stubbsonic

I'm stuck. I have no idea where to find dual 250K pots or an appropriate 14:1 transformer. Any suggestions?

Thanks, Paul. I appreciate your taking a look at that schematic. I am interested in moving forward and giving it a try. I AM very handy with a soldering iron and have done lots of that kind of work; repairing cables, jacks, etc. What I don't know is how to adapt the schematic on the naiant site for a strat with 3 singles, and what values for the resistors. I want to put a volume pot on all three pickups (and blow off the tone pot), but I don't know what value I should get. As for converting the schematic into an actual wiring diagram, I think I'll need to just do my homework, and get some help from any generous electronics gurus out there who might be willing to chime in. On another topic, if it was more sensible to swap out one of my singles with a blade-style humbucker, which pickup should I swap? Bridge, Middle or Neck? What are the advantages of each? I'd be inclined to swap out the bridge pickup, but I'm basing that purely on my intuition. Cans of worms, all.

Thanks, Workingman. I've mostly heard good reports about the full-shielding project. Some saying it's worth it, a few saying that it only made a minor difference. Seems like a pretty painless first step. Maybe that will take care of most of it. This guitar project is going to be my "Intro to Electronics" course, so I'm going to take my time and try to learn some stuff. I'll report back on this thread as new info becomes available. As I mentioned in my last post, it looks like the balanced wiring diagram on naiant's site now includes more details.

thanks, paul. I appreciate the centavos. When you say losses, do you mean like loss of high-end? or dynamics? Or do you think it would it just screw up the EQ? I noticed that the info on the naiant site (linked above) has updated their graphic with some more details about the wiring. Looks like it could be cheaper and easier than new pickups. If I give up on the idea, I appreciate your suggestion for replacement pickups.

It gets worse. I might as well tell you everything I dream of doing with my strat... 1. do the full shielding thing (copper foil, star-ground, etc.)-- just for practice and to learn about it 2. install some kind of switching system so I can choose any combination of pickups, in series or parallel ...and with a phase reverse for at least the middle and the neck, but maybe all three just for simplicity 3. have the output be TRS balanced, but such that inserting an unbalanced TS cord will just connect the minus to the ground and make it normal. 4. Not sure about this one, perhaps swap out one of the stock singles for a blade-style humbucker. I wouldn't know which pickup to swap out. If I did this, I could use the SUPER-SEVEN switching system. which would take care of number 2.

Hi. I'm new on this list. I have heard of a couple ways that a guitar can be rewired in much the same way that a microphone is wired. As I understand it, it involves using the + & - from the coil for the balanced hot & cold and doing something referred to as "floating the ground" There is a more detailed description here. I have a strat that I like, but it is pretty noisy. If I get a transformer/adapter (like the one they sell at Naiant), to put on the amp side, well... will it work? Seems logical. I'm just not savvy enough with the circuits to know if it would be easy, cheap or effective. Thanks!!!