Get the Most Out of Your Pickups
If you’re looking to upgrade the electronics in your HSS Strat, the 920D Custom S5W-HSS Stratocaster HSS 5-way Super Switch Wiring Harness Upgrade utilizes only the finest pots, caps, and wiring to take your tone to the next level! A set of 920D Custom 450G series CTS pots, Orange Drop capacitors, and a durable Pure Tone output jack all come pre-installed in a harness, greatly reducing the need for soldering on the user’s end. The S5W-HSS comes with a unique setup that allows the single-coil pickups to "see" 250k volume control while the humbucker "sees" 500k volume control — simply put, this tames harsh highs on your single-coils and bolsters your humbucker's articulation. Custom builds can often leave a rat’s nest of messy wiring in your control cavity if you're not a soldering pro. Organized wiring and clean solder joints prevent tangling and other electronics failure, and wiring doesn’t get much cleaner than a build by 920D Custom — even the technicians in Sweetwater’s Guitar Gallery are impressed by the perfect portioning of 920D custom’s top-quality Gavitt wiring!
Note: This particular 920D Custom wiring harness upgrade is designed to only be used in conjunction with a pickguard. Please call your Sweetwater Sales Engineer if you have any questions.
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920D Custom 450G Series potentiometers
920D potentiometers are built to precise instrument specs for each 920D product or kit; these premium specs include a lower torque rating for the sort of buttery knob sweeps that everyone’s guitar deserves. In addition, 920D meter tests each potentiometer before assembling kits like this one so you can trust your guitar is getting quality new electronics.
Orange Drop Capacitor
The included Orange Drop Capacitors are legendary among tone aficionados. Unique Orange Drops foil and film construction delivers more reliable and rugged performance than previous capacitors, and Orange Drops are prized for their wide response range — they can add extra punch to your tone but can also take away bite for added smoothness.
Pure Tone 1/4-inch output jack
The modern Pure Tone jack eliminates crackle and hum by upgrading the standard number of contact points between the instrument and cable from 1 to 4. This great leap forward gives players a more resilient, sturdy output jack that is much less prone to all sorts of failures. Forward-thinking creators like 920D believe that Pure Tone is the future of jacks, and we’re inclined to agree.
920D Custom signature wiring by Gavitt Wire
Gavitt Wire has collaborated with 920D on a signature cloth-covered pushback wire that yields superior balance between capacitance and resistance — in other words, better tone. This custom Gavitt wire features an inner Celanese braid that is rugged and set to hold up to repeated use.
920D Custom S5W-HSS Stratocaster 5-way Super Switch Wiring Harness Upgrade Features:
- All electronics come pre-installed to the control plate to almost completely eliminate the need for soldering
- Includes: 1 x 920D Custom 450G 250k CTS pot, 2 x 920D Custom 450G 500K CTS pots, 1 x 5-way Super Switch, 1 x .022uF Orange Drop capacitor, 1 x .047uF Orange Drop capacitor, 1 x 680pF ceramic capacitor, 1 x 150K resistor, 2 x 470k resistors, 1 Pure Tone output jack
- 5-way Super Switch automatically splits your humbucker (if compatible) when played on position 2
- Single-coils "see" 250k pots and humbuckers "see" 500k pots to optimize tone
- Ultra-neat wiring and clean solder joints for optimal tone and reliability
