Nicksguitar Posted May 6, 2005 Report Share Posted May 6, 2005 I'm trying to figure the best way to wire this 1958 Es-225 custom. I'm relatively new to wiring and trying to get a feel for what I would like. I'd like this to have Les Paul Custom 3 pickup like setup where the 3 way selector switch chooses between neck, neck middle and bridge. The forward volume and tone will be fore the next, the back for the mid and bridge. Can anyone direct me to a wiring diagram for this? Many thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert_the_damned Posted May 7, 2005 Report Share Posted May 7, 2005 I don't think that'd be possible to get those switching options with the standard Les Paul type switch. the tone and volume settings you can do though. You could do it with a rotary switch that you can get from allparts. and maybe with a danelectro rotary switch too but I'm not sure how to wire either of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted May 7, 2005 Report Share Posted May 7, 2005 UNHOLY MOTHER OF GOD!!!!!! That's my old guitar, (take out the middle pickup), Bigsby and all! Mine was a '57, looked exactly like that! I had that guitar for sheite, 15 years or better before I sold it some years ago. Man oh man did my eyes light up when I saw your pic. Are you SURE that pkp is factory, I didn't think they made a 3-pkp version of that guitar??? Wow. Sorry, no info about your switching, but nice gee-tar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicksguitar Posted May 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 UNHOLY MOTHER OF GOD!!!!!! That's my old guitar, (take out the middle pickup), Bigsby and all! Mine was a '57, looked exactly like that! I had that guitar for sheite, 15 years or better before I sold it some years ago. Man oh man did my eyes light up when I saw your pic. Are you SURE that pkp is factory, I didn't think they made a 3-pkp version of that guitar??? Wow. Sorry, no info about your switching, but nice gee-tar! ← Hey Drak, Actually this is a photoshop of my guitar. I just got in tall the parts, Bigsby, Fralins, switchgear, Kluson Deluxe repro tuners. I bought the guitar on ebay for $700 stripped of all the parts. It is a 225-T which only had 1 pickup, sadly in the middle. I admittedly chickened out and took it to an insured luthier to have the pickups routed. I figured since I was never going to have it all original again I should make it into what I wanted. So now it's like a Es-225 Switchmaster or something. Here's it as it stood a week ago: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert_the_damned Posted May 9, 2005 Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 did you have the 3-way switch hole cut? if not you could use a 'strat' type 5 way switch to give you all the combinations you want plus 'middle and bridge' option but 5-way switches don't have the same feel do they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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