Skip to product information
1 of 7
  • Play video

ObsidianWire®

ST Custom HSS G2

Custom HSS / HSH for Strat® Gen2

Regular price
£111.00 GBP
Regular price
Sale price
£111.00 GBP

Super Easy, Solder-less Install
Key Features:

  • For HSS & HSH Strat® (Switchable Modes)
  • Intelligent Switching
  • 500k for Humbucker Clarity
  • 250k for Single Coil Warmth
  • '7-Way' Switching (Gilmour Mod) Upgrade Option
  • Fits Fender® HSS & HSH Strat®
  • Fits Squier® HSS & HSH Strat® with Adjustments


Add 7 Way Switch?
  • Hurry, only 16 items left in stock!

FAST SHIPPING

5 YEAR WARRANTY

ObsidianWire solderless install logo

Super Easy, Solder-less Install
All Obsidian® Pro-Wired Electronics are super easy to install, and allow for solder-less pickup changes with Obsidian® Plug, Play & Enjoy connectors. 

 

Premium HSS Strat Wiring Harness - Now for HSH Stratocaster® too

Our all new 'Gen2' HSS Strat wiring harness incorporates intelligent switching to give you the full clarity of your humbuckers AND tame your single coils, more useable tone and volume controls, greater clarity and an on board 'Mode' switch to allow you to switch between HSS & HSH modes. For ultimate versatility, we also offer you a 7-way switch upgrade option. 

INTELLIGENT SWITCHING

Optimized for humbuckers & single coils. When building an HSH or HSS Stratocaster, there is a toss-up between choosing 500k controls to retain the life of a humbucker, or 250k controls to balance brighter single coils.

We use Obsidian® Intelligent Switching to give you the absolute best of both your humbuckers and single coils with a wiring harness that will automatically switch between the two.

AUTO SPLIT

A balanced humbucker & single coil combo. Achieving the right balance between your humbuckers and single coils is an important part of hearing the full dynamics of both pickups together. With Obsidian® auto split, your humbucker automatically splits into singlecoil mode when matched with your other singlecoils on the selector switch.
- Requires split coil compatible humbuckers

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, rather than being stopped short by the increasing resistance at the volume control.

7-WAY SWITCH // GILMOUR MOD - UPGRADE OPTION

The sweetest bell like Strat® tone. The Obsidian® 7-Way Switch allows you to play your neck and bridge pickups together for the sweetest bell like tones, or even all three pickups together. The switch is built in to your tone control by use of a push/pull pot, so no extra mods are required to your guitar.

CONTROL LAYOUT - INCLUDES 'MODE' SWITCH

HSS Mode: For Humbucker Bridge Pickup + Two Single Coils

5: Neck (250k)
4: Middle + Neck (250k)
3: Middle (250k)
2: Bridge humbucker in split mode + middle (250k)
1: Bridge humbucker in full mode (500k)

* Diagram includes options Gilmour Mod // Neck pickup 'ON' switch

Wiring layout for ObsidianWire custom HSS (Including Gilmour mod Push Pull

HSH Mode: For Humbucker Bridge & Neck Pickups + Middle Single Coil

5: Neck (500k)
4: Middle + Neck in split mode (250k)
3: Middle (250k)
2: Bridge in split mode + Middle (250k)
1: Bridge (500k)

* Diagram includes options Gilmour Mod // Neck pickup 'ON' switch

wiring layout for ObsidianWire custom HSH wiring including the optional Gilmour mod

Tone Controls

Control 1: Master Volume (auto splits 250 for Single coils & 500k for Humbucker)
Control 2: Tone Control 1 (Neck & Middle) 250k No Load Pot & 0.022uf Capacitor
Control 3: Tone Control 2 (Bridge) 500k Pot & 0.022uf Capacitor

Custom HSS / HSH for Strat® Gen2
Custom HSS / HSH for Strat® Gen2
Custom HSS / HSH for Strat® Gen2
Custom HSS / HSH for Strat® Gen2
Custom HSS / HSH for Strat® Gen2
Custom HSS / HSH for Strat® Gen2
Custom HSS / HSH for Strat® Gen2
Custom HSS / HSH for Strat® Gen2

Custom HSS & HSH Strat® Wiring Harness

The Custom HSS / HSH for Strat® Gen2

  • For HSS & HSH Strat® (Switchable Modes)
  • Intelligent Switching
  • 500k for Humbucker Clarity
  • 250k for Single Coil Warmth
  • '7-Way' Switching (Gilmour Mod) Upgrade Option
  • Fits Fender® HSS & HSH Strat®
  • Fits Squier® HSS & HSH Strat® with Adjustments

Details

Description

ObsidianWire solderless install logo

Super Easy, Solder-less Install
All Obsidian® Pro-Wired Electronics are super easy to install, and allow for solder-less pickup changes with Obsidian® Plug, Play & Enjoy connectors. 

 

Premium HSS Strat Wiring Harness - Now for HSH Stratocaster® too

Our all new 'Gen2' HSS Strat wiring harness incorporates intelligent switching to give you the full clarity of your humbuckers AND tame your single coils, more useable tone and volume controls, greater clarity and an on board 'Mode' switch to allow you to switch between HSS & HSH modes. For ultimate versatility, we also offer you a 7-way switch upgrade option. 

INTELLIGENT SWITCHING

Optimized for humbuckers & single coils. When building an HSH or HSS Stratocaster, there is a toss-up between choosing 500k controls to retain the life of a humbucker, or 250k controls to balance brighter single coils.

We use Obsidian® Intelligent Switching to give you the absolute best of both your humbuckers and single coils with a wiring harness that will automatically switch between the two.

AUTO SPLIT

A balanced humbucker & single coil combo. Achieving the right balance between your humbuckers and single coils is an important part of hearing the full dynamics of both pickups together. With Obsidian® auto split, your humbucker automatically splits into singlecoil mode when matched with your other singlecoils on the selector switch.
- Requires split coil compatible humbuckers

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, rather than being stopped short by the increasing resistance at the volume control.

7-WAY SWITCH // GILMOUR MOD - UPGRADE OPTION

The sweetest bell like Strat® tone. The Obsidian® 7-Way Switch allows you to play your neck and bridge pickups together for the sweetest bell like tones, or even all three pickups together. The switch is built in to your tone control by use of a push/pull pot, so no extra mods are required to your guitar.

CONTROL LAYOUT - INCLUDES 'MODE' SWITCH

HSS Mode: For Humbucker Bridge Pickup + Two Single Coils

5: Neck (250k)
4: Middle + Neck (250k)
3: Middle (250k)
2: Bridge humbucker in split mode + middle (250k)
1: Bridge humbucker in full mode (500k)

* Diagram includes options Gilmour Mod // Neck pickup 'ON' switch

Wiring layout for ObsidianWire custom HSS (Including Gilmour mod Push Pull

HSH Mode: For Humbucker Bridge & Neck Pickups + Middle Single Coil

5: Neck (500k)
4: Middle + Neck in split mode (250k)
3: Middle (250k)
2: Bridge in split mode + Middle (250k)
1: Bridge (500k)

* Diagram includes options Gilmour Mod // Neck pickup 'ON' switch

wiring layout for ObsidianWire custom HSH wiring including the optional Gilmour mod

Tone Controls

Control 1: Master Volume (auto splits 250 for Single coils & 500k for Humbucker)
Control 2: Tone Control 1 (Neck & Middle) 250k No Load Pot & 0.022uf Capacitor
Control 3: Tone Control 2 (Bridge) 500k Pot & 0.022uf Capacitor

Specs

BUILT IN HOUSE WITH

  • Potentiometers: Obsidian® Custom CTS® Pots (+/-10%) Split Shaft / 24 Spline
  • Capacitors: (150 Series Polyester Film 0.022uf) (+/-5%)
  • Switch: Obsidian® Schaller® Propriety Switch (Requires Metric Tip)
  • Jack: Pro-Wired Switchcraft® J11 Mono // OR Pure Tone® Mono Multi-Contact 1/4 in

Compatibility

MADE TO FIT:

  • Fits: Fender® HSS & HSH Stratocaster® - Direct Fit // Right Hand Guitar Only
  • Fits: Squier® HSS & HSH Stratocaster® - Widen Control holes to 10mm & replace knobs
  • Always Check: '7-Way Upgrade' Requires Minimum Cavity Depth around Push Pull Pot 29.2mm / 1.15"
  • Knobs: Requires US spec 24 spline knobs
  • Pickups: Built for HSS or HSH Loaded Strat® (Humbucker bridge pickup + two single coils or Humbucker Neck & Bridge + middle single coil)
  • Coil splitting: Requires compatible four conductor humbucker(s)

DOES NOT FIT:

  • Does NOT fit: Left Handed Guitars // Any guitar not described above

Install

For install help and other resources please go to our Info Hub.

Shipping

Where We Ship

We are currently shipping direct to:

  • United States
  • Australia
  • United Kingdom
  • New Zealand
  • Hong Kong
  • Iceland
  • Norway
  • Switzerland

For other countries - See International Dealers

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 order through our Amazon store here as this is set up to collect the required sales taxes. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Shipping method: Business days: Price (US$)
USPS TRACKED 3 - 5 6.99
FEDEX HOME DELIVERY 3 - 5 19.99
FEDEX EXPRESS SAVER 2 - 4 22.99
FEDEX EXPRESS SAVER 2 - 4 28.99

Pro-Wired Loaded Pickguards  

Ship Direct from Christchurch, New Zealand

All ObsidianWire™ Loaded pickguards are made to order and ship direct from our location in Christchurch, New Zealand. We have an expected build time of 6 - 12 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 location in Christchurch, New Zealand. Get shipping cost and delivery timeframes at checkout.

Taxes and duties

Obsidian® 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

  • Solderless Install

    Super easy to install, and allow for solder-less pickup changes with Obsidian® Plug, Play & Enjoy connectors.

  • Pro-Grade Quality

    The absolute best guitar wiring upgrades, using custom specified parts and perfected techniques to ensure that your harness will be an upgrade for you and your guitar. Every time.

  • Greater Functionality

    Guitar electronics that will deliver a greater range of sounds from your pickups, with more switching options, and more dynamic setups to suit your guitar.

  • Improved Sound

    Guitar wiring that allows the full dynamic range of your pickups, and just as importantly, help find a harness that is matched to you.

Customer Reviews

Based on 86 reviews
91%
(78)
5%
(4)
1%
(1)
0%
(0)
3%
(3)
C
Chris P. (Greenbelt, US)
Install Time: 11 - 20 minutes
Build Quality:
Very bad
Excellent
Functionality:
Same as stock
Greater range of sounds
Sound:
Terrible
Amazing
Middle pickup doesn't work

I purchased this earlier in the year around January as I thought it would be a cool alternative to traditional wiring. Unfortunately it's been nothing but problem since getting it. I've switch out all the pickups in an attempt to get the middle to work. I've checked wiring, shorts, cavity foil; you name it. Nothing seems to get the middle to function as intended. After trying to contact customer support I kept getting runaround tech questions that had already been troubleshoot before contacting. Seems like rare occurance for these but it's unfortunate and tedious for those that experience it. Just go find your local guitar tech for this kind of money

R
Richard Miller
Install Time: 11 - 20 minutes
Build Quality:
Very bad
Excellent
Functionality:
Same as stock
Greater range of sounds
Sound:
Terrible
Amazing
Best product for a guitar

This is the second one I have purchased and installed. Really great product. Easy to install. I really love the solderless connections. Keep up the great product lineup! Thanks for a great product!!!

C
Colby Rich (Stamford, US)
Install Time: 30 - 60 minutes
Build Quality:
Very bad
Excellent
Functionality:
Same as stock
Greater range of sounds
Sound:
Terrible
Amazing
Excellent Quality and Easy install

Just got the HSS/HSH Gen2 Strat harness with the Gilmour mod, and couldn't be happier with it. Build quality is great, clean work, and uses solid components like CTS pots and a Schaller selector switch. Especially awesome that it has the option to utilize either an HSS or HSH setup.

Put this in a baritone partscaster I put together with Bare Knuckle pickups. The install was super easy; it literally took me longer to disassemble and remove the old wiring I had than it did to put the new harness in. While the whole project took me around an hour, only about 20 minutes was spent putting the Obsidian harness in. Not to mention, it's awesome having the additional switching and sound options.

Will definitely be getting more of these the next time I'm upgrading or swapping pickups or electronics in my guitars. Can't recommend these enough for anyone looking for an easier way to upgrade electronics, or anyone who likes trying out different pickups since there's no soldering required.

D
David Randall (Edmond, US)
Install Time: 11 - 20 minutes
Build Quality:
Very bad
Excellent
Functionality:
Same as stock
Greater range of sounds
Sound:
Terrible
Amazing
Incredible

In about 20 minutes, I had a guitar that sat dormant and is being used quite heavily again. Thank you so much.

R
Ricardo Cruz (Greenville, US)
Install Time: 11 - 20 minutes
Build Quality:
Very bad
Excellent
Functionality:
Same as stock
Greater range of sounds
Sound:
Terrible
Amazing
Great product!

I replaced the electronics and added a humbucker to an SSS Squire Strat. This made the process very easy! These are excellent quality too. I would buy Obsidian products again.