BMXGUY Posted November 24, 2004 Report Share Posted November 24, 2004 HI i just bought a guitar body routed for 2 humbuckers, the body has 2 holes drilled for pots, 1 small hole for a mini switch im guessing, and another hole for a strat style switch just curious what kind of components i should put in these holes should i go for a 3 or 5 way switch and what is the point of the miniswitch, i looked for a wiring diagram but couldnt find one like this any help would be great im as you guessed a begginer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlGeeEater Posted November 24, 2004 Report Share Posted November 24, 2004 (edited) http://guitarelectronics.zoovy.com/product/WDUHH3T1101 Thats for 2 hum, 1 vol, 1 tone and a 3 way switch^ Just buy 2 500k pots, and a 3 way selector and wire it up like the diagram. A 5 way is used for a guitar with 3 pickups. 3 selector is for 2 humbuckers because its neck/both/bridge when in its corresponding positions. for 3 pickups its neck/neck middle/middle/middle bridge. Edited November 24, 2004 by AlGeeEater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMXGUY Posted November 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2004 Thanks the diagram looks great what about the mini toggle switch hole what would that be used for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlGeeEater Posted November 24, 2004 Report Share Posted November 24, 2004 Theres 2 holes for pots, and one hole for a selector switch (3 way) Thats a toggle switch in laymans terms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMXGUY Posted November 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2004 Hi its similar to this http://static.zoovy.com/img/mailboxmusic/-/jordan_michaels its weird usually ive seen only one switch but this has a mini and a strat style swicth i cant find a wiring diagram to match it Thanks for helping im bad at describing things sorry for any difficulties Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlGeeEater Posted November 24, 2004 Report Share Posted November 24, 2004 Hm, im not really sure. The toggle switch MAY be a killswitch. Your best bet is to wait for LoveKraft or Ansil or someone with better electronics skills then me to log in. The 5 way could be used as a coil tap. But i dont know what the middle setting would be. Sorry, but i tried Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMXGUY Posted November 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2004 thanks alot if anybody has any ideas what i could use the mini switch for it would be great thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StratDudeDan Posted November 24, 2004 Report Share Posted November 24, 2004 the mini could be a coil or phase switch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted November 24, 2004 Report Share Posted November 24, 2004 With that layout, I'd use a 5-way 4-pole switch with 4-wire humbuckers,and setit up as follows:1 Bridge hum2 Inner coils in series3 Both hums4 Outer coils in series5 Neck humUse the mini switch to swap tone caps, or change the tone to a mid cut, like a fixed varitone. That's about all I could keep track of while playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattdowney Posted November 24, 2004 Report Share Posted November 24, 2004 you could do - 2 humbuckers - 3 way switch - 1 volume 1 tone - 1 coil tap or phase or dril another small hole for a second coil tap or phase or do a standard 2 hums 3 way switch 1 volume 1 tone and use the toggle for somethign cool like a volume boost or a trebal booster. later on, matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMXGUY Posted November 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2004 Thats great help thanks, i was thinking about wiring up a booster, anyone know of any easy effects i could wire to the mini switch Thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattdowney Posted November 24, 2004 Report Share Posted November 24, 2004 go to www.generalguitargadgets.com there are alot of usefull mods on there. alot of the projects are for making pedals but there are some guitar ones. there is a very nice clean boost (volume boost). check it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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