adding 3-way lever switch - series/kill/parallel

[hooglebug]

im making a new guitar with 3 burns tri-sonics, master vol + tone (with push/pull to add bridge to any selection), and 5-way switch with usual strat selections.

i was wondering if its possible to add a 3-way tele type switch for series/off/parallel? am i kidding myself? if it is possible, how the hell do i do it?

if its not possible, how/where would i introduce a two way mini toggle for series/parallel?

[newey]

Bug-

Hello and welcome!

Your description says you became a member in "Jul 2008", but it's still June 30th where I sit, so I gather you are located well to the East of me . . .

i was wondering if its possible to add a 3-way tele type switch for series/off/parallel? am i kidding myself? if it is possible, how the hell do i do it?

It is possible to do so if you can physically fit that switch and the 5-way into the guitar, along with all the rest of the wiring, pots, etc.

There are other schemes which will give you some (but not all) of the series/parallel combos with fewer switches.

Similar mods have been discussed before hereabouts. Scroll through this board and you'll find discussion of using Tele type switches for series/parallel.

EDIT This was the thread I was thinking of; there are others:

guitarnuts2.proboards45.com/index.cgi?board=wiring&action=display&thread=3354

[hooglebug]

thanks for the reply!

im making it so i can fit pretty much anything i want in there hehe.

i really like the idea of just having the option of the usual strat selections too tho is the thing. so having the seperate switch is ideal for what i want to do. iv searched and searched all over the place but never seen anything with a lever type switch for series/parallel stuff.

[JohnH]

If you want the standard Strat selections, with a standard Strat switch, and then be able to get all the series options too using a toggle, this one does it:

guitarnuts2.proboards45.com/index.cgi?board=schem&action=display&thread=3156

OK, its my design, but it might suit you too. or at least help you think thriough what you want to build.

cheers

John

[hooglebug]

thanks for that! i shall have a good read through and try and work out something that works for me. it'll give me something to do anyway! hehe

[hooglebug]

i've been having a look around and scratching my head and found this - alexplorer.net/guitar/guitars/black2.html

i dont want the tbx, so took that out. is this diagram right? will this work?

[ashcatlt]

Not that thing again?!? It hurts my head. Maybe this time somebody with a little more patience (and understanding) can sort it out for us.

[hooglebug]

haha o dear. hope i didnt cause too much pain

EDIT: ah. o dear. its almost exactly the same thing as the diagram jon h gave earlier only without the series/parallel switch. oops. looks like i shall be trying that one out then

[ChrisK]

One thing that might be of importance would be to specify the series combinations desired (which, for three pickups, in total sans phase, are four).

Possible Coil Combinations

There is a Mike Richardson design that gives the following:

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

and

1. Bridge + middle + neck
2. Bridge * middle
3. Bridge * neck
4. Middle * neck
5. Bridge * middle * neck

This uses a 4P5T lever Super Switch and a DPDT push pull pot.