I have a set of 3 Lipstick pickups for a Strat that I want to use in a cheap body that I got used. Since they're Lipsticks I'd like to do some form of serial wiring because that's what Danelectro did in the middle position of their two-lipstick guitars. I have a Danelectro Baritone and love that sound.
But also I'd like to do use a "Megaswitch" because I don't like the middle pickup by itself on Strats, position 3 of the switch should be neck & bridge.
And I'd like to just have Volume and Tone plus a Bass Contour knob aka G&L PTB wiring (https://tonefiend.com/guitar/two-band-ptb-tone-control-useful-easy-cheap-awesome/ (https://tonefiend.com/guitar/two-band-ptb-tone-control-useful-easy-cheap-awesome/)). I have (had) that on several guitars and don't want to do without it for serial wiring.
In short:
- all standard single pickup or parallel positions
- except position 3 (bridge & neck together)
- use a switch or push/pull knob to choose between parallel or serial wiring
- 5-way pickup switch but not more than one additional switch
- 1 Volume
- 1 Tone
- Bass Contour
I'm at a loss here on wiring because all diagrams I can find are for middle pickup by itself and with the typical Strat 1 Volume, 2 Tone.
Most diagrams I can find online for serial wiring have some sort of "bridge & mid parallel in series with neck" or some additional blend pot.
Is it not possible to just have:
- bridge alone
- bridge & middle
- bridge & neck
- middle & neck
- neck alone
all the combined positions either parallel or serial, depending on the position of the switch?
Thank you very much!
I don't know about the MegaSwitch situation, but this guy has the most info on Danelectro wiring I have found.
http://www.dennysguitars.com/DanoGuitarSchematics1.html
I think this diagram at Seymour Duncan gives you what you want for the pick up selection with the five way switch...
Middle pick up is only connected in positions 2&4, middle is neck/bridge.
(https://www.seymourduncan.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/Superswitch_StratWithNeckAndBridge.gif)
Explanation; https://www.seymourduncan.com/blog/latest-updates/guitar-wiring-explored-introducing-the-super-switch-part-1
dave
Thank you.