Fender Toggle Position

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Fender Toggle Position; Help for newbie
Topic Started: Sep 15 2008, 10:27 PM (220 Views)
artailia	Sep 15 2008, 10:27 PM Post #1
Newbie Posts: 2 Group: Members Member #8,835 Joined: September 15, 2008	Hi I know this is a trivial , even lame ass question, but ive just bought a fender cheap strat copy hehe a starcaster, ive been into bluse kinda music since 13 brought up with clapton :), anyway I was wondering about the toggle positions, ive searched google and nothing only les paul info (obvious no good to me lol) so any help on what sound each give would be a help thanx



monwobobbo	Sep 15 2008, 11:39 PM Post #2
Posts: 1,032 Group: Moderator Member #8,625 Joined: June 23, 2008	ok easy ? all the way back = bridge pu 1 forward = bridge and middle pus 2foward (straight up middle position) = middle pu 3foward = middle and neck pus 4 foward (all the way forward) = neck pu
	and now for something completely different


MeanBean	Sep 20 2008, 10:57 AM Post #3
Newbie Posts: 4 Group: Members Member #8,839 Joined: September 18, 2008	You'll probably find that most of the time you're using either Position 1 (all the way down) to get a more trebley, clear sound, or position 5 (all the way up) for a bassy, thicker sound. Personally I find on most strats that the middle position lacks character, and Position 2 and Position 4 (assuming its a 5 way switch and not a 3 way) will mix the middle pick-up with the Bridge or Neck pick-up respectively, but give a weaker sound than the Bridge or Neck pick-up on their own, which for most things I play is no good, but then I'm often playing quite high gain rock/metal. The best thing to do might be to play a lick in Position 1, then switch to Position 2 and play it again, then switch to Position 3 and play it again and so on, and do this with licks from whatever different styles you play, experiment and find what sounds best for you with the kind of music you're playing.


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