Advice on wiring 5-way super or regular switch on HSS guitar w/ push-pull coil split?

[krm27]

I have an old Yamaha fat-strat type guitar with HSS pickups and a coil split push-pull tone knob. I need to replace the 5-way switch and I'm considering moving to a super switch.

My main concern is that with either regular or superswitch, I still only get 5 options. Like, do I really think I need neck & bridge rather than middle & bridge? How would I know since I've never heard my neck & bridge to compare with?

I've read how the super switch lets you do split coil stuff but I already have a coil split push-pull, so that would seem to reduce the benefits of a super switch.

However, I started to wonder if I can somehow wire a super switch with a push-pull switch to give myself 10 distinct options from the 5-way super switch?

Any advice appreciated.

Ken

 

[GuitarDoc]

Re: Advice on wiring 5-way super or regular switch on HSS guitar w/ push-pull coil sp

If you're happy using the p/p, then keep a regular Strat 5-way switch. The super switch will let you do auto split and other combinations of pups and tone controls.

 

[krm27]

Re: Advice on wiring 5-way super or regular switch on HSS guitar w/ push-pull coil sp

Is there a comprehensive collection of wiring / pup combination options when using a super switch?

I think if I saw what different configurations people have come up with for HSS with coil split push-pull using 5-way super switch, I'd get a sense if I want to use one if only to have the option of changing things up later.

Ken

 

[PFDarkside]

Re: Advice on wiring 5-way super or regular switch on HSS guitar w/ push-pull coil sp

Maybe try an S-1 switch with the Super Switch. This looks fun.

 

[GuitarDoc]

Re: Advice on wiring 5-way super or regular switch on HSS guitar w/ push-pull coil sp

Maybe try an S-1 switch with the Super Switch. This looks fun.

I have a Strat with that S-1 wiring, but I changed it slightly to play the inside coil only of the bridge pup alone when the S-1 is up. The bridge is humbucker with the S-1 down. I couldn't see any value in having the bridge in humbucker mode in both positions and not having the option to have the bridge in single coil mode when in bridge only switch position. So now with the S-1 up, my guitar sounds and plays like a conventional SSS Strat.