I love the quality and ease of install. My previous setup looked like a bird's nest but now it's neat and clean. I notice greater variability in volume and tone.
Love my New Harness! Super Fast install! Sounds incredible with my Gen 4 Noiseless Fender Stratocaster Pickups! Can't wait to play more!
The quality is amazing. Absolutely the best electronic guitar purchase I’ve ever made.
Dropped right In should have done this a long time ago
I love the concept but the parts hold it back. Despite saying the pots are CTS they don’t feel like it. The CTS pots I have in other guitars feel way smoother and give a more positive response. Also the switch I got has a lot of play feeling very cheap (It has no brand markings so I can’t tell if my sample is typical). All of this is very disappointing given the price. The best part is the Pure Tone jack (I swear by them.) I could have bought quality parts and payed someone to install them for the same or less money.
Hi Phill,
Thank you for your feedback. I am sorry to hear you are not enjoying your new Pro-Wired Electronics as much as we would hope.
I can confirm that we do use CTS pots. These are contract manufactured by CTS for us, using a 'Low-Torque' design which allows for easier turning, and a longer wear life. CTS also offers a standard torque option, which may be what you are used to.
Best Regards,
Mathew
A very quality product, very well packaged. I'm not a handy man or fix-it guy. Having said that, instructions left me a little dazed. Emailed Obsidian and the owner of the company got me sorted out, talk about customer service! Thanks for the help dude.
Absolutely Love My New Prewired Obsidian Unit! I want one for everyone of my guitars!
This is a top quality product. I got the pre-wired harness mounted to a new control plate. Installation was easier than the removal of the factory plate and controls. The potentiometers make such a huge difference in volume and tone control. This has turned my good Jazz Bass into a fantastic Jazz Bass. If you're on the fence about this upgrade, go ahead and do it. The price is great and by doing it yourself, you're going to save money. And, be proud of tuning up your bass. Thank you, ObsidianWire!
Great products, I have Les Paul and Gilmour mod HSH too
My stock Mexico Nashville Telecaster only had a 5 way switch, so wanted to mod it; this kit made it very easy. My stock pots were also spotty and had weird dead zones. The new pots have excellent control and roll off. The 7 way selector and the new pots were a welcome upgrade. Super easy install.
Went to Obsidian Wire to upgrade my electronics for my Fender Jazz due to their ease of install. Surprised with how quickly I received the product, considering it had to come across the world to get to me. Product works perfectly and sounds brilliant! Excellent craftsmanship and easy install!
Custom Blender for Strat® // 250k for SSS
This made wiring my Telecaster easy, and it seems to be very well made.
So easy to fit and an amazing upgrade.
This is the second unit I purchased. Both are excellent products. They're well made, all high quality components. I would not hesitate to buy again.
I bought this wiring harness to go with Railhammer humbuckers, partly because the pickups also needed an upgrade to 500k pots. The simplicity of the coil splitting for an HH setup is terrific, the sound is phenomenal, and the installation was easy enough for a complete newbie to carry off.
Stumbled onto a random post in a forum that mentioned obsidian wireless harness. Figurerd it was worth a look. Had some doubts about my ability to do this. Soldering and assembling each pot and wire would have made the job a hard pass for me. I know plenty of people do it - I simply have no desire to pay for tools and patiently learn the skill.
Probably took an hour all together as I was referencing the directions and such. Turned out that the middle single coil I had was out of phase with the neck and bridge buckers. Didn’t sound terrible to be honest but there was a volume drop in positions 2 &4. So after installing pups for the first time, I popped the guard off and extracted the middle pup. Switched the ground and hot wires. Put it back together and it sounds even better lol!
Long story short, sound is superb, and this kit simplifies the process to the extent that a total know-nothing like myself can manage to “wire” a HSH super strat . I’m still sorta shocked.
The only possible down side to this I see is the potential for getting hooked on trying new pups since it’s so easy to swap them in and out now.
The controls/selector came beautifully boxed and looks wonderful. However, it doesn't fit in my G&L Tribute ASAT Classic, which the website stated wouldn't fit. I should have listened....however, I just picked up a CNC Router and plan on cutting out and making my own T-style body and I will use the Obsidian Wire control set on it.
Easy install and the versatility to be able to switch-out pickups without having to solder is helpful.
Just FYI I purchased this for a Sire V5 four string . It fit Perfectly. (Just wanted to let other Sire owners know that it fit; at least my model since there is not a lot of info out there.) Of course it was a pretty simple install and sounded great! This is my second time using Obsidian Wire. First time I purchased the set for an American P bass. This company is my go to for a quick install and great sound!
Bought on eBay for $260.00. Added Obsidian pots & pups.
Sounds awesome & looks fantastic. Had to drill slightly oversized holes in body for good fit… easy if your careful. Everything else fit like a glove.
Didn’t think the copper foil cavity really mattered, I was wrong! saw how the signal flow went and removed the foil, then had loud buzz, retraced the steps and saw I had the output wires backward’s. plugged into the amp and glorious sounds of a Les Paul Standard and a Amplified Nation filled the room! smooth control of the pot’s and the ability to change from 50 to 60 wiring a big plus! I’ll be ordering more soon for my other Guitars.
This was s very simple installation. I did have to increase the size of the holes for the pots but that was not a problem at all.
Two little things: Be very careful when tightening braided pickup wires...it is very easy to over-tighten and short out the wiring
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I replaced the switch shipped with this system - with a Switchcraft switch. Easy to do and only soldering I had to do.
Aside from those two items - very easy and when I was done, it was super-clean in that control cavity. This product is the type that should be in every new guitar.
Aside from me over-tightening the ground screw and the personal preference of a Switchcraft switch - this bit of kit is the best I could find and so simple to install.
