Take a Super Distortion, include a push-pull pot for series-parallel
or single-coil operation and you have the Dual Sound. The extra
flexibility puts cleaner, crisp tone choices at your control. Lighten
up on the lead tone in parallel operation, then roar back in with the
standard series position. Use the single-coil mode along with your neck
or middle pickup for chopping rhythm tones. If you need brighter, more
transparent sounds from your bridge or neck pickup without sacrificing
wide, singing crunch, the Dual Sound nicely fills the bill.
The
Dual Sound is the original 4-conductor version of the Super Distortion.
Originally, the main purpose of 4-conductor wiring was to switch from
series to parallel modes. It is now popular in bridge position H-S-H
pickup arrangements, where it can split to single-coil in combination
with a middle position pickup like the True Velvet. This combination
creates very Strat-like sounds, because the warm tone and high output
of the Dual Sound® allow single-coil mode to balance with most
single-coils.
Recommended For: Bridge position in solid body guitars, can also be used in neck and middle.
Quick Connect: No
Wiring: 4 Conductor
Magnet: Ceramic
Resistance: 13.68 Kohm
Year of Introduction: 1974
Color: Black
Pole Pieces: Nickel
Spacing: Standard
