mingus Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 I have been trying to find a 4 pole, 5 way switch but have found them to be very scarce and fairly expensive. I am after a prs style setup. On further investigation into other wiring methods to avoid using one i found this diagram, which seems to give the same functions as **this** (both of these are from http://www.geocities.jp/dgb_studio/index_e.htm) These have the same description in terms of the pup combination at each switch position, i.e. No PU 1 PU1AxPU1B Neck Humbucker 2 PU1A Neck Tap 3 PU1AxPU1B+PU2CxPU2D Humbucker Parallel 4 PU2C Bridge Tap 5 PU2CxPU2D Bridge Humbucker My question is, if the 2 pole switch can provide the same functionality as the 4 pole, why do people use the 4 pole switch? If it can't, what is the difference between these 2 circuits? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeAArthur Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 (edited) My question is, if the 2 pole switch can provide the same functionality as the 4 pole, why do people use the 4 pole switch? If it can't, what is the difference between these 2 circuits? Sometimes you can wire what you want with a two pole, sometimes you can't. It is better to have them and not use them than to need them and not have them. EDIT: Oh by the way, the two pole diagram is using a "real" 5-way switch - it has a separate lug or tap for the middle two positions which the normal "strat" two pole doesn't. But you knew that... right? Edited June 14, 2006 by JoeAArthur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mingus Posted June 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 Sometimes you can wire what you want with a two pole, sometimes you can't. It is better to have them and not use them than to need them and not have them. EDIT: Oh by the way, the two pole diagram is using a "real" 5-way switch - it has a separate lug or tap for the middle two positions which the normal "strat" two pole doesn't. But you knew that... right? uummm...sure i knew that! Which brings me to my next question, where can i find digrams like this which show terminal assignmnets for switches. The one below is for the super switch from stew mac, but they don't have them for other switches. I was looking for them when i found the diagrams above, and could have saved myself a lot of hassle if i had them. Thanks for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mingus Posted June 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 EDIT: Oh by the way, the two pole diagram is using a "real" 5-way switch - it has a separate lug or tap for the middle two positions which the normal "strat" two pole doesn't. But you knew that... right? **lightbulb** GuitarNuts.com sorted me out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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