M-3 - The Jersey Mod - Deaf Eddie

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Your stock Strat probably looks like this… Remove the center pot and wire the lower tone pot like this for a MASTER TONE CONTROL:
WIRING THE M-3 Switch: Unsolder the bridge pup’s “-“ (ground) lead from where it is currently in your guitar (typically on the back of the volume pot) and solder it to the center lug on the FAT-O with the STRING TIED THROUGH IT (first, cut the string off). Unsolder the neck pup’s “-“ (ground) lead from where it is currently in your guitar (typically on the back of the volume pot) and solder it to the next center lug of the FAT-O, CLOCKWISE. NOTE: Sometimes there is not enough wire on the ground lead to make it to the FAT-O, so just add on a little "tail" to the lead to get there. Be sure you insulate the solder joint on this "tail" to prevent contact with the pots or any other grounded surface in the control cavity – black electrical tape will do… Three wire pups? MOST COMMONLY, two of the three leads are twisted together and soldered to ground. You will have to determine which wire of the two that goes to ground is actually the coil’s “-“ lead, and which is the ground/shield drain. The easiest way to do this is to unsolder them from ground and separate them. With a multimeter set in the 20k ohm range, touch one probe to the pickup’s “+” lead, and then try the other probe on each of the other leads. The pickup’s “-“ lead should show you the impedance reading for the pickup – typically between 6k and 8k for a Strat. The ground lead will show “open” – no resistance, no continuity. Solder the ground/shield lead back to ground, and solder the pup’s “-“ lead to the switch as instructed above. The RED lead is soldered to the 5-way switch. It goes on the third lug (would be the bridge lug) of the second pole of the selector switch (the side used to connect the tone pots - see drawing). The GREEN lead is added to the middle pup’s lug on the 5-way. The BLACK lead is added to the neck pup’s lug on the 5-way. The bare wire is soldered to (any) ground. Put your pickguard back on, and you're ready to rip!
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