I had tex mex Pickups that couldn't cut thru the mix. The new setup 7 way with blender sounds awesome. I can maintain the original strat sound and also blend in the humbucker for more rounded sound when Needed
I have just installed 2 Les Paul MK II Split Coil harnesses into 2 different Les Pauls. I have found the easy to install. Do not have the need to wire in cable adapters into harness as pickup change is easy and can be done quickly compared to having to desolder and solder new pickups.
Also very articulate and have the ability to change between 50's and 60's wiring with the flick of a switch
I replaced an active preamp with passive switch on my favorite 5-string jazz and this thing sounds so good. More articulate and open sounding vs. how it sounded with the pre bypassed. My bass, a BassMods K534 is known in gospel and funk for a hi-fi jazz sound and super easy playability. However, I'm a rootsy reggae/jazz/soul player and wanted to capture the classic jazz tone for mostly finger styling playing with flatwounds - installing this pre-amp did it. This gives me a modern, super easy playing 5-string with a rich jazz bass tone with more clarity and range through the 2 volumes and single tone knob. I like modding basses but soldering is something I struggle with. I'm all thumbs when it comes to wiring but I was able to do it with some trial and error in under an hour. If my pickups had more identifiable wiring, it would've taken me alot less - not the fault of the harness. Those instructions were clear and the unit is super solid.
Ultimate wiring JP mod for my Les Paul.Love the push-pull controls &onboard effects,with the switchable 50's or 60's wiring, there's a lot to play with,i just love it! Thank you Obsidian Wire guess you love guitars to. Michael.
First time I’ve ever wired anything up — outside of my ol’ lady — and I gotta say, same result: I was awesome! The Obsidian Vintage Plus for Strats made me better than I am. Now my homemade Strat ( Van Halen look, but with wood inlays) has electricity, and I can make her scream too!
Very happy with the outcome. It was a perfect fit in Fender American Pro II Strat. I used Suhr Thornbuckers with the Obsidian, install was easy, everything worked, and the guitar sounds great.
The good news, guitar now sounds amazing. Better than when new and the 50’s/60’s switching is great. I chose the 50’s but good to know I can change anytime. Both sound great. Once you digest the installation guides it’s fairly easy to install and wire even for a first timer like me. Note - the video is misleading. It isn’t clear that you need to ground the bare wire on both Pups but you do. My cavity was also routed such that the fixed position of the push/pull neck volume pot circuit board didn’t fit. I needed to remove some wood to get the board in.
Every step of this experience has been amazing!!! Received John Mayer loaded pick guard in Australia incredibly well packaged, four business days from placing the order.
Install was quick and simple and believe me, I’m not gifted at hands on repairs or upgrades etc.
The result?
Stunning….. My Mexican strat is now my #1 guitar…..
I will be back for more, going to swap out in my American made HSS strat too.
Universal Blender for Strat® // (HSS, HSH, SSS, HHH)
Ever since I discover Obsidian I never look back, all my basses are equipped with em, and now I had the chance to install one on my first J bass and just as expected, greatest quality, amazing value, and I can safely say the greatest upgrade you can do on your instrument
Thank you Obsidian
Works good does what it ses it will. Solved a few problems i could 'nt.Thank you Obsidian wire, good online help to.
Overall, I'm very happy with this product. It does provide a wider and blended (you control how much) tone variation over the basic 5-position switch. A minor complaint is that - to me - the blender knob works backward from the master volume and tone. That is, if I want more tone or volume, the knobs are turned in the same direction. I would think "blend" would work the same, but it's opposite - full on is zero blend, knob turned off is full blend. Also, I ordered a Univeral blender and was following the wiring diagram until I realized my connector had 14 pins vice the 10 on the diagram. A double check of the box revealed I received the Gen 2 version which has the the 14 pin connector. The instructions say "Easy but not Instant". I'd call it "Do-able but fiddly and plan on installing it twice before you get ot right".
I put the Tele 4 way wiring kit in Player 2 chambered ash along with Fender custom shop Twisted Tele pickups. OMG! this was so easy and sounds amazing!!! Every guitar I own will be getting obsidian wiring kits!!!! No soldering ever again!!!
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I installed the MKII for Les Paul in my 2005 Epiphone LP Standard. Night and day difference! It made this guitar come alive.
This is my first build using top shelf components and I could not be more pleased with this quality product. Professionally boxed and well packaged the postage was also amazingly fast. I will be a return customer.
I stalled it no trouble,sounded great good quality switch in my opinion.
I am now going to change it out, it has a different thread,so i cannot use the silver switch top & gold screw that i like.
Had this installed for about a yer now. Still functions exactly like i want and puts out some really good tones. The easy installation makes this a no brainer. Yes, it costs a few bucks, but its worth it.
I have a 1998 Fender Big Apple Strat that has always had a disappointing sound. Back when it was my go to I spent loads of cash on pedals, amps, pickups etc... trying to get the thin sound out of it. Nothing helped so I put it away and moved on. Recently I wanted to at least put the original pickups back in it, but wanted to upgrade the electronics. Being as I wanted to be able to swap pickups, if the old ones sounded the same, I bought this baby and all I can say is WOW! She never sounded this good before, I haven't put it down in a week. I loved it so much I bought one for a tele build I'm doing. Thanks Obsidian!!!
I only could install this onto a pick guard and do a tap test, When I actually get it put together with a beautiful Strat with a mohpgany neck with a ma[le fret board I will give more pf a review. The tap test went well with some old ceramic pickups.
Bought the 7 way Gilmour mod to put into my 2017 Mexican standard Strat. Added a whole new dimension to the sound. So pleased with the mod and would highly recommend it to any Strat owner. Fairly easy to install with no soldering. The harness comes with a new input jack which I also installed. I did struggle to get the new jack wires to lock into the block, but managed it eventually. All in all, well worth the money.
Installed custom 7 way in what was already a fantastic guitar, set the switch to clean and the sound is superb. Very, very happy.
Excellent product and reasonable pricing. Installed new pickups on a Player II HSS Strat and this kept everything neat and organized. Biggest problems were finding larger spacers for SD single coils and the Shawbucker II wire colors were questionable because of conflicting online contradictions. OW was indeed correct. Blender really brought out the best of the pups and they complement each other well, especially with the blend capabilities.
