Custom 4 way switch wiring help

[mattmayhem]

So I have this crazy dream of having a 4 way switch on my tele where three of the positions are standard (neck w/ vol & tone, neck + bridge w/ vol & tone, bridge w/ vol & tone), but the final position would be bridge pup straight to the output with no vol or tone in the circuit at all. I've spent a couple hours researching and brainstorming how this could be accomplished, but it seems like it may not be possible. Thought I'd post here in case some wiring genius can crack the puzzle before giving up on the idea tho. Thanks for any insight.

 

[Lowerleftcoast]

Check my work...



EDIT: I think the pots will still have an effect.

 

[Deaf Eddie]

Don't think it can be done cleanly. You need and extra pole to disconnect the pots from the circuit.

 

[Peegoo]

A cleaner way would be to use a standard 3-way switch, but wire it through a DPDT push-pull switched pot. It looks totally stock, but pull the volume (or tone) up, and it sends the bridge pickup's full signal to the output jack.

 

[Steve Holt]

There was someone else that had something similar to this not too long ago.

Wiring help please - separate vol and tone bypasses

Hi all I've been searching for ages and can't find a solution to this. Basically I'd like to know how I can wire 2 push pull pots so that when I pull the volume knob it bypasses only the volume and when I pull the tone knob it bypasses only the tone. Is this even possible? I don't think...

www.tdpri.com

Check out post #12 for the diagram I drew. Be sure and proofread it to make sure that I didn't do anything wrong, but I went through it and it seems like it would work and do kind of what you're trying to do, only with a three way switch.

 

[moosie]

The top diagram is just another way to wire @Peegoo's circuit. When engaged, it overrides any blade switch setting, and you get Bridge, direct to jack, with no vol pot resistance in the circuit.

The second diagram is the same idea, except it respects the blade switch setting. You would get direct out, but using any combination of pickups that the blade allows.

Both have their uses.

Oh, and @Deaf Eddie is right, of course. You need another pole to do it on the blade switch.

 

[mattmayhem]

Thanks to everyone who weighed in. The push/pull knob is a great, discrete solution that didn't even occur to me.