FTP - Show us your Triple Play Guitars

[Bluesbird]

Some of those have a built in 1:1.1 passive transformer that lowers impedance and boosts the signal - its in the electronics cavity .

The concept was 1st employed by Lindsay Buckingham using inline AKG cable transformers

Yes it does. It's activated when you pull the tone pot. It gives it a boost, but does indeed lower the impedance making for a dark tone. I don't find I use it much as I prefer a brighter sound. I didn't know that about Buckingham—I'll have to look up more info about that. Thanks for the info.

[Elantric]

Yes it does. It's activated when you pull the tone pot. It gives it a boost, but does indeed lower the impedance making for a dark tone. I don't find I use it much as I prefer a brighter sound. I didn't know that about Buckingham—I'll have to look up more info about that. Thanks for the info.

The tone gets darker as the transformer input is 50k ohm - which presents a high freq roll off , but it does provide a battery free signal boost when activated

Push tone pot in and its true bypass without the transformer

[Bluesbird]

Was trying to sell my 13-pin guitar, but had no luck. I just converted it over to an FTP Connect guitar. The Roland pickup is reverse wired, and connected to the Connect module which is stuffed in the guitar body with a usb micro extender affixed to the access panel.
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[dfalck]

I buried the dongle of my FTP Connect under the pickguard on this MIM Telecaster:



I used a Neutrik USB A to B bulkhead that I inserted into the butt end. The crimped terminals on the pickup connector are reversed to accommodate the reversed pickup mounting.

It works well connected to my iPad through AUM, controlling Auv3 synths. I like the FTP.