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From: goldto–(at)–x.netcom.com (goldtop )
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Subject: Lindy Fralin Strat mod – check this out !
Date: 6 Jun 1995 01:25:28 GMT
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“L. Jackson” writes:
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>I think they’re called Lindy Fralin and they are highly regarded
>whether or not they would suit your guitar depends on the sort of
>sound you want from your guitar…. LJ
>
I think that guy lives in VA. Frank at Atlanta Vintage guitars gave me
his number once. Lindy told me about a mod he does to Strats that
involves that last, essentially useless, tone control on a Strat and
replacing it with a 1 meg ohm pot. The pot is placed (electrically)
between the neck and bridge pickups. When you turn to pot off (zero
resistance), it effectively allows both outer pickups on, giving you
this Tele kind of tone. Turn the pot to max (1 meg) and the other
pickup is effectively shut off due to the resistance and the normal
pickup plays alone (depending on whether the selector switch is up or
down). I tried it and it was a real cool sound, especially in clean
modes.
Give it a try!

goldtop

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From: mgarvi–(at)–anix.com (Mark Garvin)
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Subject: Re: Lindy Fralin Strat mod – check this out !
Date: 7 Jun 1995 17:53:27 -0400
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In <3r0aq8$39--(at)--xnews3.ix.netcom.com> goldto–(at)–x.netcom.com (goldtop ) writes:
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>>I think they’re called Lindy Fralin and they are highly regarded
>>whether or not they would suit your guitar depends on the sort of

>his number once. Lindy told me about a mod he does to Strats that
>involves that last, essentially useless, tone control on a Strat and
>replacing it with a 1 meg ohm pot. The pot is placed (electrically)
>between the neck and bridge pickups. When you turn to pot off (zero
>resistance), it effectively allows both outer pickups on, giving you

The pots Lindy sells are modified so that extreme counterclockwise
rotation turns the pot off completely. Infinite resistance.
That way the mod can be taken ‘out of circuit’.

Mark Garvin

 

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