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-Just found these tidbits about a later model of the EC Strat that might apply to mine:
The two most important features of this guitar are its MDX (Mid Active Boost) circuit which boosts the mid-range frequencies up to 25 dB. He refers to the sound this circuit produces as ‘compression’. While boosting the mid it rolls off the high frequencies and has a more humbucker-like sound to it. This circuit is also called the ‘Clapton Circuit’. The other is the TBX tone control which stands for Treble Bass Xpander. It’s located on the 2nd tone control knob and consists of two 250k ohm potentiometers one on top of the other. The first is normal potentiometer while the 2nd one has the TBX circuit on it. The knob has a detent or center point at the ‘5’ position on the knob. Here the control acts like a normal tone control at the ‘10’ position so when you go from ‘5’ to ‘0’ the TBX circuit acts like a normal tone control with a shorter range to it. Going up from the ‘5’ to ‘10’ position the treble is increased...This guitar requires a 9-volt battery which can easily be replaced. The active electronics are turned on when the ¼ guitar cable in plugged in. You can check if you need a new battery by turning the Mid-Boost control all the way down and putting the guitar’s volume at about ‘5’. Then play it through a clean sounding amp and if it sounds distorted then you need to replace the battery.
So far the above seems to describe my situation very closely! -Next step:
Test with a new battery! -Will post what I find.
Chordial
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