Re: request for a Dan Armstrong schematic

[Douglas Baldwin <coyotelk@optonline.net>]

Just by the way, I believe I have the actual schematic and some documents
about _why_ it works. Anybody interested can drop me an e-mail off list, 
and
I'll either photocopy and surface mail it or scan it and put it in a pdf
file.
    Danny Kalb! Impacted sinus tone!
Douglas Baldwin, coyote-at-large
coyotelk@optonline.net


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Timothy Mungenast" <mungenast@earthlink.net>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Friday, September 24, 2004 9:52 PM
Subject: RE: request for a Dan Armstrong schematic


> What's so special about it, you ask? Well, each scheme is different, of
> course, and the wiring on the sexy 11-pound '80s Stratocaster model know
> simply as "The Strat"  had several cool series options.
> I'm leaning towards another Armstrong scheme, however, one from the 2/87
> Guitar Player mag: 9 sounds, including phase reverse, using all stock
> parts. All you give up is one of the tone controls, which becomes a 
>fader.
> You get the Robert Cray thing and the "dark jazz box" thing is there
> waiting as well. I had wired it thusly soon after the article came out,
and
> if I'd have been smart, I woulda kept it that way!
>
> Of course, I COULD also muddy the waters further by putting my Torres
> midrange control in my strat, but at this rate I don't wanna add parts, I
> just wanna settle on an easily doable, versatile wiring, put the poor
> guitar back together for good (ha!) and just PLAY it. As for the midrange
> control, I think I'm gonna save that for a guitar that has maybe too much
> midrange to start with...cutting mids out of a strat is like stealing
> pennies from a wino! (LOL)
> Yours in Danny Kalb's Wonderful Nasal Tone,
> ~Tim
> www.mungenast.com
>
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Brian Kupferschmid <apparitionapparition@yahoo.com>
> > To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
> > Date: 9/24/2004 1:07:06 PM
> > Subject: RE: request for a Dan Armstrong schematic
> >
> > I'm curious to know, what is so special about this
> > wiring scheme?  I do have some different wiring
> > schemes for the strat, one I did on a strat copy,
> > which I ended up selling when I bought a real fender
> > that could do the same thing sans modification.
> > --- hazard factor <artists@hazardfactor.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I own one...I will email you some pics of what I
> > > have.
> > >
> > > Dave Eichenberger
> > > http://www.hazardfactor.com
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Hey Gang:
> > > > I know this is a kind of low-tech question, but
> > > does anyone
> > > > know where I can find a schematic of Dan
> > > Armstrong's
> > > > wonderful wiring scheme for the early-eighties
> > > low-production
> > > > Stratocaster simply known as "The Strat"?
> > > (Special model,
> > > > I've only seen one in real life.) I've had no luck
> > > with
> > > > google or yahoo...often close, but no cigar.
> > > >
> > > > As the man said in Monty Python and the Holy
> > > Grail, "any help
> > > > you could offer would be, um, most, um,
> > > helpful..."
> > > >
> > > > Cheers,
> > > > Tim
> > > > www.mungenast.com
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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