Ctrl-X is the first and only onboard mixer
that will combine traditional passive magnetics with new-generation
active electric guitar piezo bridge pickups, such as the
powerful L.R. Baggs X-Bridge
or T-Bridge.
With the Ctrl-X, you can mix an active piezo electric guitar
bridge with your magnetic pickups without active circuitry
ruining the sound of your magnetics. The Ctrl-X combined
with the X-Bridge will allow you to upgrade your Strat to
the performance of state-of-the-art hybrid guitars at a
fraction of the cost.
In mono mode, the active X-Bridge
and passive magnetic pickups are passively mixed and a standard
guitar cable is used. A blend control replaces the middle
tone knob, allowing full panning from passive mags to X-Bridge.
All tone functions are summed to the third tone knob, while
the volume knob acts as a master volume. A 3-way switch
gives instant access to the stock Strat, mixed, and X-Bridge-only
sounds. When the 3-way switch is flipped to mags only, the
X-Bridge
is switched out of the circuit and only the pure stock Strat
sound is present.
