Tbx Tone Control Wiring Diagram
Typical fender american standard stratocaster wiring.
Tbx tone control wiring diagram. Modified tbx tone control phostenix wiring diagrams. Click diagram image to open view full size version. Ready to get started. Strat wiring diagram with three single coils 5 way lever switch 1 volume 1 tbx tone control and the eric clapton mid boost circuit with mid boost control.
Fitted a fender tbx tone pot yesterday as on paper it sounded like a great solution. The red wire is the input for the tbx control and the green wire is a short jumper wire connecting pot a to pot b. Or maybe i m just not listening for the right thing. I guess i ll have to check the circuit diagram and the wiring and the pot to see if i screwed it up.
There are more mods you can do to the tbx tone control such as using a second capacitor instead of a resistor to rewire the tbx control for more bass cut or wiring the second end of the resistor connected to pot a to the same lug as the capacitor on pot b instead of connecting it to ground for a more even and natural effect in passive guitars. The tbx control can be wired as a substitute for any normal tone control for any pickup as well as a master tone control for all pickups. I didn t use the stock wiring plan as it was designed for use in an active system but instead used the tbx passive mod. A 250k pot no load and 1m pot all in one with various ways to wire it.
I ve added a 1 meg resistor across the tone cap to reduce the popping sound that frequently occurs when going to or from the no load center position. A cool 2 band tone control. Traditional wiring for the eric clapton signature stratocaster as well as other models that use the fender mid boost circuit. Hey good folks been experimenting lately with all kinds of tone pots different brands and values push pulls etc.
Wiring diagram for the modified tbx tone control and here s the wiring diagram of how it wires up. Click diagram image to open view full size version. Guitar wiring diagram with three single coils 5 way lever switch one standard tone for the neck pickup and one fender tbx tone control that controls the middle and bridge pickups. Modified tbx tone control wiring.