Thanks for the info, I'll check out that setup stuff this weekend.
I have a question about the S-500 wiring diagram -- I'm looking at the
gut shot photo of the USA model, and in trying to cross reference it with the
actual circuit. Can someone help clarify what exactly are the values and type of pots used?
If I'm reading it correctly, the Master Volume is a 250K Audio (logarithmic) potentiometer, the Treble cut is 500K Audio (logarithmic), and the Bass is... a 1 Meg K ohm potentiometer? (not sure if audio taper or linear) Please correct me if I'm not interpreting that right!
I'm not super familiar with reading circuit diagrams, so I can't really tell why they're specifically labeled VR1 / 2 / 3 in that particular order, and I don't know why the Bass is marked as VR1 1 Meg C.
Anyhow, since I'm looking at popping it open and swapping in those Lace Sensors, I'm wondering if anyone knows what values I should try for the capacitors C1 / C2 / C3 / C4 -- if some of them will stay static or if the values will change significantly.
That, and should I swap the 250K audio pot on the volume for a 500K, given that only the Silver Lace Sensor is voiced similar to a single coil? (The Blue neck and Red bridge are humbucker-ish tonalities apparently.) The standard diagram suggests using all 250K pots, but that's for standard Strat wiring, not for the PTB rolloff system like in my Tribute model.
The Lace website doesn't have a ton of detailed diagrams for wiring options. There's a
basic one indicating the wiring of each pickup type and a
generic Strat diagram for the single coil Sensors.
I'm going to order a bunch of pots from AllParts or a similar supplier and other than getting a bunch and trying to mix and match, I'm just trying to figure out what values would be appropriate.
I'll take a look at the Legacy and Legacy 2HB circuits as well to get a feel for what values might be suitable for a setup that uses a more standard vintage / classic style output singe coil pickup and humbuckers. Perhaps I'll be able to infer something from there. Thanks everyone!