Will my current switch work?

ajgus · February 9th, 2008, 08:53 PM

I posted this on the Tech forum, but I haven't heard anything yet. So, forgive me if this is the wrong forum, but I have a Nashville w/ a 5 way switch & have changed the neck & bridge pickups ( as well as having changed out the bridge & saddles). I want to complete my modding by removing the middle pickup & throwing on a standard style (ie: neck pickup-routed) blackguard. My question is , do I have to put a 3 way switch in or will pulling the middle pickup just "kill" its designated positions? I have plans to do this anyway, but I want to know if my 5 way will work in the meantime, & also will I be able to get the traditional "middle position" out of this configuration? Thanks in advance for any & all of your input! And again, sorry for the double post

Pete Galati · February 9th, 2008, 09:39 PM

I haven't looked at how they run the jumper wires on the switch on that guitar, but I imagine you'd have to rewire the switch. Otherwise, a 5-way switch is just like a 3-way switch, but it has extra notches to get it to land between positions, to combine pickups.

I'm pretty sure that you could rewire the switch, and keep it if you wanted to.

What I'd do, is get an Oak Grigsby version of a 3-way Tele switch (better than the CRL version) and just wire things up like one of the diagrams at mrgearhead.com

mellecaster · February 9th, 2008, 10:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pete Galati

I haven't looked at how they run the jumper wires on the switch on that guitar, but I imagine you'd have to rewire the switch. Otherwise, a 5-way switch is just like a 3-way switch, but it has extra notches to get it to land between positions, to combine pickups.

I'm pretty sure that you could rewire the switch, and keep it if you wanted to.

What I'd do, is get an Oak Grigsby version of a 3-way Tele switch (better than the CRL version) and just wire things up like one of the diagrams at mrgearhead.com

Agreed +1

February 9th, 2008, 08:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
ajgus Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: chicago Posts: 1,623	Will my current switch work? I posted this on the Tech forum, but I haven't heard anything yet. So, forgive me if this is the wrong forum, but I have a Nashville w/ a 5 way switch & have changed the neck & bridge pickups ( as well as having changed out the bridge & saddles). I want to complete my modding by removing the middle pickup & throwing on a standard style (ie: neck pickup-routed) blackguard. My question is , do I have to put a 3 way switch in or will pulling the middle pickup just "kill" its designated positions? I have plans to do this anyway, but I want to know if my 5 way will work in the meantime, & also will I be able to get the traditional "middle position" out of this configuration? Thanks in advance for any & all of your input! And again, sorry for the double post __________________ "Is anyone here a Marine Biologist?!!!"

February 9th, 2008, 09:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
Pete Galati R.I.P. Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,104 2 Photos	I haven't looked at how they run the jumper wires on the switch on that guitar, but I imagine you'd have to rewire the switch. Otherwise, a 5-way switch is just like a 3-way switch, but it has extra notches to get it to land between positions, to combine pickups. I'm pretty sure that you could rewire the switch, and keep it if you wanted to. What I'd do, is get an Oak Grigsby version of a 3-way Tele switch (better than the CRL version) and just wire things up like one of the diagrams at mrgearhead.com