UNDER THE HOOD

Outwardly, it looks like the usual three-control Stratocaster setup, but only the five-way lever switch and the master volume function the same. The middle knob operates a master treble control (a standard tone control that shunts off the high-end to ground via a 0.022microfarad cap), while the lowest tone knob is the bass-cut control, which on our Skyhawk uses two capacitors, a 0.0022microfarad between the input and wiper lugs, and a 0.001microfarad between the wiper to ground. The pots themselves are CTS, the volume is 250kohm (with a 0.001microfarad treble bleed cap), the treble control uses a 500kohm, and the bass control uses a 1meg-ohm Mighty Mite. The Expander circuit – commonly known today as the ‘Seven Sound Mod’ for Strats – is very simple, too. In up position (towards the…

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Guitarist (Digital) - 1 Issue, January 2019

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