Blender Pot

Problem solver! I have two pickups installed in a hollow thin f-hole body guitar, and solved two problems… Firstly, the neck pickup is balanced with fairly strong treble and the bridge pickup hotter on the bass and mids so that the middle position wasn’t very distinct from the neck alone. Secondly, the existing wiring had a novel and unfortunate 3 pot configuration with a Gibson style switch. I had rewired the guitar numerous times with different pickups and control layouts. The solution was to replace the three position switch with a dpdt two position switch. The switch selects bridge or neck pickup, and there is a single volume and single tone. When the bridge pickup is selected the neck pickup can be blended in, accomplishing a better balanced in-between sound. When the neck pickup is selected the blend pot is inactive. I’m thinking of wiring a telecaster this way as well, very useful!

I successfully changed a Fralin humbucking dogear P90 to a soapbar style. I acquired a backplate elsewhere, but the plastic covers were too snug. The Fralin polished nickel cover fit easily and looks stunning. (Be sure to measure pole piece spacing.) An added bonus, the metal covers can be soldered at the rear like a humbucker cover, making for a very sturdy finished piece.

I’ve put these in a bunch of my Strats over the years and they are fantastic. They add a whole bunch of SRV-ish tonal dimensions to a Strat ( can’t prove it but I think Stevie used one.). You can sweeten up the bridge with a little neck pickup, put a little bite on the neck with the bridge pickup, or bring all three pickups into play for a BIG FAT SPANKY tone in the 2 and 4 positions. If you want standard Strat tones, just roll it off and take it out of the circuit. Simple wiring diagram and installation is a piece of cake. Highly recommended!!

Awesome I have 2

So easy to set up instead of the broadcaster/double Esquire blend wiring! Make sure your pickups are the correct polarity / wind direction for phase and you are golden.

Unlike most strat players I play in the bridge pickup most of the time. My guitar is on the dark side tonally and I play a surf style so it works for me. Although I mostly use my strat at gigs, for recordings I also use a jazzmaster in the middle position with both pickups on. Just installed the blender pot and I can finally make those jazzmaster songs work on a strat live! Couldn’t be happier, what a great new sound out of a guitar I’ve been gigging with for 14 years. If you’re looking to get those tele or jazzmaster middle position sounds the blender is a no-brainer. Works and sounds far better than I expected, thanks Lindy!

Your blender pot is a quick and easy mod on all my customers Strats. Adding the 2 extra pickup possibilities is an eye opener for all Strat players especially. Homerun!! Great quality part as well!!

The blender pot is a great mod for my Strats. I can retain the character of the bridge pickup but smooth the bite a bit by blending in a little of the neck pickup. Likewise, I can brighten up the neck pickup by adding a little bridge. And having both pickups on full adds another cool tone. It’s an easy mod to wire, so it’s a no brainer.