Choose the scheme you like best and we'll weld everything together and send it to you.
You can also include other options such as a multi-colored pickguard, Treble Bleed, and a pre-CBS aluminum conductive plate.
American Vintage 1 (Pure Vintage style)
Tone 2 → neck
Tone 1 → medium
Bridge → no tone
1 tone capacitor
5-position switch:
Pos.1: bridge (no tone)
Pos.2: bridge (no tone) + middle (T1)
Pos.3: medium (T1)
Pos.4: middle (T1) + neck (T2)
Pos.5: mast (T2)
3-position switch:
Pos.1: bridge (no tone)
Pos.2: medium (T1)
Pos.3: mast (T2)
Description: Very classic setup. Exactly as the originals came with. No bridge tone control for greater clarity and attack on that pickup. The bridge always remains bright and aggressive, ideal for sharp rhythms.
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American Vintage 2
Tone 2 → medium
Tone 1 → bridge
Neck → no tone
1 tone capacitor
5-position switch:
Pos.1: bridge (T1)
Pos.2: bridge (T1) + middle (T2)
Pos.3: medium (T2)
Pos.4: middle (T2) + neck (no tone)
Pos.5: neck (no tone)
3-position switch:
Pos.1: bridge (T1)
Pos.2: medium (T2)
Pos.3: neck (no tone)
Description: Focuses on taming the bridge, allowing it to be smoothed out. Very versatile for rock and blues solos. The neck is always open, making it less malleable for jazz or warm tones.
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American Vintage 3 (Jimmie Vaughan mod)
Tone 2 → neck
Tone 1 → bridge
Medium → no tone
1 tone capacitor
5-position switch:
Pos.1: bridge (T1)
Pos.2: bridge (T1) + middle (no tone)
Pos.3: medium (no tone)
Pos.4: middle (no tone) + neck (T2)
Pos.5: mast (T2)
3-position switch:
Pos.1: bridge (T1)
Pos.2: medium (no tone)
Pos.3: mast (T2)
Description: Provides complete control over the extremes. The midrange remains fixed and without frequency loss, with more punch and clarity with less "quack" in positions 2 and 4. The sensation of volume drop in positions 2 and 4 would be less noticeable.
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American Vintage 4
Tone 2 → neck
Tone 1 → middle + bridge (shared)
1 tone capacitor
5-position switch:
Pos.1: bridge (T1)
Pos.2: bridge (T1) + middle (T1)
Pos.3: medium (T1)
Pos.4: middle (T1) + neck (T2)
Pos.5: mast (T2)
3-position switch:
Pos.1: bridge (T1)
Pos.2: medium (T1)
Pos.3: mast (T2)
Description: The most balanced. All pickups have tone controls, although the middle and bridge pickups are combined. A good compromise between control and simplicity, very practical for live performance.
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American Vintage 5
Tone 2 → neck + middle (shared)
Tone 1 → bridge
1 tone capacitor
5-position switch:
Pos.1: bridge (T1)
Pos.2: bridge (T1) + middle (T2)
Pos.3: medium (T2)
Pos.4: middle (T2) + neck (T2)
Pos.5: mast (T2)
3-position switch:
Pos.1: bridge (T1)
Pos.2: medium (T2)
Pos.3: mast (T2)
Description: Probably the most versatile. The bridge has its own dedicated pot, and the rest are managed as a block. Very useful if you're looking for consistency in central positions.
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American Vintage 6
Tone 2 → neck + bridge (shared)
Tone 1 → medium
1 tone capacitor
5-position switch:
Pos.1: bridge (T2)
Pos.2: bridge (T2) + middle (T1)
Pos.3: medium (T1)
Pos.4: middle (T1) + neck (T2)
Pos.5: mast (T2)
3-position switch:
Pos.1: bridge (T2)
Pos.2: medium (T1)
Pos.3: mast (T2)
Description: Versatile because it separates the mids from the extremes. Good balance for styles where the mids are the focus. Limitation: Neck and bridge behave the same tone.
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Push-Pull Mod 7 (in parallel)
Tone 2 → neck
Tone 1 → medium
Bridge → push/pull activatable
1 tone capacitor
5-position switch (push/pull down):
Pos.1: bridge
Pos.2: bridge + middle
Pos.3: medium
Pos.4: middle + neck
Pos.5: mast
5-position switch (push/pull up):
Pos.1: bridge
Pos.2: bridge + middle
Pos.3: middle + bridge
Pos.4: middle + neck + bridge
Pos.5: neck + bridge
Description: Add the bridge in parallel to any position. Allows for additional sounds: Telecaster-style neck and bridge, or all three pickups together. It doesn't alter the aesthetic or the classic layout, but it greatly expands the tonal palette.
