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Relay Arc

Lab voicing

This voicing's design is defined but has not been physically built and validated yet. Component choices and wiring details may change after testing.

Open · Spatial · Separated

A middle-primary model focused on clarity and separation: wide clean sounds that keep detail under reverb, delay, and other effects.

Bridge

Filtertron

Alnico V · 9.5K

Middle

Humbucker

Alnico V · 9.0K

primary

Neck

Humbucker

Alnico V · 8.0K

Selector5-way bladeVolumestandardTonepush-pull

Pickup interaction: Primary voice

The middle pickup is a main selector destination for open, spatial sounds with strong note separation.

What it is

Relay Arc is an open, spatial, middle-driven guitar focused on clarity and separation. It is built for players who want detail and width without the sound getting thin.

Pickup interaction

Category: Primary voice.

The middle pickup is a main destination on the 5-way blade. It is selected directly in position 3 and used in the two adjacent combined positions. It is not an augment layer and not a shaper.

That matters because Arc uses the middle position to define the guitar's identity. The surrounding pickups support that open center instead of pulling the model toward warmth or compression.

Controls

5-way blade

  1. Bridge
  2. Bridge + middle
  3. Middle
  4. Neck + middle
  5. Neck

Tone (push-pull) - Arc air contour.

How it behaves

Arc keeps notes separated. Chords stay readable, single notes keep their edge, and effects have room around them instead of turning into a dark wash.

The middle Dream 180 is the main reason. It brings Filter'Tron-style chime into a humbucker-sized format, with enough PAF warmth to avoid sounding brittle. The bridge pickup should add clarity and snap without heavy compression. The neck should stay open enough that the combined positions do not close down.

Choose Arc if you want clean space, reverb-friendly definition, and a middle position that feels wide rather than soft.

Who it's for

Indie, ambient, clean pop, country, and effects-heavy players. Arc is especially useful when delay, reverb, chorus, or compression are part of the sound and the guitar still needs to stay legible.

Pickup choices

Default GFS choices from the platform proposal, plus the rules that matter if you substitute parts.
  • Neck: GFS Vintage 59 Humbucker
  • Middle: GFS Dream 180
  • Bridge: GFS Retrotron Liverpool

If you substitute parts, the middle pickup must be articulate and open, not mid-heavy. The bridge should prioritize clarity over compression. Avoid dark, overly hot, or soft pickups because they reduce the separation that makes Arc work.

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