HH Strat Wiring - 5 Way

[Janglin_Jack]

I am looking at an HH Strat style guitar and I wanted to try to go with Alnico II Pro neck and Custom 5 bridge with 4 conductor wiring. My goal is to get the following configurations: Neck Hum, Neck Coil Tap, Neck and Bridge Hum, Neck Split and Bridge Hum, Bridge Hum. I want to get these with the 5 way switch only, (no push pull pots). I am looking for diagrams, and can't find this exact wiring. I will see what I can do to compare a couple and see if I can figure out the wiring.

I am hoping someome can point me to a diagram for this config.

Thanks,
Mike

 

[Funkfingers]

Re: HH Strat Wiring - 5 Way

That would be the regular Fender Big Apple / Double Fat Stratocaster schematic MINUS the automatic coil tapping connection for the bridge PU.

You may also need to flip one magnet and/or wire one of the HBs in reverse to preserve the hum-cancelling effect for the Neck Split + Bridge Hum combination.

Link to schematic follows. http://support.fender.com/diagrams/stratocaster/0117200A/SD0117200APg2.pdf

Where the schematic illustrates the Red and White wires from the bridge PU meeting the "wiper" terminal on the selector switch, there is no need to make that connection. Simply join the conductors to each other and insulate them.

 

[Willybomb]

Re: HH Strat Wiring - 5 Way

What sort of 5-way is in that schematic?

 

[Quicksilver689]

Re: HH Strat Wiring - 5 Way

Most likely, it's a 5-way 4-pole switch (aka "superswitch"). They're great, many of us have used them for non-standard wiring schemes because that's what you have to do a lot of the time. Check them out here: http://www.guitarelectronics.com/product/SWL54/5-way-4-Pole-Strat-Guitar-Lever-Switch-USA.html , as well as some wiring diagrams here: http://www.guitarelectronics.com/category/wiringresources.2_pickup_diagrams/

HTH