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Tapped
Pickup Assemblies,
the best of all worlds
Transform your guitar, with 8 screws, and 2 wires
Transform your guitar, with 8 screws, and 2 wires
Ozone Model TSS53 Pickup Assembly
This
is a tapped pickup assembly, there are 3 pickup voicings. Here it is, a “T” bridge
pickup on an
“S” guitar. Fits in most later
model guitars, which are routed
about 1" deep, with
minor routing around the lead and mid pickups. Routing template
drawing provided.
There is a 5-position pickup switch and 3 knobs: Volume, Tone, and 3-position rotary Tap switch. The pickup switch can be wired two ways: Either the usual way, or with the neck and middle pickups reversed, so the neck and bridge pickups together are possible.
The rotary Tap switch is: “Just right” in the center, “Less” to the left, and "More" to the right.
The “T” bridge pickup is much hotter, and is in the “T” position and slant. Pickups have different turns, for best balance. Pickups have large diameter steel poles, and are taller than the originals. The sound is "bigger" and "smoother". Plus the "More" and "Less" options from the taps.
The controls are mounted on a grounding subplate under the pickguard, a self-contained subassembly. The volume control is modified for even taper and tone. All small components are hand wired on an eyelet board with a ground plane. The board also provides a simple, reliable place to terminate the industrial-quality shielded wiring. There is an extra wire for the bridge ground, no soldering to the back of pots. Pickup covers and knobs are black. Standard pickguards are White, and Black. Tortoise, White Pearloid, other colors, and other knobs are also available.
There is a 5-position pickup switch and 3 knobs: Volume, Tone, and 3-position rotary Tap switch. The pickup switch can be wired two ways: Either the usual way, or with the neck and middle pickups reversed, so the neck and bridge pickups together are possible.
The rotary Tap switch is: “Just right” in the center, “Less” to the left, and "More" to the right.
The “T” bridge pickup is much hotter, and is in the “T” position and slant. Pickups have different turns, for best balance. Pickups have large diameter steel poles, and are taller than the originals. The sound is "bigger" and "smoother". Plus the "More" and "Less" options from the taps.
The controls are mounted on a grounding subplate under the pickguard, a self-contained subassembly. The volume control is modified for even taper and tone. All small components are hand wired on an eyelet board with a ground plane. The board also provides a simple, reliable place to terminate the industrial-quality shielded wiring. There is an extra wire for the bridge ground, no soldering to the back of pots. Pickup covers and knobs are black. Standard pickguards are White, and Black. Tortoise, White Pearloid, other colors, and other knobs are also available.
