The Terminator EVO System is the same system installed in Steve Vai's legendary guitar EVO. The Terminator EVO System is a modified version of our SVST-HSH System which is a Single Volume Single Tone System with a 5-Way Selector Switch. This System is specially designed for instruments with two humbucker pickups and a single coil in the middle position. Where the Terminator EVO System differs from the SVST-HSH is a Terminator 500k EVO Yin-Yang Push/Pull Volume Pot. When the volume pot is engaged a .0033uF ceramic tone cap for a subtle cut in the lower bass frequencies for a treble boost.

When installed following the instructions provided, the switch positions will be as follows:

Position 1 - Bridge Pickup Full Humbucker
Position 2 - Bridge Pickup Coil Split & Middle Pickup
Position 3 - Middle Pickup
Position 4 - Neck Pickup Coil Split & Middle Pickup
Position 5 - Neck Pickup Full Humbucker

System includes:

One Terminator 500k EVO Yin-Yang Push/Pull Volume Pot
One Terminator "Killer Tone" Pot
Mad Hatter Switchcraft Output Jack
Terminator EVO CRL 5-Way Selector Switch
Two Tone Capacitors, a .022uF for the tone control and a .0033uF for the "Goes 2/11" Yin-Yang Push/Pull Volume Pot.
Wiring Instructions

The EVO Yin-Yang P/P Volume Pot comes standard as a Push/Pull Pot. It is also available in a Push/Push option and now an Easy Pull CTS Push/Pull Pot. The CTS Push/Pull Pot is the default P/P Pot for our other Systems. All the P/P Pot options require a 3/8" clearance mounting hole.

Click here for EVO Wiring Diagram

Click here for EVO Lefty Wiring Diagram

Here's the story of the installation of the Mad Hatter Terminator system installed on EVO as told by Anthony Garone of Make Weird Music. Be sure to check out makeweirdmusic.com for great guitar and weird music related content including interviews with Mad Hatter Guitar Products founder Ed Heisler and of course the legendary Steve Vai.

Gear: Steve Vai's EVO and Mad Hatter Guitar Products

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