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ObsidianWire®

ST Blender 250k

Custom Blender for Strat® // 250k for SSS

Regular price
$195.00 NZD
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$195.00 NZD
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Key Features:

A New Blender for 2024

The Blender has had a massive upgrade - check out the new 'Universal' version here

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    5 YEAR WARRANTY

    Custom Blender for Strat® // 250k for SSS
    A pure tone 1/4" pre-wired jack for electric guitar, set on a clear white background.
    Custom Blender for Strat® // 250k for SSS
    Video demo of the ObsidianWire Blender Mod wiring harness for Strat, with a comparison to a standard Telecaster, Install and demo video of the ObsidianWire Blender harness mod for Stratocaster.

    Product Details

    Description

    A New Blender for 2024

    The Blender has had a massive upgrade - check out the new 'Universal' version here

     

    Strat Blender Wiring Mod - for your Stratocaster® 

    PLAY YOUR NECK AND BRIDGE PICKUPS TOGETHER

    With a master volume and master tone control the Custom Blender Harness packs your traditional Strat® tones into a smaller space, leaving the third tone control free.

    This becomes the blender control, allowing you to blend the neck and bridge pickups in together for rich and well rounded tones.

    CRYSTAL CLEAR TONE

    Retain clarity at lower volumes. To make your tone crystal clear at lower volumes we include an Obsidian® Custom spec treble bleed mod. This prevents tone 'muddiness' at low volumes by allowing high frequencies to pass along a separate path to your amp.

    SMOOTH CONTROL

    An even tone and volume control taper all the way from zero to ten. Obsidian® tone and volume controls incorporate carefully selected and custom-built components, and mods to smooth the taper of your tone and volume controls.

    BLENDER MOD CONTROLS

     Switch Positions With Blender Control ON (Position 1)

    1: Bridge + Neck Blend
    2: Bridge & Middle + Neck Blend
    3: Middle
    4: Neck & Middle + Bridge Blend
    5: Neck + Bridge Blend

    When it is time to ease back to your traditional switch positions, simply roll the blender knob off, and it will remove itself completely from the circuit. 

    Switch Positions Blender Control OFF (Position 10): 

    1: Bridge Pickup
    2: Bridge & Middle Pickup
    3: Middle Pickup
    4: Neck & Middle Pickup
    5: Neck Pickup

    Control Layout 

    Switch: 5 - Way
    Control 1: Master Volume
    Control 2: Master Tone (All three pickups)
    Control 3: Blender Control (Adds Neck or Bridge)

     

    Shipping

    Where We Ship To

    We are currently shipping direct to:

    • United States
    • Australia
    • Brazil
    • Canada (Custom Shop only)
    • Hong Kong
    • Iceland
    • Indonesia
    • Isle Of Man
    • Malaysia
    • New Zealand
    • Norway
    • Philippines
    • Saudi Arabia
    • South Korea
    • Switzerland
    • Taiwan
    • United Kingdom

    For other countries - See International Dealers. If your country is not listed, and there is no dealer near you, please get in touch with us.

    All shipping costs and delivery options are calculated at checkout.

    Shipping Costs and Timeframes

    Shipping costs and delivery timeframes are calculated at checkout and will vary depending on delivery location and carrier selected.

    Where We Ship From

    United States

    Standard Orders 

    Ship from Michigan, USA

    Please note that due to the way in-state taxes are collected, we cannot ship website orders within Michigan state. If you are based in Michigan, please get in touch with one of our dealers. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

    Custom Shop Orders

    (Pro-Wired™ Loaded Pickguards and Custom Loaded Control Plates)

    Ship Direct from Christchurch, New Zealand

    All ObsidianWire™ Loaded pickguards and customised control plates are made to order and ship direct from our location in Christchurch, New Zealand. We have an expected build time of 1-3 business days, and will let you know if we expect any delays.

    Rest of World

    Ship Direct from Christchurch, New Zealand

    We ship all orders outside of the United States, from our workshop in Christchurch, New Zealand. 

    Taxes and Duties

    ObsidianWire® DOES NOT pay duties, taxes or customs clearance charges.
    Duties and taxes charged by your local customs agency, will be your own responsibility.
    If you live outside the USA, we recommend checking with your own country's customs agency what these may be prior to ordering. 
    If you are concerned, consider ordering from dealer near you 

    International Dealers

    Customer Reviews

    Based on 89 reviews
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    Brian B. (Alamogordo, US)
    Guitar Model: Fender Strat. Mexican Standard
    Install Time: 11 - 20 minutes
    Build Quality:
    Very bad
    Excellent
    Functionality:
    Same as stock
    Greater range of sounds
    Sound:
    Terrible
    Amazing
    My new favorite Guitar

    My Fender Strat went from hanging on the wall to being my new favorite guitar now that I can tame down the bridge pickup with the master tone and blend controls.

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    Rowan Pattison (Melbourne, AU)
    Install Time: 11 - 20 minutes
    Build Quality:
    Very bad
    Excellent
    Functionality:
    Same as stock
    Greater range of sounds
    Sound:
    Terrible
    Amazing

    Universal Blender for Strat® // (HSS, HSH, SSS, HHH)

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    Bearing Vector (Tampa, US)
    Guitar Model: Squire Vintage 60s Strat. (Full body thickness)
    Install Time: 1 Hour +
    Build Quality:
    Very bad
    Excellent
    Functionality:
    Same as stock
    Greater range of sounds
    Sound:
    Terrible
    Amazing
    Happy with result.

    Overall, I'm very happy with this product. It does provide a wider and blended (you control how much) tone variation over the basic 5-position switch. A minor complaint is that - to me - the blender knob works backward from the master volume and tone. That is, if I want more tone or volume, the knobs are turned in the same direction. I would think "blend" would work the same, but it's opposite - full on is zero blend, knob turned off is full blend. Also, I ordered a Univeral blender and was following the wiring diagram until I realized my connector had 14 pins vice the 10 on the diagram. A double check of the box revealed I received the Gen 2 version which has the the 14 pin connector. The instructions say "Easy but not Instant". I'd call it "Do-able but fiddly and plan on installing it twice before you get ot right".

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    SAY TAYLOR (Los Angeles, US)
    Install Time: 0 - 10 minutes
    Build Quality:
    Very bad
    Excellent
    Functionality:
    Same as stock
    Greater range of sounds
    Sound:
    Terrible
    Amazing

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