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Stratocaster SSS wiring

4 Stratocaster SSS wirings side by side, each with its full diagram and every sound it makes — series, parallel, phase and hum-cancelling worked out per switch position.

Vintage (1V, neck+middle tones)

5 distinct sounds.

Scroll the diagram sideways to read it. Stratocaster SSS — Vintage (1V, neck+middle tones). Drawn from the netlist: the wires cannot disagree with the circuit.

Parts

Bridge single coil
Middle single coil (RWRP)
Neck single coil
5-way blade
3× 250k audio
0.047 µF tone cap

Every distinct sound this wiring produces, worked out from the circuit.
Sound	Switch setting	Hum-cancelling	Phase
Bridge	5-way blade: 1 (bridge)	No	—
Bridge + Middle	5-way blade: 2	Yes	In phase
Middle	5-way blade: 3 (middle)	No	—
Middle + Neck	5-way blade: 4	Yes	In phase
Neck	5-way blade: 5 (neck)	No	—

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Modern (bridge tone)

5 distinct sounds.

Scroll the diagram sideways to read it. Stratocaster SSS — Modern (bridge tone). Drawn from the netlist: the wires cannot disagree with the circuit.

Parts

Bridge single coil
Middle single coil (RWRP)
Neck single coil
5-way blade
3× 250k audio
0.047 µF tone cap

Every distinct sound this wiring produces, worked out from the circuit.
Sound	Switch setting	Hum-cancelling	Phase
Bridge	5-way blade: 1 (bridge)	No	—
Bridge + Middle	5-way blade: 2	Yes	In phase
Middle	5-way blade: 3 (middle)	No	—
Middle + Neck	5-way blade: 4	Yes	In phase
Neck	5-way blade: 5 (neck)	No	—

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7-sound (Gilmour mod)

7 distinct sounds.

Scroll the diagram sideways to read it. Stratocaster SSS — 7-sound (Gilmour mod). Drawn from the netlist: the wires cannot disagree with the circuit.

Parts

Bridge single coil
Middle single coil (RWRP)
Neck single coil
5-way blade
3× 250k audio
0.047 µF tone cap
DPDT on-on (push-pull)

Every distinct sound this wiring produces, worked out from the circuit.
Sound	Switch setting	Hum-cancelling	Phase
Bridge	5-way blade: 1 (bridge) · Neck on down	No	—
Bridge + Neck	5-way blade: 1 (bridge) · Neck on up	No	In phase
Bridge + Middle	5-way blade: 2 · Neck on down	Yes	In phase
Bridge + Middle + Neck	5-way blade: 2 · Neck on up	No	In phase
Middle	5-way blade: 3 (middle) · Neck on down	No	—
Middle + Neck	5-way blade: 3 (middle) · Neck on up	Yes	In phase
Neck	5-way blade: 5 (neck) · Neck on down	No	—

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Barebones (switch only)

5 distinct sounds.

Scroll the diagram sideways to read it. Stratocaster SSS — Barebones (switch only). Drawn from the netlist: the wires cannot disagree with the circuit.

Parts

Bridge single coil
Middle single coil (RWRP)
Neck single coil
5-way blade

Every distinct sound this wiring produces, worked out from the circuit.
Sound	Switch setting	Hum-cancelling	Phase
Bridge	5-way blade: 1 (bridge)	No	—
Bridge + Middle	5-way blade: 2	Yes	In phase
Middle	5-way blade: 3 (middle)	No	—
Middle + Neck	5-way blade: 4	Yes	In phase
Neck	5-way blade: 5 (neck)	No	—

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