Brian May wiring with 3 on/off/on switches?

[DepecheMoses]

I assume if you just use three on/off/on switches it'll work with the normal wiring, but can anyone tell me if it'll work with this modified wiring? (One DPDT is series/parallel instead of phase.)

The guitar in question is going to have three concentric pots and three on/off/on switches. If someone wants to draw up a diagram that would be awesome, but it's no dire necessity, I just wanna know if this is possible.

 

[Funkfingers]

Re: Brian May wiring with 3 on/off/on switches?

Been there. Done that.

To achieve the May circuit with just three switches, you actually require three on/on/on switches. The jumper connections on the switches take care of the off status of the middle positions of the switches.

As far as I recall, there is a diagram for this on one of the Brian May enthusiast websites. It might be the same site as the schematic that you have posted. It could be another site. Try Googling Brian May Red Special.

I ripped off the schematic to use it on a 21 fret, swamp ash 'n' maple DIY Stratocaster type guitar with a set of DiMarzio BHM-1 single coils. It was 85% of the way to getting the sound. IMO, the distance between the pickups is a major factor.

EDIT: The diagram that you have posted with the series/parallel option requires six switches. In my experience, with this series wiring pickup configuration, one volume, one tone is easier to operate than several of each.