4-way wiring help

[Jonas]

Can some friendly soul help out with a wiring diagram for my Tele?

I have a standard 4-way Tele switch (will that even work?)

And I want (maybe a bit unorthodox) this:

1. Bridge
2. Bridge and neck in series
3. Bridge and neck in parallel and out of phase
4. Neck

Individual bridge and neck volume controls - no tone control.

(Got an extra ground cable soldered to the neck cover, as I heard I needed that.)

 

[jtougas]

4-way wiring help

I don't know if you can do series in phase then parallel out of phase... might have to throw in a push/pull switch (or a mini, if you don't mind drilling a hole in the control cover).




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[Funkfingers]

Re: 4-way wiring help

+1

Series/parallel via the selector switch requires phase reversal via a separate mode switch.

The four-way selector switch requires both poles to achieve the coil interconnections. Hence, phase reversal via the selector switch is not physically possible.

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[Artie]

Re: 4-way wiring help

Also, doing the "series" mode, with dual volumes, is problematic. You don't want both volume pots in series, so you need to pick which vol takes control. And thats still a rats maze of wiring. On the other hand, eliminate dual volumes and "phase", and its a piece-'o-cake. My Tele is wired that way. Love it.

 

[jtougas]

Re: 4-way wiring help

Throwing the phase switch in in front of the 4-way would be pretty easy.

 

[hermetico]

Re: 4-way wiring help

Also, doing the "series" mode, with dual volumes, is problematic. You don't want both volume pots in series, so you need to pick which vol takes control. And thats still a rats maze of wiring. On the other hand, eliminate dual volumes and "phase", and its a piece-'o-cake. My Tele is wired that way. Love it.

Well, maybe I am crazy but, I have it in my LP-clone.
Two pickups (and their respective volume pots in series) and it works nicely.
Sure, the neck volume acts as a master volume but, I can still work on the amount of bridge I want to add to the mix.

 

[Jonas]

Re: 4-way wiring help

Well, maybe I am crazy but, I have it in my LP-clone.
Two pickups (and their respective volume pots in series) and it works nicely.
Sure, the neck volume acts as a master volume but, I can still work on the amount of bridge I want to add to the mix.

Yeah, I have a Danelectro with 2 volume knobs and that works nicely too.

So there's no way to do what I want with just a 4-way...?

 

[Artie]

Re: 4-way wiring help

Yeah, I have a Danelectro with 2 volume knobs and that works nicely too.

So there's no way to do what I want with just a 4-way...?

Lets not say "no way" just yet. Let me doodle a couple things. The phase switch, for sure, can't be done, but I might be able to do the dual-volumes in series. Maybe. I'll get back to you tonight. (If Hermy doesn't beat me to it.)

 

[Jonas]

Re: 4-way wiring help

Seems it can be done with a 5-way super switch. Can someone help me get out of phase in position 3?

 

[Jonas]

Re: 4-way wiring help

Got it sorted with the help of Deaf Eddie and waparker4 at the Telecaster forum!
http://www.tdpri.com/forum/telecast...ay-wiring-help-needed-please.html#post5601474