Simplest Wiring to Add Bridge Pickup on Strat???

[stratvet]

Hi guys-- can someone please tell me-- on an HSS Strat w/ standard 5-way switching, what is the simplest way to wire the ability to add the bridge pickup:
(1) when the 5-way switch is in any position; AND/OR,
(2) when the 5-way switch is in the neck position (IF this makes it much simpler than the case would be in option #1 above).

Would the switch used be a new toggle entirely, or a new pushbutton, or is it better to use a push-pull pot?

Any help with this is greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

 

[Dave Z]

Re: Simplest Wiring to Add Bridge Pickup on Strat???

simplest- a push-pull. Make it the volume pot, and yuo can 'pull on & adjust volume' in one motion. Not that strat knobs are the easiest to pull up on though. There is usually room between the 5-way & the vol knob to put a small (micro size) switch. Push-on/push-off would be cool.

 

[Fender_Punk]

Re: Simplest Wiring to Add Bridge Pickup on Strat???

http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/schematics/switch_f_bp.html
There's the wiring diagram you need. If you're using a 4 conductor bucker the red and white leads get solddered and taped together, black acts as the lead (white in the diagram), and green and bare acts as the ground (black in the diagram). Note that every time the bucker is added it's in parallel.

IF you don't want to make things more complex and have a much larger pay off, I encourage you to consider this option: http://www.1728.com/guitar2.htm