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These documents will help you to assemble, install and use our family of High-Performance patented Pickup Switch UpgradeTM products.

If you have purchased either of the following Pickup Switch UpgradeTM products, download the specified documents:

Product Install Ease Legend: 1-Easy, 2-(midway), 3-Intermediate, 4-(midway), 5-Difficult

  1. Pickup Switch Upgrade Selection Chart. Which products you can use for your pickup configuration.

    2. Upgrade Instructions:
  2. Assembly Instructions for KIT Switch products [Assembly Ease: 1]
  3. Testing Instructions for KIT Switch products [Testing Ease: 2-3]
  4. Installation Instructions for Assembled and Tested Switch products [Install Ease: 2-3]
  5. a. M1 Middle Pickup Switch Installation Instructions [Install Ease: 1-2]
    b. M1-PCB Configuration and Use Instructions

  6. a. Stratocaster Upgrade Installation Instructions [Install Ease: 1-2]
    b. Stratocaster Upgrade T3-Switch Use Summary
    c. Stratocaster Upgrade T4-Switch Use Summary

  7. a. Telecaster Upgrade Installation Instructions [Install Ease: 1-2]
    b. Telecaster Upgrade T3-Switch Use Summary
    c. Telecaster Upgrade T4-Switch Use Summary

    d. Left-hand User T2 Upgrade Information
    e. Left-hand User T3 Upgrade Information
     f. Left-hand User T4 Upgrade Information

    g. Telecaster Thinline Reissue Instructions
    h. 72 Telecaster Thinline Reissue Instructions
     i. 72 Telecaster Custom Reissue Instructions
     j. 72 Telecaster Deluxe Reissue Instructions

  8. Jazz Bass Upgrade Installation Instructions [Install Ease: 1-2]
  9. Modern Player Marauder Upgrade Installation Instructions [Install Ease: 3-4]
  10. Mosrite Upgrade Installation Instructions [Install Ease: 1-2]
  11. LP2 Upgrade Instructions For Les Paul style instruments [Install Ease: 3-4]
  12. LP3 Upgrade Instructions For Les Paul style instruments [Install Ease: 3-4]
  13. LP4 Upgrade Instructions For Les Paul style instruments [Install Ease: 3-4]
  14. P-Bass Upgrade Instructions [Install Ease: 2]

  15. a. S-Board Bare Bones Assembly Instructions [Install Ease: 2-3]
    b. S-Board Bare Bones Testing Instructions
    c. S-Board Bare Bones Install Instructions

  16. Kill Switch Installation Instructions [Install Ease: 1]

  17. BMG Special Installation Instructions [Install Ease: 1]

Additional Application Support Documents:

    Pickup Tone "Mapping" Worksheets:
  1. T2-Switch:  Gives You     6 Pickup Tones
  2. T3-Switch:  Gives You   35 Pickup Tones
  3. T4-Switch:  Gives You   68 Pickup Tones
  4. T4-Switch:  Gives You 102 Pickup Tones — (for HH, HSS instrument + our VT-3 Volume-Tone Control)
  5. T4-Switch:  Gives You 212 Pickup Tones — (for HSH instrument + our ASY-M1 switch)
  6. T4-Switch:  Gives You 272 Pickup Tones — (for HSH instrument + our VT-3 Volume-Tone Control + ASY-M1 switch)
  7. T4-Switch:  Gives You 276 Pickup Tones — (for HSH instrument + our VT-4 Volume-Tone Control + ASY-M1 switch)
    Special T4-Switch Wiring Variation Details:
  1. To Get   68 Pickup Tones — (for HH, HSS or HSH Instruments – simple example)
  2. To Get 102 Pickup Tones — (for HH, HSS Instruments + our VT-3 Volume-Tone Control), requires T4-Switch (REV E2 or higher)
    This gives you QuadraBuckerTM (all four pickup coils in series) Pickup Tones.
  3. To Get 212 Pickup Tones — (for HSH Instruments + our VT-2 Volume-Tone Control + ASY-M1 switch)
  4. To Get 272 Pickup Tones — (for HSH Instruments + our VT-3 Volume-Tone Control + ASY-M1 switch)
  5. To Get 276 Pickup Tones — (for HSH Instruments + our VT-4 Volume-Tone Control + ASY-M1 switch)
    This gives you PentaBuckerTM (all five pickup coils in series) Pickup Tones that are so fat, they're... OBESE!

    6. Volume-Tone Wiring Details:
  6. Typical Wiring for our VT-1 and VT-2 Volume-Tone Control products

    7. Humbucker Pickup Wiring Details:
  7. How to Change a 4-wire Humbucker into a 2-wire version
  8. Convert Wide Range Humbucker Pickup to 4-Wire Version [Install Ease: 1]
  9. Convert Twin Head Humbucker Pickup to 4-Wire Version [Install Ease: 1]

    10. Additional Documents:
  10. Connecting 26 Gauge Wire to 22 Gauge Wire Using UY2 Connectors
  11. Temporarily using our T3-Switch with two pickup coils
  12. Temporarily using our T4-Switch with three pickup coils
  13. How To "Daisy-Chain" Multiple T2-Switch Products for Added Flexibility and More Pickup Tones
  14. Daisy-Chaining three T2-Switches Mapping Worksheet gives you 414 pickup tones (preliminary)
  1. 2017 AweSome Mini Product Mini Catalog (2-pages)