Series/parallel Switching On A Strat

[Kent S.]

Re: Series/parallel Switching On A Strat

thanks Kent! you've got the answers for everything! I dont really understand what you mean by 'variable frequency tap' with the tone controls - i mostly have them always on 10 anway - so perhaps it wouldnt matter

Well, I'm not going into all that, you can have it or not as there is an optional jumper (marked as [X] ) you can put on the switch if you want that (it only does this in series mode).
The neck tone will act as a master tone for the series combo (logically since it's series middle & *NECK *). Everything else is the same as far as the way the tone controls are now on yours.

 

[Eric]

Re: Series/parallel Switching On A Strat

wow! thats brilliant Kent - thanks very much.
not sure what the optional jumper will actually do as such, what would you recommend? I'll have to check that the SD colour code for the singles is the same as Fender's but other than that it looks perfect!

a couple of other simple q's about the diagram:
which way round is that switch set up? is the left or right the 'neck' side?
also, what does coms mean wither side of the switch?
also, are all the orange wires the optional ones?
finally, on the top-left set of 5 lines, 5&2 are bridged together, but i cant tell if they're connected to 3 or not too!

thanks again - you've been great helping me out on this bad boy

 

[Kent S.]

Re: Series/parallel Switching On A Strat

wow! thats brilliant Kent - thanks very much.
not sure what the optional jumper will actually do as such, what would you recommend? I'll have to check that the SD colour code for the singles is the same as Fender's but other than that it looks perfect!

The Fender pups probably won't be in phase with the SD, if so simply swap the black and green wires on the SD ... plus I'm not going to bother changing anything as you could have provided *all relavent information up front*

a couple of other simple q's about the diagram:
which way round is that switch set up? is the left or right the 'neck' side?

You should be able to figure that out for yourself by looking at the switch...

also, what does coms mean wither side of the switch?

They are the switch commons, but that doesn't matter anyway ... just wire the thing up ...

also, are all the orange wires the optional ones?

Ah ...what does the schematic say there ...? The one marked with [X] is a separate option (in series that control will turn down the highs to the middle pup only, but not the neck pup if that jumper is connected).
The others just don't matter one way or the other, that's why I wrote that they were optional ... see, it says so right on it ...

finally, on the top-left set of 5 lines, 5&2 are bridged together, but i cant tell if they're connected to 3 or not too!

No, it doesn't connect to three, I *should have drawn that clearer*, but I was in a hurry ...
Different coloured wires don't connect to each other when they are shown crossing over each other ... man it's a simple schematic. All the info you need is on it, just wire the thing up like it's shown.

 

[Eric]

Re: Series/parallel Switching On A Strat

i can follow the schematic, but if you look closely at it, theres a tiny blob of blue behind the light purple wire which could look like it connects to the brown wire!

i BELIEVE that the left hand side of the diagram connects to the bridge side of the guitar and the right hand side goes nearest the headstock, but please correct me if i'm wrong cos i REALLY dont want to connect it all only to find out i've put it in back to front!

with regard to the single coils - i'm pretty sure that the 'whites' on your diagram are hot outputs - right? so therefore i think they're the same as Fenders colours - but i'll work it out when i'm 'inside'!

thanks for all the help Kent - I'll let you know how it all works out

Eric

 

[Kent S.]

Re: Series/parallel Switching On A Strat

i can follow the schematic, but if you look closely at it, theres a tiny blob of blue behind the light purple wire which could look like it connects to the brown wire!

Like I said I was in a hurry, that and the way I drew that brown jumper to close ... Well,I should have made that a bit neater, I can see how that might look connected. ... sorry about the confusion there...

i BELIEVE that the left hand side of the diagram connects to the bridge side of the guitar and the right hand side goes nearest the headstock, but please correct me if i'm wrong cos i REALLY dont want to connect it all only to find out i've put it in back to front!

Like I said, you can figure that out by looking at the actual switch itself, it's the same deal as lever switches in general, the lever points in the opposite direction from the contacts connected ...hence when the left side throws are connected to their respective commons (indicated as *1*on the pictorial {left side of drawing}, the lever will be pointing in the direction of the right side of the pictorial. Just like a lever style strat switch does ...
Just pick the switch up in your hand and look at it ...

with regard to the single coils - i'm pretty sure that the 'whites' on your diagram are hot outputs - right? so therefore i think they're the same as Fenders colors - but i'll work it out when i'm 'inside'!

Eric

Well lets see, they connect to the common marked volume control right?
That's clearly the output ...
Since you only have two choices that shouldn't be a problem ... reread my comment on phasing with the Fender pups in the previous reply.
***As a matter of fact that won't even be an issue because the bridge pup isn't on with the other two in any positions. ***
***The only *possible* phasing issue would be the singles ... So ... The whites are the hots for the single coils ... whatever color wire they are using just look where they go on the stock switch, and those are the *white wires* for those pups. Problem solved!***