Mini-Switch

[dbrun002]

I have a tele I modified to have three pickups, but I'd still like the regular tele neck and bridge middle position combo to be available to me (I know this modification will also give me the all three pickups combo too). I thought of adding a mini switch to have a neck pickup on/off. The way I thought of seems like it would work but I just need you guys to verify this for me before I get a mini switch.

I would take a jumper wire from the neck pickup's lug of the regular switch to go to the mini switch. Then from the mini switch's bottom lug have a jumper to the volume pot where the signal from the regular switch goes. In a sense it should bypass, but this would work, right? This sounds easy enough for me to wire up but is there some more effective way or will my idea not work? Thanks guys

[cc9cii]

I'll have a go in trying to help, but am struggling to follow what you're saying.

If you want regular neck+bridge in middle position from 3 pickup tele why are you cutting out the neck with another switch? Shouldn't you be doing that to the middle pickup instead?

[sjtalon]

I agree with CC.

Just have your neck and bridge wired standard with the 'ol three way deal. Take the pos lead from the middle pup to the mini toggle, then a wire to the vol. pot and then you can feed the middle pup (on/off) to ANYTHING.


KISS

[ironweed]

I just wired up a 3-pickup Tele with a 3-position switch for the neck and bridge pickups. Installed a concentric pot in the tone knob position. Middle knob is master tone, outer "ring" bleeds in the 3rd pickup at any time. Doesn't have much effect until the last 1/4 turn, but provides a lot of different & useful tones.

[dbrun002]

I don't know why I didn't think of that. I have already done it in standard strat switching though but it'd be easy enough to go back to the three way.

P.S.-sorry about putting this in the wrong section, I saw it says nuts and bolts only for tele-tech

[dbrun002]

I thought of a drawback to the regular 3 way switching, can't have the middle pickup by itself. Not that I use it that often but I would still like the option.

[sjtalon]

The best of all worlds:

I have a Nashville Telecaster. and the 5 way switch gives:

N (position 5, switch forward)
N+M
M
M+B
B

then a push pull pot to allow NECK AND BRIDGE, and with the p/p pot some positions give you ALL pups.

My thanks to the great Deaf-Eddie:

[dbrun002]

I found a diagram on guitarnuts.com of how to do this with a mini switch. The thing is for a strat switch, which is what i currently have and it just seems easier to me than having a push/pull but I've never really used one. Anyway, here's the picture from the site:

[dbrun002]

gah, doesn't show it, well here's the link: http://www.guitarnuts.com/wiring/allpickups.php

[sjtalon]

That 'ill work