Wiring diagrams and electronic parts


In this article you'll find wiring diagrams and most of the necessary information about the electronics found in the current .strandberg* product lineup. If you're looking for an older diagram not listed here, please get in touch with customer support.


H-H diagrams



Model(s) Description Diagram

Boden Original/Prog/Metal NX 6

Sälen Jazz NX 6, NX 6T Spark

Suhr pickups, 5-way switch, outer coils on pos 3 Link

Boden Standard NX 6, RESQ:D H-H

Sälen Classic NX 6 Tremolo

OEM pickups, 5-way switch Link
Boden NX 6T Lefty OEM pickups, 5-way switch, reverse log pots Link

Boden+ NX 6 True Temperament

Sälen Jazz NX 6

.strandberg* MF pickups, 5-way switch, partial split Link
Boden Plini Editions (MF pickups) .strandberg* MF Plini pickups, 3-way switch Link
Boden Plini Editions (Suhr pickups) Suhr pickups, 3-way switch Link
Boden Essential, Standard NX 6 Tremolo Neon Orange OEM pickups, 5-way switch Link
Boden J Artisan Suhr pickups, 3-way switch, push-pull Link
Boden Original/Prog/Metal/TT NX 7/8 Fishman Fluence Modern pickups, 3-way switch, voice and split Link
Boden Standard NX 7/8 OEM pickups, 5-way switch Link
Boden NX 8 Richard Henshall Edition Lundgren pickups, 3-way switch, push/pull split Link
Singularity True Temperament 8 Lundgren pickups, 3-way switch Link
Sälen CK Stealth Limited Edition Bare Knucke pickups, 5-way switch, split compensation Link



H-S-H diagrams



Models Description Diagram
Boden Fusion NX 6, RESQ:D H-S-H Suhr pickups, 5-way switch, outer coils on pos 3 Link
Boden Singularity NX 7 Lundgren pickups, 5-way switch, RWRP Link
Boden Fusion NX 6 Alex Machacek Edition .strandberg* MF Alex Machacek pickups, 5-way switch Link



H-S-S diagrams



Models Description Diagram
Boden Classic/Standard NX 6 Tremolo, RESQ:D H-S-S Suhr/OEM pickups, 5-way switch Link



H-S diagrams



Models Description Diagram
Sälen NX 6 Tremolo Plini Edition (23I) .strandberg* MF Plini Edition humbucker + Suhr single coil, 3-way switch Link
Sälen NX 6 Tremolo Plini Edition (23IS) Suhr H-S pickups, 3-way switch Link



S-S diagrams



Models Description Diagram
Sälen Classic/Deluxe NX 6 Suhr pickups, 3-way switch Link
Sälen APS Monochrom Limited Edition Bare Knuckle P90's, 3-way toggle Link



One humbucker diagrams



Models Description Diagram
Boden Masvidalien NX 6 EMG 57 pickup, VLC Active Tone Link



Bass diagrams



Models Description Diagram
Boden Bass Prog 4/5 Nordstrand Big Rig pickups, Darkglass Electronics ToneCapsule preamp/EQ Link
Boden Bass Standard 5 Fishman Fluence Bass pickups, blend & EQ Link
Boden Bass Original 4/5 Nordstrand Audio Zen Blade pickups, 3-band preamp/EQ Link

Functionality clarifications

680pf ceramic cap and 150K resistor in parallel (treble bleed)

These two components are wired between the input and output of the volume pot to "bleed" treble frequencies through it and avoid muddy tone on lower settings. Loss of high frequencies does not trace back to the pot itself, but is instead a result of how a cable and preamp reacts to the added load of the pot. Hence the treble loss behaviour will be different in relation to cable properties and preamp construction. On some amps you might not need the treble bleed circuit at all and on some amps, it's almost necessary. In any case, whenever experiencing treble loss, the pot itself is rarely to blame and a change of pot will unlikely make any difference. This phenomenon is closely related to high output impedance and as such, mostly passive pickups are affected. Active pickups commonly have a notably lower output impedance which means that little to no treble loss will come from turning the volume pot down.

499K resistor (volume resistance compensation for single coils)

This resistor is wired in parallel with the resistance of the volume pot whenever a single coil or split humbucker pickup position is chosen on certain models. This makes the pickup(s) see a volume control load that more closely resembles what is commonly used for single coil pickups (approximately 250k) and soften the tone from these. 

0,047uF Mylar film cap (tone control frequency compensation for humbucker on the switch)

This cap is wired in series with the cap on the tone control to alter the cutoff-frequency between humbucker and single-coil pickup positions on certain models. This means that the value of the tone control cap will effectively be 0,047uF in single-coil pickup positions and 0,022uF in humbucking pickup positions.

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