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PostPosted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 9:00 pm 
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I haven't played that long but I know that the guitar can play a wide range of sounds just from playing with it. I've spent the last few days trying to pinpoint which knob/switch does what but it seems to surprise me everytime I think I have it done. I know top is volume, lower two are tone(s) but I'm not sure which pull/push controls which and what the switch (3-way) controls in each setting. A wiring diagram would be nice but if someone knows that'd definately help assuming it is wired correctly.

Found a wiring diagram by luck thats for a dynasty but apparently works for the Spectrum(s).


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PostPosted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 8:14 am 
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Yup. Volume knob pulls for coil tap (cuts humbucker down to a single coil, for a 'tele-like' tone). middle kob pulls for fat switch (center pickup on- adds a 'stratlike' cingle coil chime). Bottom knob pulls out to phase reverse the bridge pickup. You've got to have one of the othe two pickups on to get this one, variations of a quacky duck tone.

Details on the X189 plage about to go live, stand by.


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PostPosted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 8:35 am 
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OK, this is about the X185 but it's all the same as your guitar except for the bridge:

http://www.rivercityamps.com/electrapag ... 123-091934


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