2 HB, 5-way switch... but I think I'm looking for something different

[ruger9]

I've scoured the net looking for a diagram that gives me the coil combinations below, but came up empty... I'm wondering if what I want maybe isn't possible using a standard 5-way blade switch and would require a superswitch?

Neck full HB
Neck coil split
Middle both full HB
Middle both coil split (inner coils I think- that's supposed to be kind of a "strat quack"?)
Bridge full HB

The guitar has only 1 volume, no tone. I have the volume wired P-P to split both coils, so in that way, it works for all the positions above. I was just wondering if I could put them on a 5-way (or a superswitch), so I don't have 2 operations (change the pickup selector, pull the volume), but only one (pickup selector handles it all)?

 

[gregory]

Re: 2 HB, 5-way switch... but I think I'm looking for something different

Not possible. You'll need the 5WSS. What switch are you currently using? A standard 5-way doesn't seem right, unless 2 positions are useless (well one end could be used as a kill).

Re: kind of strat quack?
Sure, kind of. Works better with hotter pickups or partial coil shunting, IMO.

 

[ruger9]

Re: 2 HB, 5-way switch... but I think I'm looking for something different

Currently just a 3-way blade, with both HBs split with a volume P-P.

The pickups will be a Dark Matter set. Im actually really happy with my JB + HFH combo, but want to try the Dark Matters, the metal covers would look cool on this 100%-black guitar, and I'd like to hear if I could get some more usable split tones, since they will be hotter than what I currently have.

Also, wanted to add: while I do get both coils split, I have a feeling it's the outer, not inner, coils? Because I think that's just the way they are generally wired when you split them with the instructions from the manufacturer?

 

[gregory]

Re: 2 HB, 5-way switch... but I think I'm looking for something different

They will split to the inner coils, but it's hard to know which way is which. You normally have to go by where the cable comes out. Some DiMarzios make little no difference when you rotate them. I have no idea if this is the case with the Dark Matters. It would make hum cancelling with the inner coils doable without having to flip a magnet, but you'll need to experiment with whether you take the pair for splitting to the hot lead or to ground.