2 pole 6 throw switch

[mafew129]

does anyone know of anyone wiring a guitar with a 2 pole 6 throw switch? or does anyone have any ideas on how to do it?

[ashcatlt]

The possibilities are limited mostly by the configuration of the rest of the guitar. That is, what else you got?

[mafew129]

im using 2 humbuckers.

[ChrisK]

Does anyone know of anyone wiring a guitar with a 2 pole 6 throw switch?

Yes, Gibson uses one in their three pickup SG-3. It selects all possible one of three, and two of three pickup selections in parallel. Fender has also used it. Others have as well.

Or does anyone have any ideas on how to do it?

Yes, pretty much all of them.

I'm using 2 humbuckers.

Me too.


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At a minimum;

What kind of guitar is it?

How many pickups does it have?

What are the pickups?

How many wires does each have?

What are the volume and tone controls?

What other switches are on the guitar?


And, uh, gee, what are you trying to do with the guitar?

[mafew129]

There are 2 humbucker pickups. one with 4 wires. on with 2 wires.

[ashcatlt]

You could use it to choose various combinations of capacitor and inductor and such to create a Varitone type switch.

You could build a stepped blender. I'd think this would work better with an odd number of throws.

I think the first three pickup selections are pretty obvious, no? You could then have the same three selections, but with the 4-wire pickup split.

I'd probably prefer to include the system series option. This limits to an extent what can be done with the last two postions. One could be "half-parallel" - series, with the neck pickup bypassed by a cap. The other could be "half-parallel" with the bridge pickup bypassed, but I don't know how useful that is. Maybe the system parallel with the 4-wire split, instead?

Do you need an "All Off"?

[ChrisK]

Bear in mind though, that there are only two poles, which will limit the things possible.

Are you limited to a 2 pole switch or can you use/fit a 4 pole switch?