Tone Shaper for Strat.....Mega tones.... Gallore.....

[Superbeast520]

Thought you guys may be interested in this wild configuration of tone options for the typical Strat.....


http://www.acmeguitarworks.com/ToneShaper_for_Stratocaster__P2032C218.cfm

 

[Wyliee]

We've had one at the office for a few months now and it works as advertised.  Pretty stinkin' cool.

 

[Superbeast520]

This definantly changes my mind about Strat possibilities...I was thinking I wanted, or "needed" a humbucker in the bridge position, but this baby seems to be the ticket....Im a bit concerned about having to remove it to change tones...but after second thought it occured to me ...... that every now and then, it may be a blast, just to change things up, and exercise my creative energies in a whole new way, without having to solder, rewire, and all that jive.....hmmmmm......this looks like a winner. :icon_thumright:

 

[-CB-]

It wont give you a HB tone in the bridge (or any position)

What it does:

Assign which pickups give tone controls
Assign modern vs vintage wiring (which vintage, they dont say, as Fender has had more than two versions on Strats)
Put in a blender control instead of one tone control
Give each tone control its own capacitor, each in a range of values
Some more static wiring tricks, probably phasing etc

Way I see that thing, is its more useful OUT of a guitar than in.  It would be great to "set up" a guitar with that, then copy the settings and variables to the guitars own tone controls.  Very interesting concept

 

[Superbeast520]

Thanks CB, I can always count on you to shed the light on how it really is....keeps things fresh and down to the nitty gritty...as always less is more.....no doubt there is usually just a few cool sounds and settings a guy really uses as opposed to whats all available.....
Im ordering my neck this friday coming in at a nice $550 bucks and have narrowed my build down to very basic Vintage characteristics and Im sure that will only serve me further in the long haul...thanks to you and a few other Tell it how it is and pull no punches builders on here. :icon_thumright:

 

[back2thefutre]

Thats REALLY cool. It would be cool to be able to acess it without taking off pickguard though A top route and back route would allow access!!!!

 

[Dan025]

nice and neat and no real work but not worth the money, also looks as if it is sold with their pups leo fender and les paul kept things fairly simple and for 99% of musicians they were right in doing so. but if you really want it there is no reason you cant put it in a rear route with or without there pups. just cut the harness chose your desired pups and route the wires, then splice in there connector off the origonal harness.  then you can omit the back cover and have acess when you need it.

 

[Superlizard]

Call me a luddite or neanderthal, but... bleh.

The KISS principle still holds in the real world.

 

[CrackedPepper]

I have one of these in Jungle Jane.  I like it well enough but I would say three things:

1.  It was a tight fit in the control rout.
2.  It would be most useful in a rear routed body so you could pull off a cover and click dip switches.  From the front the only way you can make changes is to:
    - unstring
    - remove the pickguard
    - restring
3.  It does make wiring and changing out pickups a (nearly) no-soldering event.

 

[santellan]

It'll do NM and MB in series as well if you set the 2nd tone pot for the series option instead of the blender. If you have an SSH setup it will auto-tap the humbucker in the 2 position.

The Toneshaper is a stand alone product that comes with the board, a 5way switch and output jack.