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    A friend in Buenos Aires got a Strat for repair and found these unusual (for me) tone controls:

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    from what I see:

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    anybody seen it before?

    Any comments?

    Maybe some skilled simulator can compare its 0-10 settings with the standard tone control found everywhere.

    I can not read resistor value from pictures, waiting for my friend to answer, but maybe itīs a "known circuit".
    Thanks.
    Juan Manuel Fahey

  • #2
    It looks like a modified 'grease bucket' circuit.
    http://guitarfix.dk

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    • #3
      Yup. I'd concur with that.
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      • #4
        Here is some analysis + measurements (sorry, German text):

        https://www.guitarworld.de/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10041

        Greasebucket see post #3.
        - Own Opinions Only -

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        • #5
          Thanks to all of you.
          Juan Manuel Fahey

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