El Dangerouso Posted February 3, 2004 Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 My incompetence has backed me into a corner again.... Here's what I've got: Cool Rails, Neck Twang Banger, Middle Duncan Custom, bridge I want to use a toggle switch as a selector. All I want to do is select each pick-up individually. 1 Volume and 1 Tone knob. I also want to use a push/pull on the volume to turn the neck on and off. I guess my biggest hurdle is how to wire the toggle switch. On that, I'm totally at a loss. Would appreciate any help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whisky182 Posted February 3, 2004 Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 try here! it might help, it might not!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted February 4, 2004 Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 The wiring is no problem, but getting a Gibson-style toggle to do it is, unless you only want the toggle to select the bridge and middle, and use the DPDT pot to select the neck. If you want all three pickups on the toggle with the option of adding the neck to either of the other pickups, a Tele switch will work, but a standard Gibson won't. I don't know if anybody makes a Gibson-style toggle that will work - to be honest, it never occured to me. I'll see what I can find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithHowell Posted February 4, 2004 Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 Why dont you use a rotary selector switch. You can wire the three pickups onto three of the inputs and select each onto the output. If it has to be like a toggle switch turn the whole thing through 90 degrees and have a lever sticking out which you can move like a toggle. Keith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Dangerouso Posted February 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 I really appreciate it. I was trying to avoid having to cut the slot for the tele switch, although I knew I could get that to work. I did get stew-macs #1228 toggle (looks like a standard toggle, but is really a DPDT on/on/on switch; supposedly the one they use for the three p/u LPs and SGs) because I knew the standard toggle wouldn't work. However, the wiring setup for these included with the switch gave you bridge, bridge+middle, and neck. The end state I was looking for was to be able to select each p/u individually because I wanted to use the middle to act as almost a second bridge (to play Albert Lee type stuff), but not have to sacrifice being able to do the neck/bridge combo (thus the push/pull), with the clean look of two knobs and one toggle. I guess I could always go with the rotary or three minis, but sure would like to stay with the toggle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted February 5, 2004 Report Share Posted February 5, 2004 Do you have a schematic or diagram for that switch? I'm not familiar with it , and neither StewMac nor Guitarelectronics shows one ( that I can decipher). It might work, I don't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithHowell Posted February 5, 2004 Report Share Posted February 5, 2004 Have a look here: Rotary switches The pdf has the wiring schematics. Keith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Dangerouso Posted February 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2004 The best diagram I can find is hereThree way toggle for three pickup. It is a leaf switch just like the regular toggle, but has two more contacts added to the outside. I think this combo will work, tell me if I'm wrong: Bridge hot to 1 Middle hot to 3 Neck hot to 6 Jumper from 2 to 4 Hot output to jack on 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted February 5, 2004 Report Share Posted February 5, 2004 what about volume and tone just plain, no special push-pulls or anything, and three on/off mini switches, one for each pickup? easy to wire, switch just breaks the circuit from each pickup by connecting or disconnecting the hot wire... right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted February 6, 2004 Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 I think this combo will work, tell me if I'm wrong: Bridge hot to 1 Middle hot to 3 Neck hot to 6 Jumper from 2 to 4 Hot output to jack on 5 That looks right to me. I think you've got it down. BTW, thanks for pointing out that switch diagram, I hadn't seen that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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