That diagram shows a treble bass cut for the regular strat tone controls. In trying to locate an easy to read wiring diagram i had no luck.
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G l s500 wiring diagram. Gl s 500commanche wiring discussion in stratocaster discussion forum started by rb jan 31 2005. Gl bass schematics and wiring diagrams. 842018 added link to gl schematics and wiring diagrams from internet archive of the july 27 2017 gl website glguitars dot com. If all the new pickups are porters then they should be in phase with each other if you apply the same conventions to each pickup when you hook them up. Check out the wiring diagrams on the gl forum. Climax bass wiring diagram from 1992 hand drawn by paul gagon.
There is a lot of information for everyone from professional musicians to enthusiast collectors. All black wires go to ground all whites to hot. Youll find plenty of. This is a great resource where gl owners share experiences tips techniques and preferences about gl guitars and basses. Yes it is a very easy mod to turn your legacy wiring into a s 500. I did this to a legacy pickguard a few months ago because i didnt like the toggle switch on the original s 500 wiring.
Jan 31 2005 1. L 2000 l 1500 climax preamp schematic version 11. The guitar i was told is from about 1996 or 97. Full sized image is 176kb pdf is 42kb. It might just be a simple fix to remove that from the circuit to get that extra treble. I chose to make my volume knob the pushpull switch to get the extra pickup configs.
Weve had a lot of recent discussion concerning the gl hi passlo pass tone circuit so i thought id post the original schematic of one of the gl models the s 500. 50 items 148 items total. Gl s 500 wiring wed oct 16 2013 400 pm philby wrote. If i understand correctly there is an extra capacitor in the s500 circuit as opposed to the legacy that is designed to tame the highs from the mfd pickups. These mfd pickups deliver a bright and sparkly top end and robust bottom end all without losing midrange focus. The gl s 500 debuted in 1982 as leos own evolution of the traditional double cutaway bolt on axe delivering innovations including the dual fulcrum vibrato and magnetic field design single coil pickups each designed by leo fender himself.
Also note the switching scheme with the neck on switch plus the standard five way. Wiring the mini toggle into my parts strat config. Hi i bought a used s 500 that had had its wiring changed to a typical strat style the guy did a poor job anyway i want to bring it back to original and have ordered all new pots and switches so i can start clean. This is re posted from a post by chrisk and i include his quoted comments here as well. Gl bass schematics and wiring diagrams gl l 2xxx and asat k model wiring diagrams.
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