TheCross Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 hey. I want to give my new guitar 3 pickups. a filterrton at the neck a SC in the middle and a p90 at the bridge. I've got a 3way toggle switch and a push/push pot laying around. I want to have a N;NM;NB;MB;B I could do that with a 5way switch, but I dislike doing quick changes with 5ways and the inner settings are especially hard to get quick.(I haven't yet had a guitar with a 5way... stop I did but I can't really remember if I could get tghe innter settings easily... ) My idea was simply using the 3way toggle for Neck, Neck-Bridge, Bridge and the pp to switch the middle pup in whenever needed(there are some PRS models that got it that way). So what do you think? Which way should I go? Which way would you go and why? pros'n'cons? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikhailgtrski Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 I dislike doing quick changes with 5ways and the inner settings are especially hard to get quick. IMO - a 5-way is very easy to operate, unless it's a cheap one with dodgy detents. Easier for sure than flipping a 3-way toggle plus operating a push-pull pot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 I dislike doing quick changes with 5ways and the inner settings are especially hard to get quick. IMO - a 5-way is very easy to operate, unless it's a cheap one with dodgy detents. Easier for sure than flipping a 3-way toggle plus operating a push-pull pot. Ish...I like 3-way plus a push-push pot on the master volume. Tapping the pot is dead simple, and I can as fast as I need to be. The thing I don't like about 5-ways in strat-like locations is that I do tend to knock them more easily than I do 3-ways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikhailgtrski Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 Hmm... I've never had a problem hitting my 5-way. Still, say if you want to switch quickly from playing rhythm in the 2-position (n+m) to playing lead on the bridge p/u, you have to flip the 3-way plus operate the push/pull pot. Sounds like one operation more than is really necessary, all while you're simultaneously mashing a stompbox/midi pedal and trying to remember what key you're in. But to each his own, it's a player preference thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 Hmm... I've never had a problem hitting my 5-way. Still, say if you want to switch quickly from playing rhythm in the 2-position (n+m) to playing lead on the bridge p/u, you have to flip the 3-way plus operate the push/pull pot. Sounds like one operation more than is really necessary, all while you're simultaneously mashing a stompbox/midi pedal and trying to remember what key you're in. But to each his own, it's a player preference thing. Well, yeah, pretty much. Thing is, I can actuate the push-push while I'm playing, 90% of the time. Or on the way back 'up' from flipping the 3-way. Then again, I only own one three-pickup guitar at the moment, so... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert_the_damned Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 personally I'd go for the 3 way plus push pull because I like the feel of a 3 way you'd even be able to do the NMB everything on combination too! but I'd think its purely player preferance just don't go for indvidual selectors they're a serious pain in the arse! Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 Hey, I like my individual on/off mini-switches on the one 3-pickup guitar I've got. Dead easy to use, works fine :-P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert_the_damned Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 I have a guitar with 4 switches (S-H-S configuration) and it's a pain to go from one combination to another unless they're either just one pickup in each or have pickups 'in comon' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCross Posted May 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 right... I guess I'll go for the toggle+pp solution. currently I have 4 pp and a 3way in my SG and it works pretty fine. Push pulls need more time pushpush pots go real quick. that mini switch army on my guitar rather scares me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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