Systems and methods for onboard, real-time pickup blending for electric guitars and basses

A stringed instrument, comprising:

• an output;
• pickups, at least one of the pickups having dual coils;
• a switching circuit being configured to position on the stringed instrument and being associated respectively with each of the at least one of the pickups having the dual coils, each switching circuit electrically connected to the dual coils and being adjustable in real-time to select between at least two conditions for a signal of the at least one pickup having the dual coils;
• and
• a plurality of taper circuits being configured to position on the stringed instrument, each taper circuits being associated with a respective one of the pickups, each taper circuit being electrically connected between the respective pickup and the output and being adjustable in real-time to vary an amplitude of the signal from the respective pickup for output to the output.

A kit for use on a stringed instrument having an output and having a first pickup, the first pickup having a plurality of first pickup leads, the kit comprising:

• an output terminal having a hot contact and a ground contact configured to connect to the output, the ground contact disposed in electric communication with a circuit ground;
• a first switch terminal having first, second, and third switch contacts, the third switch contact disposed in electric communication with the circuit ground;
• a first taper terminal having an input contact, an output contact, and a ground contact, the ground contact disposed in electric communication with the circuit ground, the output contact disposed in electric communication with the hot contact of the output terminal;
• a plurality of first lead contacts being configured to connect to the first pickup leads of the first pickup, the first lead contacts including:
• a first of the first lead contacts disposed in electric communication with the first switch contact of the first switch terminal and disposed in electric communication with the input contact of the first taper terminal;
• a second of the first lead contacts disposed in electric communication with the second switch contact of the first switch terminal;
• a third of the first lead contacts disposed in electric communication with the second switch contact of the first switch terminal;
• and
• a fourth of the first lead contacts disposed in electric communication with the circuit ground.