle brings the sought after PJ sound. From that classic sound, and with the flick of a switch, I can put them in series and I'm slamming like a Stingray! Once you get your head around the way this system works, it's pretty intuitive and easy to use.

    My conclusion? This is a great value. My bass will now do all I had in mind when I began planning this project. I'm a bass player. I like showing up for the gig and being ready to play in 5 minutes. I've seen guys buy whole racks full of foot switchable gear with a mess of cables everywhere just to get this kind of versatility in their bass rig, not to mention the 3 or 4 basses they lug to the stage. My rig? A good amp, a good cable and my bass (that is now equipped with the T4-Board). Short of outboard effects, if I ever decide to use them, this is all I'll ever need. — Rob Doane,  D2 Custom Guitars & Accessories (Holland, MI)

  • I installed your product on a Bill Lawrence Strat and used some single coils I had kicking around and was blown away by the ease of installation and the sounds this guitar now produces. I'll be back for more. — Lawrence Serafini (U.S.)

  • I use your wonderful system on my workhorse guitar everyday - and I'm still finding new sounds!  I love it so much that I have already planned to buy at least 6 more. I'm intrigued with your latest Hyper-Strat design. — Shawn David Anderson (OH)

  • In my opinion, the T3-Board is a winner, and will remain in at least one of my two remaining Strats permanently. The way I see it, you have served up a tone buffet. Every person using this system can choose a series of tones to suit their own taste, much as the would in a food buffet. I don't foresee anyone using all thirty five tones anymore than I would expect them to select all thirty-five selections from a food buffet. The important thing is that you have made available to them everything that a particular set of pickups has to offer. It's up to the user to creatively combine these into something better than they had before. A job well done! — David Holdway (Canada)

  • I installed your T4-Board Pickup Tone MultiplierTM switching system and then took it down to the local Guitar Center and had the resident guitar guru's play it and BAM it's a hit. The one guy stated, "Shit this is all I need, I can get rid of 3 or 4 of my dead weight guitars I have to lug around each time I go out on a session".

    This switching system will revolutionize the industry.  No need to spend thousands on pedals and simulators when you have all those analog tones available on one guitar. 76 of them to be exact, everything from Ringing the Bell to Dirty Blues, from Surf to Country Twang and everything in between. In Phase - Out of Phase, In Parallel - In Series you can turn on or off each coil within the humbucker or in this case a set of custom dual coil P-90's.

    The Pickup Tone MultiplierTM switching system does just what the name suggests. It gives you the flexibility of modifying your tones to suit the song. No need to carry 3 or 4 guitars to a gig anymore so that you are equipped to play any type music. One guitar properly outfitted with this product is all that's necessary. — John "AJ" Yenser (CA)

 

Comments About My Prototype 3-Pickup Guitar


Tone Spectrum: Offers a blend of sounds ranging from the Jazz/or rhythm more mellow tone to the Country/or rock more twangy tone and many interesting variations in between. Any electric guitar with 3-pickups can give you the maximum amount of pickup tones with this simple enhancement.
Ease Of Use: Very easy, can be quickly changed from one setting to another. I spent a good hour just trying all the different combinations. Jerry Brooks - guitarist.

Tone Spectrum: The spectrum is Huge! From very thick and loud and luscious to twangy and even tin-canny.
Ease Of Use: It was easy to use and uncomplicated. Jeff Swift, Oz's Music.

Tone Spectrum: "Big time" wide.
Ease Of Use: Takes a minute to understand. Mike D. - Owner, Music-Go-Round.

The blue strat in the picture is a customer's modification. Here is what the customer had to say:

It appears the Inventor is the first person to be granted a Patent on all the different mathematically possible permutations to switch 3 pickup electric guitars as far wiring them in series, parallel, in phase, out of phase. A 3-pickup guitar can now have 35 switchable pickup tone possibilities.

The picture of the blue guitar is owned by me and I just finished installing the switching system this weekend. I easily installed it myself and I must say after playing it for two days now, it is incredible. There are 35 switching/tone possibilities between all the on/off combinations of series, parallel, in phase, out of phase. Also, it was very easy to install myself without any additional routing of wood in my beloved guitar. Since there is no battery or circuit board, it is simple and will not break. This tells me Fender could easily integrate this system in to the existing lines with little to no additional cost or modifications to body styles, routing, etc.

I know a major resistance point for Fender to adopt this system is that it already has the S1 switching system and I agree that it is excellent, but I do recall that I personally never purchased an S1 guitar because although it did have attractive tonal variety and added humbucking qualities, it did not let me switch the neck and bridge on at the same time with the middle pickup off so that I could make a Stratocaster sound like a Telecaster and also play around with the in/out Phase settings. Although the S1 looks to be more elegant from a user standpoint, the logic of the switching in this Patented Pickup Switching Method seems to be far superior and the tone possibilities are much greater. I found the Inventor's system to be very user friendly once I spent five minutes with it in actual use.

My final question to you is this;  can you honestly be satisfied with your 2-pickup guitar that gives you just 3 pickup tones -- now that you know you can get 6 Pure Virgin Analog pickup tones from the same instrument?

Note: I may also have other products for your Stratocaster, Telecaster and other instruments. Check out my other auctions for more information.

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Note 1:   I am the creator and sole owner of all of these products.

Note 2:   Ask questions before bidding. Winning bidder assumes all risk of liability with respect to the purchase and installation of this product. Payment expected within 3 days of auction close.

Note 3:   This patented Pickup Tone Multiplier switching system does not work with EMG active/powered or pizeo pickups.

Note 4:   I do NOT cancel bids made in error. If you made an error, you are responsible for canceling your bid.

Note 5:   None of the pictured instruments are for sale, only the specific product offered in this auction.

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