all-righty then. we have the final plan, and it only took 5 pages. lol
but then again, we did learn a few things along the way.
so, let's review a few things that we needed to know:
the "holes" coil is connected between red and bare.
the "flats" coil is connected between white and red.
the "holes" coil is same magnetic polarity as the middle. (it won't hum-cancel with the middle when they are both in-phase)
the AHs and the middle have the correct sensing polarity to be used together.
SO:
we don't need to change the polarity of the middle pickup.
we need to shunt the "holes" coil (red and bare) when combining with the middle.
(that right, as much as it goes against what i believe are "best" practices, i
have to shunt the coil, to make it work with this switch.)
our switch sequence will be:
1 -- Middle only
2 -- Flats coil of Neck + Middle
3 -- Neck HB
4 -- Both HBs
5 -- Bridge HB
all positions except #1 will be hum-cancelling. (even number of coils, paired in opposite magnetic polarity)
if you decide you don't like the sequence, we can change it, but i think this one has good combinations.
i've edited your diagram to show the changes:
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EDIT:
actually i like this one even better. the sequence is:
1 -- Neck HB
2 -- Both HBs
3 -- Bridge HB
4 -- Flats coil of Bridge + Middle
5 -- Middle only
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this one is okay. in 2 and 4 you have pairs of singles. but you don't get the 2 HB combination.
the sequence is:
1 -- Neck HB
2 -- Flats coil of Neck + Middle
3 -- Middle only
4 -- Flats coil of Bridge + Middle
5 -- Bridge HB
+1 for being so patient, and for seeing this through.
what say, we ask a moderator to move this to Electronics and Wiring?
and if you want to do an evaluation or rating of the pickups themselves, you can start a new thread for that?
good luck,
unk
BTW:
...off to beat up someone to be my soldering % now heheheh...
scary plan!
make someone your B!+ch, then arm them with a hot soldering iron?
you like to live dangerously, don't you?