Superswitch

jakejackjacob · October 15th, 2005, 02:55 PM

I have a tele with a humbucker in the neck (with a seperate coil-tap switch), single coil middle, and another single in the bridge.

I'm new at this pickup wiring stuff, but I know what I want...

1. Neck
2. Neck and (bridge & middle in series)
3. All three in paralell
4. Neck and bridge
5. Bridge

I've made some progress, but I don't even know if this is possible. does anyone have a wiring diagram of something like this?

Or would it be easier to just treat the two pus like a humbucker and add an on/on/on type switch?

Nub · October 16th, 2005, 12:29 AM

Check out Deaf Eddie's site, he posts here occasionally; he's probably got what you're looking for:

www.Deaf-Eddie.net

Deaf Eddie · October 17th, 2005, 04:40 PM

Here ya go... You can only get those combos with a SuperSwitch, the four-pole, five-throw, 24-lug miracle!

Your coil-tap will probably just stay wired as it is now and work OK.

jakejackjacob · October 17th, 2005, 06:24 PM

thank you for that! it is very helpful!

so, then am I to understand that allof the grounds (neck, bridge and middle(from switch) are to go to the back of the volume pot (as well as the other outside post) then to the jack? I'm struggling a bit to compehend where the tone knob comes in... am I to follow basically the stock tele diagram, but with the additional wire from the superswitch? capacitor and all?

Deaf Eddie · October 17th, 2005, 07:48 PM

Yep, the ground leads from the bridge and neck go to the back of the volume pot.

The mid pup ground goes to one of the switch/pole common lugs, and the ground-indicated lead from the switchable lug(s) of that pole would go to the back of the volume pot.

Everything else is just plain ol' Tele wiring - the ground from the output jack goes to the back of the volume pot with all the other grounds, and the tone pot and cap deal is just tied to the volume pot as per usual. I have a drawing to help with that up on my website.

jakejackjacob · October 17th, 2005, 07:58 PM

thanks man.. I was just havin a little trouble wrappin my head around that one

October 15th, 2005, 02:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
jakejackjacob TDPRI Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 50	Superswitch I have a tele with a humbucker in the neck (with a seperate coil-tap switch), single coil middle, and another single in the bridge. I'm new at this pickup wiring stuff, but I know what I want... 1. Neck 2. Neck and (bridge & middle in series) 3. All three in paralell 4. Neck and bridge 5. Bridge I've made some progress, but I don't even know if this is possible. does anyone have a wiring diagram of something like this? Or would it be easier to just treat the two pus like a humbucker and add an on/on/on type switch?

October 17th, 2005, 04:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
Deaf Eddie Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sunny San Diego, CA Posts: 1,169 14 Photos	Here ya go... You can only get those combos with a SuperSwitch, the four-pole, five-throw, 24-lug miracle! Your coil-tap will probably just stay wired as it is now and work OK. __________________ YMMV - I been wrong before...

October 17th, 2005, 06:24 PM	#4 (permalink)
jakejackjacob TDPRI Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 50	ok... thank you for that! it is very helpful! so, then am I to understand that allof the grounds (neck, bridge and middle(from switch) are to go to the back of the volume pot (as well as the other outside post) then to the jack? I'm struggling a bit to compehend where the tone knob comes in... am I to follow basically the stock tele diagram, but with the additional wire from the superswitch? capacitor and all?

October 17th, 2005, 07:48 PM	#5 (permalink)
Deaf Eddie Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sunny San Diego, CA Posts: 1,169 14 Photos	Yep, the ground leads from the bridge and neck go to the back of the volume pot. The mid pup ground goes to one of the switch/pole common lugs, and the ground-indicated lead from the switchable lug(s) of that pole would go to the back of the volume pot. Everything else is just plain ol' Tele wiring - the ground from the output jack goes to the back of the volume pot with all the other grounds, and the tone pot and cap deal is just tied to the volume pot as per usual. I have a drawing to help with that up on my website. __________________ YMMV - I been wrong before...

October 17th, 2005, 07:58 PM	#6 (permalink)
jakejackjacob TDPRI Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 50	thanks... thanks man.. I was just havin a little trouble wrappin my head around that one

October 16th, 2005, 12:29 AM	#2 (permalink)
Nub Tele-Holic Join Date: May 2003 Location: SoCal Posts: 813	Check out Deaf Eddie's site, he posts here occasionally; he's probably got what you're looking for: www.Deaf-Eddie.net