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f69tele · March 26th, 2006, 11:21 PM

My mind gets tied in nots when I try to think about this. So, can someone help me here? Is it possible to wire a 3-pickup setup in this configuration, and if so, how do you do it? thanks fellas!

position:
(1) bridge
(2) bridge & middle
(3) bridge & neck parallel
(4) bridge & neck series
(5) neck

or I'd even settle for this:

(1) bridge
(2) bridge & middle
(3) middle
(4) bridge & neck series
(5) neck

JohnnyCrash · March 26th, 2006, 11:57 PM

Throw in some Push/Pull pots/knobs.

Johnny Caster · March 27th, 2006, 02:56 AM

Or a 5-way super switch.

Deaf Eddie · March 27th, 2006, 01:33 PM

Just to be clear...

The series and parallel combos you want can not be achieved with a standard (two-pole) 5-way. Your options are described (if briefly) in the above posts:

#1, you can use a push/pull to add some series combos to the standard Strat combos (I have some drawings)

#2, you can use a four-pole SuperSwitch, replacing your standard 5-way, and pick just about any FIVE pup combos you can think of ( I can create a drawing)

f69tele · March 27th, 2006, 04:33 PM

ok,
thanks everyone. I put in a 5-way super and wired it up. I'll use the 2-pole 5-way for my strat.

PhatTele · March 27th, 2006, 05:26 PM

I have a wiring diagram for a Super Switch which I've used on several 3 PU Jerry Jones guitars. It gives you:

neck/neck+bridge series/middle/middle+bridge series/bridge

It works great with lipstick PUs. It should work with regular Strat style PUs as well.

jwhanor at mindspring.com

f69tele · March 28th, 2006, 02:02 AM

Hey phat Tele,

how is that bridge-middle series in comparison to the bridge-neck series?

I never thought of having that combination before.

PhatTele · March 28th, 2006, 09:18 AM

It's still fat but just a bit brighter. It can be a great lead position because of the added treble cut.

March 26th, 2006, 11:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
f69tele Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New Ulm, TX Age: 41 Posts: 323	wiring: series / parallel My mind gets tied in nots when I try to think about this. So, can someone help me here? Is it possible to wire a 3-pickup setup in this configuration, and if so, how do you do it? thanks fellas! position: (1) bridge (2) bridge & middle (3) bridge & neck parallel (4) bridge & neck series (5) neck or I'd even settle for this: (1) bridge (2) bridge & middle (3) middle (4) bridge & neck series (5) neck __________________ I usually don't do requests, unless somebody asks for them...

March 26th, 2006, 11:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
JohnnyCrash Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Fullerton, CA Posts: 8,744	Throw in some Push/Pull pots/knobs. __________________ -- I constantly have to remind myself I'm a grownup and it's just the internet.

March 27th, 2006, 02:56 AM	#3 (permalink)
Johnny Caster Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: San Antonio, TX Age: 23 Posts: 1,082	Or a 5-way super switch. __________________ "I'm gonna toss my telecaster through the television screen cause I don't like what's goin on!" - Radiators From Space

March 27th, 2006, 01:33 PM	#4 (permalink)
Deaf Eddie Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sunny San Diego, CA Posts: 1,740 14 Photos	Yes, but no... but, yes. Just to be clear... The series and parallel combos you want can not be achieved with a standard (two-pole) 5-way. Your options are described (if briefly) in the above posts: #1, you can use a push/pull to add some series combos to the standard Strat combos (I have some drawings) #2, you can use a four-pole SuperSwitch, replacing your standard 5-way, and pick just about any FIVE pup combos you can think of ( I can create a drawing) __________________ YMMV - I been wrong before...

March 27th, 2006, 04:33 PM	#5 (permalink)
f69tele Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New Ulm, TX Age: 41 Posts: 323	thanks ok, thanks everyone. I put in a 5-way super and wired it up. I'll use the 2-pole 5-way for my strat. __________________ I usually don't do requests, unless somebody asks for them...

March 27th, 2006, 05:26 PM	#6 (permalink)
PhatTele Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 819	I have a wiring diagram for a Super Switch which I've used on several 3 PU Jerry Jones guitars. It gives you: neck/neck+bridge series/middle/middle+bridge series/bridge It works great with lipstick PUs. It should work with regular Strat style PUs as well. jwhanor at mindspring.com

March 28th, 2006, 02:02 AM	#7 (permalink)
f69tele Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New Ulm, TX Age: 41 Posts: 323	middle-bridge Hey phat Tele, how is that bridge-middle series in comparison to the bridge-neck series? I never thought of having that combination before. __________________ I usually don't do requests, unless somebody asks for them...

March 28th, 2006, 09:18 AM	#8 (permalink)
PhatTele Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 819	It's still fat but just a bit brighter. It can be a great lead position because of the added treble cut.

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