mikevirok Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 Hello again everyone! I know it's been quite some time since I posted anything on this forum, but I've been extremely busy with my repair shop & I haven't had the time to do much else of anything. A friend of mine recently decided to modify his Epiphone Les Paul (I haven't seen it personally, so I cannot elaborate much on the model), and he wants to install a 5-way rotary switch to select between three pickups. He was going to bring his guitar and the 5-way/4-pole rotary switch to another friend of his to do the work for him since I had no clue as to how this could be done. Unfortunately, I think he ran into some issues getting this done through his friend and I am now going to tackel this project personally. So, my question is: how can I wire a 5-way, 4-pole rotary switch to select between 3 humbuckers ala Strat-style? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andaliteuk Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 (edited) ive done this before, quite a while ago. just use a standard strat kinda 5-way wiring diagram : http://www.axesrus.com/images/5WAYJAP.jpg and connect the humbuckers up as single coils (connect cold output from one coil to hot on the other coil) (if i remeber right) unless he wants coil taps on the humbuckers, which will make everything very complicated, so shhhh dont tell him if he hasnt asked!! hope this helps, will edit: ok im abit of an idiot, ure using a rotary switch, im not sure how that will afect the diagram, as i havnt used them before. ile need 2 do some reading ! Edited February 13, 2008 by andaliteuk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackdog Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 (edited) So, my question is: how can I wire a 5-way, 4-pole rotary switch to select between 3 humbuckers ala Strat-style? Can you work with a schematic ?? This is what you're after: As you said Les Paul, I'm assuming 4 pots. I rearranged the pots to work as infividual volume for each pickup and a master tone. You only need two sections (poles) of the rotary switch for this, and it gives you the usual Strat combinations: N, N+M, M, M+B, B. Options: -Neck+Bridge instead of middle in position 3 can also be done with two sections of the switch. -Coil tapping for the in-between positions (2 and 4) would require the other two sections of the switch. -All-three instead of middle in position 3 would also require the other two sections. Let me know if I can be of further help. Hope this helps. Edited February 14, 2008 by Blackdog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikevirok Posted February 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 That's a great start... only the switch I am attempting to use is the one in the diagram below... .... so how do we make your suggested wiring scheme work on this style switch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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