HHH - to split or not to split

[Dazza]

Hi Everyone,

I'm embarking on replacing my HSH electronics to HHH (pole, rail, pole) but lost at deciding whether investing in a superswitch to coil split the middle pickup is worthwhile. Struggling to find any direct answers to the below and it's burning a hole in my mind. Any ideas/directions/opinions outside the box also deeply appreciated!

1. How do the following compare, looking at just position 2 - bridge and middle for discussion sake, e.g. 2 coils ideal? 3 coils above is a no no?
a. Bridge north + Bridge south+ Middle north + middle south
b. Middle south + Bridge north + Bridge south
c. Middle south + bridge north
d. Middle north + middle south + bridge north

2. If above's too complicated or rather superflous, is combining the 4 conducts of the middle rail pick into 2 ok? e.g split only the bridge and neck pickups and stick with a 5 way switch with 1d config in mind

3. Could a push/pull tone pot in the circuit achieve the same effect as a 5way super switch?

4. Parallel or series? I haven't looked into this but thought I ask in case it's better to know early along side question 1.

Thanks!

[MicahMischief]

Re: HHH - to split or not to split

http://www.seymourduncan.com/products/accessories/triple-shot-mou/triple_shot_swi/

You should take a look at these if you haven't.
Basically, you have two microswitches on each ring, and that allows you to control which coils are in use, and how. Basically.

http://www.seymourduncan.com/images/products/electric/humbuckers/triple_shot_diagram.pdf

(You can also look up wiring diagrams for the Triple Shot mounting rings.. There are different ways you can do it, depending on what you want.)

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