Is there a way to wire a 5-way strat switch to work like a 3-way

[Snoogles]

2 pickups (neck and bridge)

Position:

1. bridge
2. bridge
3. bridge + neck
4. neck
5. neck

or

1. off
2. bridge
3 bridge + neck
4. neck
5. off

the way i have it wired now is like a regular 3-way blade swithch:
http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/wiring-diagrams/schematics.php?schematic=3ws_trans

and this gives me:

1.bridge
2. bridge + neck
3. bridge + neck
4. bridge + neck
5. neck

 

[CTN]

Re: Is there a way to wire a 5-way strat switch to work like a 3-way

why don't you just buy a 3-way switch?

 

[Ball&Chain]

Re: Is there a way to wire a 5-way strat switch to work like a 3-way

You could probably bridge the position 1-2 and the 4-5 terminal lugs together. A simple continuity test would tell you which lugs those are.

 

[Snoogles]

Re: Is there a way to wire a 5-way strat switch to work like a 3-way

why don't you just buy a 3-way switch?

because i can't find a 3-way blade switch that works/fits properly in my rear-mounted guitar. the face of the guitar, where the switch protrudes through it too thick. i don't have the original switch that did fit properly.
hard to explain.

 

[Funkfingers]

Re: Is there a way to wire a 5-way strat switch to work like a 3-way

The type of three-way CRL switch used in a Telecaster (and, for that matter, older Stratocasters) is exactly the same dimensions as the stock CRL five-way switch.

It ought to be possible to file away the "stops" on a five-way to convert it to three-way. Far easier to take the advice already offered above. Buy a three-way switch of the same make and model as your original five-way. Wire it like a modern Telecaster.