Hello. I'm considering getting an Ilitch noise canceling system for my strat. The strat has a rwrp middle pickup, and the 3 dc resistance values are all around 5.5 kOhm. I have a few questions about the system, however
1) The diagram here http://www.ilitchelectronics.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/hex005E.pdf
gets around the issue of having an RWRP pickup by wiring the tone pots directly to the hot leads from the neck and bridge pickups, then using the other side of the dp3t to do some switching magic. In the normal strat wiring, the tone pots are only connected to each pickup when the pickup is selected, through the other side of the dp3t switch.
Now, I don't know enough about electrical engineering to know is this will affect the tone. One side of me says, "Well, it would matter since these pickups are going to always be in the circuit, connected through the tone pot and ground. They will never be switched off, and thus will bleed into the other settings.
Then the other part of me says, "it won't matter since it's going through ground"
Then another part of me says, "but why would the stock strat wiring be using the other side of the dp3t if it could be done this way with an sp3t for less money"
If someone could shed some light on what the result of this wiring would be, it would be much appreciated.
2) I only want to get the Ilitch system if I can put a push-pull pot in so that I can have the original sound back when I like. I know that this is possible, but they only have the wiring diagram up for this if you are not using a RWRP pickup here http://www.ilitchelectronics.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/hex004E.pdf
Which wires would I want to connect to the push-pull pot if I wished to do this with my RWRP strat?
3) Is there any difference between the backplate and the pickguard noise canceling systems? I only ask this because three of the six screws on my back plate are stripped out of the sockets, so I worry about whether I'll be able to keep a back plate on my strat much longer.
1) The diagram here http://www.ilitchelectronics.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/hex005E.pdf
gets around the issue of having an RWRP pickup by wiring the tone pots directly to the hot leads from the neck and bridge pickups, then using the other side of the dp3t to do some switching magic. In the normal strat wiring, the tone pots are only connected to each pickup when the pickup is selected, through the other side of the dp3t switch.
Now, I don't know enough about electrical engineering to know is this will affect the tone. One side of me says, "Well, it would matter since these pickups are going to always be in the circuit, connected through the tone pot and ground. They will never be switched off, and thus will bleed into the other settings.
Then the other part of me says, "it won't matter since it's going through ground"
Then another part of me says, "but why would the stock strat wiring be using the other side of the dp3t if it could be done this way with an sp3t for less money"
If someone could shed some light on what the result of this wiring would be, it would be much appreciated.
2) I only want to get the Ilitch system if I can put a push-pull pot in so that I can have the original sound back when I like. I know that this is possible, but they only have the wiring diagram up for this if you are not using a RWRP pickup here http://www.ilitchelectronics.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/hex004E.pdf
Which wires would I want to connect to the push-pull pot if I wished to do this with my RWRP strat?
3) Is there any difference between the backplate and the pickguard noise canceling systems? I only ask this because three of the six screws on my back plate are stripped out of the sockets, so I worry about whether I'll be able to keep a back plate on my strat much longer.
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