ryema22 Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 Hi, I'm in the process of building my first guitar. I wired up the electronics yesterday and i've hit a snag I have 2 two-wire humbuckers with a 3 way selector switch, 1 master volume, and 2 tone controls. When i tested it out I'm not getting any signal from the middle position. The neck and bridge positions seem to be working fine, however. I followed the double fat strat schematic here: http://squierguitars.com/pdf/diagrams/Squi...rdDoubleE2F.pdf I've checked it over repeatedly and I think i've connected everything right. Can anyone look at the schematic and tell me where I might have goofed to cause the problem I described? Is the schematic simply wrong? Thanks for your help, Ryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooglebug Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 (edited) when you say three way selector switch do you mean the strat type or a les paul type? thats the only thing i can think of. Edited July 28, 2006 by hooglebug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryema22 Posted July 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 It's the 8-lug T Megaswitch sold at Stew-Mac for 3 way switching applications. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mammoth guitars Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 Is there a reason you would not be using the Stewmac diagram sheet i-3529? IT shows specifically how to use that switch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryema22 Posted July 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 Okay, please bear with what limited knowledge I have when it comes to this. I can follow a schematic but troubleshooting and figuring out the correct lug combinations on the switch has proved a problem so far. The stew-mac diagram is for a 2 pickup tele with a single volume and tone. Could you explain how to modify that to either add 2 independent volumes and a master tone or 2 independent tones and a master volume? is it possible the lugs on the T switch are just ordered differently than the lugs in the diagram i posted above? Thanks for the help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crafty Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 Wire it up just like the Stew-Mac diagram, except take the master tone control circuit out and hook up the two independent tones to the pickup outputs before they go to the switch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mammoth guitars Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 is it possible the lugs on the T switch are just ordered differently than the lugs in the diagram i posted above? Definately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryema22 Posted July 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 Thanks Crafty, that was really helpful. I'm not sure whether I want to go with the 2 independent tones or the 2 independent volumes. I want to preserve the traditional 3-knob look on my strat. I'm starting to think having the 2 independent volumes would be more useful for creating different blends of the neck and bridge. Any thoughts? If I did go with 2 independent volumes instead of 2 tones would it basically be the same procedure? (wiring the volume controls to the pickup outputs before they went to the switch?) Thanks for your help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mammoth guitars Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 If I did go with 2 independent volumes instead of 2 tones would it basically be the same procedure? (wiring the volume controls to the pickup outputs before they went to the switch?) Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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