Chad Posted April 8, 2006 Report Share Posted April 8, 2006 I'm trying to wire up a Strat and am needing help. The guitar has S/S/S pickups (middle pickup is RWRP), one master tone, one master volume, and I have a 5-way SuperSwitch. Here is what I want to accomplish: 1. Bridge (like normal) 2. Bridge + Middle (like normal) 3. Bridge + Neck (see below for more info) 4. Middle + Neck (like normal) 5. Neck (like normal) For position 3, I would like it to be a combination of the bridge and neck pickups, but I'd like it to be humbucking and sound similar to the middle position on a Jazzmaster....that gets a really full bodied sound that would greatly add to the versatility of this Strat. I also like the sound of a Les Paul with the 3-way switch in the middle position and both pickups coil-tapped.....that gives a nice, full sound. If anybody could provide help with that, it'd be greatly appreciated! I'd prefer this to all be done with the 5-way switch, but I will consider separate switches (probably via push-pull pots) if absolutely necessary. BTW, I already tried one wiring method that gave me all five of the above-mentioned pickup combinations, but position 3 just didn't have the full bodied sound I'd hoped for. I'm guessing they are parallel and in-phase, but I'm not sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted April 8, 2006 Report Share Posted April 8, 2006 Show us what you've tried (that didn't work), and if there's a better way, we can probably guide you through it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Posted April 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2006 (edited) On a 4 pole SuperSwitch, I basically assigned each of the 3 pickups a separate pole on the switch and wired accordingly to get the above-mentioned combinations. The 4th pole is unused. I connected the common to the volume control, then that connects to the tone control. Does that make sense? If not, I'll try to make a drawing and post it. Edited April 9, 2006 by Chad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted April 9, 2006 Report Share Posted April 9, 2006 Try this: (click image for larger view) That may get you closer - the middle position is neck and bridge in series, so it should be warmer and more like a humbucker. I can't think of any easy way to make Strat pickups sound like those fat Jazzmaster single coils, but maybe this will suffice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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