is it possible to get this configuration?

CarlosG

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Hi!
I have HSH and 5 way switch.
Can I get this configuration?
1. Bridge series
2. Bridge paralel + single coil
3. Single coil
4. Neck paralel + single coil
5. Neck series
 
Let's think about this simply.

To get a humbucker from series to parallel you need a switch with two poles.

To get 2 humbuckers from series to parallel you need four poles.

To get bridge, bridge and middle, middle, neck and middle, neck, you already need two poles, so you'll need a 6 pole 5way to get this, and those don't exist. Eyb used to make a double-stack switch with eight (!) poles but I cannot find them anymore, so I think they're discontinued.

Maybe a wiring wizard here can design this wiring where you only need 2 poles but I do not know how.
 
Also worth noting that a humbucker in parallel with a single coil won't be noiseless.
 
Agree with both above. It would make more sense to do bridge split w/single and neck split w/single, which is do-able with a standard 5-way.

Then again, I don't like to talk people out of what they want. I'll "doodle" some stuff, but it will probably be difficult, if not impossible.
 
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