It’s a very simple and elegant switching design on the surface of the guitar with no change made to the Stratocaster’s overall cosmetics. With a simple press of a button the S-1 switch gives you five additional pickup settings with the standard 5-way blade switch. Players had asked Fender for years to create a production model that included these pickup wiring’s but it was always too costly for Fender to produce.įender finally responded to Stratocaster player’s wishes with the introduction of the S-1 switching system in 2003. These wiring’s can get very complex especially with the addition of noiseless pickups and their additional wire leads.
Many players wired in additional switches to have access to other pickup combinations such as bridge/neck or bridge/middle/neck pickup settings. The search for pickup selection options didn’t end there. The search began with the very first production of the Fender Stratocaster and players discovered that they could turn on the bridge-and-middle pickup or the middle-and-neck pickup by placing the original 3-way selector switch in-between the pickup selector settings. This gave players not only two new sounds but also two hum-cancelling settings for their Stratocaster.įender responded by creating the 5-way blade style pickup selector switch with a permanent 2 and 4 position for using the bridge/middle or middle/neck pickup settings. For years Strat players have been looking for additional sounds out of the 3-pickup configuration featured on the Stratocaster. One of the biggest improvements on the Fender American Deluxe Stratocaster is the versatile S-1 TMSwitching System.
Fender American Deluxe Stratocaster S-1 Switch