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Post by thetragichero on Jun 16, 2011 12:15:04 GMT -5
so i ordered a 3-way switch for the squier strat i'm refinishing for the hell of it what would be the best bang-for-the-buck usage of it on a SSS guitar with three pots? i'm thinking wiring the neck and bridge like a tele, and then using the pots for master volume, master tone, and blending the neck in parallel? i also have two dpdt switches at my disposal, although one is already earmarked for a phase switch
i appreciate your suggestions, fellas!
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Post by sbgodofmetal on Jun 16, 2011 12:26:13 GMT -5
Your idea for the tele wiring is a very good one. Try using one of your extra toggles for a middle pup add, to give you
1, b 2,b+n 3,n
w/middle pup add
1,b+m 2,b+m+n 3,m+n
l'd also do a series/parallel and phase/Out of phase it'd look more stock if you used p/p pots and you'd still have both tones as well.
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Post by JFrankParnell on Jun 16, 2011 22:25:00 GMT -5
"blending the neck in parallel" You must have meant blend the middle in?
I have master tone on my strat, and I find that when switching between N or M and B that I wish i could tone down the N or M and leave the B bright. But, I have a SD lil 59 in the bridge spot, so it's prolly a darker pup. I'll wind up using a concentric pot sooner or later, cuz i dont like the top knob so close to my pinky.
For the toggle, I suggest some sort of series option, cuz its a real thick and juicy tone...with the tone all the way up.
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Post by newey on Jun 16, 2011 22:49:32 GMT -5
I assumed he meant blending in the middle also. That scheme isn't a bad idea, except I'd hate to lose the Position 3 "middle pup only" setting (I know, I may be in a distinct minority on that . . .) I found myself wondering if a DPDT On-Off-On switch could be wired so as to give the middle pickup with the 5-way selection in one position, and without the 5-way in the other, with the middle pup off when the switch is to the middle. Edit: Not an On-Off-On, but an On-On-On will do it: (I called it a 3-way on the diagram, mistakenly wrote 5-way on the "switch Selection" graphic. Ooops.)
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Post by sbgodofmetal on Jun 17, 2011 3:30:25 GMT -5
l feel like a big idiot now.... l've been setting on this little 3way strat diagram using 2 switchs this whole time and forgot l had it!!! Oh well better late than never. got it from wolf personally its not actually on www.1728.org as far as l can tell.
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Post by sbgodofmetal on Jun 17, 2011 3:49:52 GMT -5
Personally i'd go this route just mount the 2 switchs inbetween the pots and switch the pots to push/pulls for s/p, P/Oop, ect...
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