What is it?

Seymour Duncan Everything Axe pickup set black and Smokey B's custom 19 tone wiring harness for Fender Stratocaster.  Includes JB Jr SJBJ-1b bridge, Duckbucker SDBR-1n middle, Lilttle 59 SL59-1n neck, mounting screws/spacers, Wiring diagram, Seymour Duncan 21 day exchange and Seymour Duncan 1 year warranty.  

What does it sound like?

This 3 pickup set turns your Strat into a ultimate versatile workhorse with a   wide variety of tonal options. The JB Jr. bridge model will take your Strats bridge position to a whole new level. This high output single coil sized humbucker will give you nice crunchy chords, and screaming lead tone with that classic upper midrange cut. There will be tons of bright harmonic sparkle, and a tight focused low end.

 

The middle position Duckbucker is there to add that sparkly single coil tone in positions 2, 3, & 4. Its unique, split-pole pattern with 3 poles on each coil, also contributes to the single coil bounciness and snappy low end. The Little 59 in the neck position has a nice, balanced P.A.F.-like response for big, full chords, and fat, punchy solos. It has that pleasing blend of warmth and bite when you dig in.

 

Hand built in Santa Barbara, CA, these pickups all use a ceramic bar magnet, come with a 4-conductor lead wire for multiple wiring options, and are wax potted for squeal free operation.




19 TONE WIRING HARNESS

This is a pre-wired Stratocaster wiring harness upgrade for H/S/H American or Mexican Fender Stratocasters.  Hand wired with the highest quality parts and cleanest solder connections from a professional guitar tech.  With the Seymour Duncan Everything Axe pickup set and this harness you will have a Swiss army knife for tones. 


WHAT DOES IT DO?

COIL SPLITTING
-An easy access push/pull pot on the volume control allows you to split the neck and bridge Little 59 and JB JR humbuckers in to single coils.  This produces a bright and jangly strat tone.  This also brings the smoother and softer chime when using the neck and middle or bridge and middle (2 and 4) positions on the five way. 

PHASE SWITCH
-The middle knob is a push/pull that allows you to reverse the phase of the middle pickup.  This allows for 'out of phase' tones when using the neck or bridge pickup with the middle pickup.  When two pickups are out of phase it produces a very destinct tone kind of like a wah pedal half way on.  You get a squaky snarly sound that is great for funk rhythms and leads.  The out of phase sound was made popular by guitar players like Jimmy Page and Brian May and can be heard in many Led Zepplin and Queen songs. Note: the middle knob also severs as a master tone.

BLEND POT
-The bottom tone has been changed into a blend pot that allows you to blend the neck and bridge pickups together.  This produces a unique tone similar to a telecaster in the middle position.  It has a balanced bass and treble response with a softer attack.  Sounds great for rhythms.  When the blender is all the way up on 10 there will be no effect on the tone. The more you turn the knob down the more the neck and bridge pickups blend together.  

TREBLE BLEED MOD
-Have you ever noticed how the tone gets muddy and lacks definition when you roll the volume back on the guitar?  The treble bleed mod's purpose is to retain your high end or treble response when cutting back on the volume. I have spent a lot of time playing around with different caps and resistors to find the perfect treble bleed mod.  The roll off of the volume is smooth and retains a clear bright signal at lower volumes.  

19 DIFFERENT TONES!  H/S/H (In a 2 humbucker, 1 single coil set up)
1. bridge humbucker
2. bridge split
3. middle/bridge
4. middle/bridge split
5. middle
6. middle/neck 
7. middle/neck split
8. neck humbucker
9. neck split
10. neck and bridge humbucker blender together (in 1 or 5 position)
11. neck and bridge split blender together (in 1 or 5 postion)
12. neck, middle, and bridge humbuckers blended together (in 2 and 4 postion)
13. neck/bridge split with middle blended together (in 2 and 4 postion)
14. bridge and middle hums out of phase
15. bridge split/middle out of phase
16. neck and middle out of phase
17. neck split/middle out of phase
18. neck, middle, and bridge out of phase
19. neck/bridge split with middle out of phase 



SPECS
-DIRECT FIT FOR AMERICAN OR MEXICAN STRATS
-Bourns 250k coil splitting push pull pot on the master volume.  Works for bridge and/or neck humbucker pickups-treble bleed mod on volume (100k resistor and .001uf cap) 
-Bourns 250k push/pull master tone and middle pickup phase reversal 
-.022mfd Orange Drop capacitor (produces a smooth and even treble roll off when cutting back on the tone controls)
-CTS 250k no load blend knob 
-Oak Grigsby 5 way switch
-Vintage style pull back cloth wire (7 strand 22 gauge wire for the clearest signal path)
-extra ground wire for the bridge claw
-Fender Vintage Stratocaster Aluminum Shield 
-Wiring Diagram included

About Smokey B's

I am a guitar electronic specialist and tone enthusiast based in Oak Grove, Oregon. My custom wiring has been installed in over 11,000 guitars world wide. I was a lead tech and artist rep for many years with Seymour Duncan. I have helped guitar and bass players from bands like The Foo Fighters, Guns N' Roses, Slash, Ozzy, Joe Walsh, Weezer, 311 and many more in search for their perfect tone. More than anything else, I am a guitar exploring sound surfer. Always chasing the new. I feel honored to be able to do what I love and share it with so many. My main goal is to help you fall in love with your guitar again.  I offer pre-wired set ups for most any guitar.  Check my eBay store for more pre-wired set ups.  Custom orders are welcome!