Description. aoresteen , … This adds to the standard 5 way Stratocaster pickups switching. The perfect 7-way ‘Gilmour’ switch mod. It's about as simple a wiring mod as you can get. In this post I will show you a wiring diagram of the neck pickup switch. The Gilmour mod simply just activates neck in any position of the blade switch, so the typical neck position, and neck middle have no effect/difference. Gilmour Mod is a lot of fun. In fact, Taylor wrote an entire book — Pink Floyd: The Black Strat — A History of David Gilmour’s Black Fender Strat — documenting its chronological history. Hi to all! Super Strat HSS (Humbucker, Single Coil, Single Coil) Stratocaster with 1 Master Volume and Master Tone. But, as long as you don't move the push/pull pot the guitar works as standard anyway, so you haven't lost anything. 100% solder-less Install and pickup changes. I did have an on off switch so had a go at the David Gilmour mod or 7 way switching as some call it. I filled it with a kill-switch. Kinman Guitar pickups will literally transform your guitar to get an almost magical experience. This wiring harness allows 2 additional pickup configurations for your standard S style guitar. I build these pre-wired harnesses to order please contact for an ETA. With this mod you will have much wider palette of tones to choose from by using the tone knobs. 9-Way Stratocaster Simple but effective. The Seven-Sound Strat Modification is an easy mod that you can make to your guitar to give you more tone versatility, and despite its name, you can make this mod on any type of guitar that has three pickups and a five-way switch. This is the exact same setup we offer in one of our Prewired Strat Assemblies which we refer to as “Smart Lonestar. It is a fairly famous mod and i'm surprised you have not heard of it. It has an alder body with a factory 3 color burst finish. In this post I will show you a wiring diagram of the neck pickup switch. Watch; S p 4 o U n s G V 3 o r 5 e 6 T 1 d 0 X. Fender Stratocaster Partscaster David Gilmour Pickup Wiring Mod 3 Color Burst. Regards. Silver Supporting Member ... or "I'd like a David Gilmour wiring harness.". Will you ever use the N & B in parallel option? Its components are shown by the pictorial to be easily identifiable. Don't drill a hole for the 7 Strat mod (also known as the David Gilmour mod). All modification process is based on changing the tone caps, the tone pots and their connections. This is something uncommon, what David Gilmour has got in his signature Stratocaster guitar - Black Strat. It's much easier for players to order from our website if they know exactly what they are buying. This item: 920D Custom S7W-GILMOUR Upgraded 7 Way Wiring w/Neck On Mod for S Style Guitars $69.99 Only 7 left in stock - order soon. Sold by Guitar Audio and ships from Amazon Fulfillment. 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