bond163 Posted October 21, 2006 Report Share Posted October 21, 2006 (edited) is this configuration ok? i figured it would allow me to coil tap, switch between every combination of the pick ups, and i'd slot in the second switch where the tone pot would normally reside. (all dimarzio pickup's) Edited October 21, 2006 by bond163 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fookgub Posted October 21, 2006 Report Share Posted October 21, 2006 I don't see the point of having two pickup swtiches. It just seems like too much hassle when a 5-way "mega-switch" type thing could get you the same combinations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bond163 Posted October 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2006 (edited) can't have neck and bridge mixed with a 5way edit: intially I was not going to have a mid coil, and leave a hole. then the idea came of replacing the tone pot with another switch, out of the way, giving me more tone options and still having a mid coil in. Edited October 21, 2006 by bond163 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted October 22, 2006 Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 If you simply use a standard 5-way and use a push-pull tone pot to add the neck pickup (to the output), you have the same possibilities, and you don't lose the tone control. Your diagram works, but it's "going 'round the end to get to the middle", and it looks very fiddly to use, especially on stage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert_the_damned Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 I like that switching personally! its differant to say the least! You could by a 5 way mega switch (a 4 pole 5 way that is) which would allow any of the pickup combinations there (obviosuly only 5 of them could be chosen though) if you were to use a push pull as well I'm sure you could get all of the combinations available from this switching. Just a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bond163 Posted October 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 yer thanks for the idea's guys, they work, but aren't quite what I want. I primarily use neck/bridge, and prefer three-way switches to a 5way, and personally hate the murk of rolled off tone ... i'd rather have as an extra tonal option, the mid pickup in their. Basically i wanna play it like a JS (i posted these here, cause i dunno, i was nervous with tinkering with the diagrams) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert_the_damned Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 best thing is that no one will want to pickup your guitar and play it because no one can understand the controls! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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