Stratocaster* Wirograms Kinman Guitar Electrix

Ó 1996
as viewed from behind pickguard.
Rev6

Detail of pickup
Bridge pickup connections to
Middle pickup
selector switch.
Neck pickup

cable shields
Volume pot
Original Volume Pot Switchcraft
250K ‘A’ curve output socket

130K resistor
.0012mFPolyester ¼ watt
capacitor, 630 volt. Twist and solder
ends together.
red wire

Treble by-pass filter

A note on capacitors:
The value of the tone capacitor will determine
how much of the top end will be cut by the tone
control. The higher the value, the muddier the
tone will be when the tone control is turned
down. The tone capacitor on early Strats was
0.1mF, this was changed to .047mF in the 1970's.
Modern Strats use .022mF. The voltage rating
is not important however a 630 volt cap has
thicker wires that are easier to work with.
NOTE: This device prevents treble loss when lowering the
volume BUT will change the way the pot swells,
at the high end of the range it won’t swell as much.
The minimum amount of bypass is desirable
to prevent unwanted change.
Change the value of the cap to .001 for a higher frequency,
or to .0018 for a lower frequency.
Change the value of the resistor to 150K for less effect,
or to 120K for more effect.
Standard wiring with
two tone controls. from pickups
foil shield

original
capacitor
.1mF
Modified wiring for 630 volt
neck pickup mix control
& master tone control.
from pickups

Master Tone Control

foil shield original 250K pot
.022 mF capacitor
630 volt.
original CTS pots
250K ‘A’ curve

Neck Pickup Mix Control

(works anti-clockwise).
New pot, 500K ‘A’ curve
(or 1Meg is better).
Mixes neck pickup with
whatever other pickups are selected
on pickup selector switch so you
can get all 7 combinations

These three wires *Stratocaster is a registered Trade Mark of

have been modified. Fender Musical Instrument Corp.
Kinman is not associated with Fender.