Split just one pup

[Coma]

Is it possible to wire a guitar with 2 hum / 1 vol / 1 tone / 3-way blade switch so just one pup toggles between either full/split or series/parallel? Or would I have to install either an additional volume pot, toggle switch or 5-way blade switch?

 

[hamerfan]

Just one 2p3t on/on/on is what you need. Just like this

https://www.philadelphialuthiertool...ini-flat-paddle-toggle-switch-3-way-on-on-on/

 

[Coma]

Just one 2p3t on/on/on is what you need. Just like this

https://www.philadelphialuthiertool...ini-flat-paddle-toggle-switch-3-way-on-on-on/

I know of those. My question was can it be solved without installing an extra switch or replacing the pickup selector?

 

[Coma]

NVM, I'm a f***ing moron. I realised not only can it be done, but I actually already have a guitar with that exact wiring :doh:

 

[Artie]

You can do it, but it's not ideal. You'd have:
3: Neck
2: Middle and Bridge split
1: Bridge

But in #2, the unused coil of the bridge would be hanging out on the "hot" side of the circuit, acting as a big ole noise antenna. And you can't do parallel, not with a 3-way or 5-way.

 

[skelt101]

Does the guitar have pickup rings? You could wire it up to a Triple Shot. If not, are you opposed to using push/pull pots? Do you need full/split and series/parallel, or just one of those selections?

 

[Mincer]

Yeah, a push/push pot would be my choice here.

 

[Coma]

Does the guitar have pickup rings? You could wire it up to a Triple Shot. If not, are you opposed to using push/pull pots? Do you need full/split and series/parallel, or just one of those selections?

So the guitar I already have has dual push-pull pots. My confusion stemmed from - and this is embarassing - having rewired guitars for something close to 20 years and not until today actually understanding how push-pull pots work.

So yeah, I could totally just install one PP-pot and wire the neck pup through that one while keeping the other stock. Since I never actually use the tone pot on this particular guitar, I'm thinking I might just rip it out and replace it with a two-way on-on toggle so I can switch the neck between series and parallel.

 

[Artie]

A push-pull pot is simply a DPDT on-on switch attached to a potentiometer. They are totally independent, with the pot acting on the horizontal plane, and the switch acting in the vertical plane. (Well, actually opposite if the guitar is in the "playing" position.)

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[Coma]

A push-pull pot is simply a DPDT on-on switch attached to a potentiometer. They are totally independent, with the pot acting on the horizontal plane, and the switch acting in the vertical plane. (Well, actually opposite if the guitar is in the "playing" position.)

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Yeah, my mistake was I thought the pickups needed to be connected directly to the volume pot, through the 6-lug housing. Somehow it never dawned on me that they connect throught the pickup selector. It's a good thing I'm not an electrician. Though I suppose, if I were, I wouldn't have made that mistake,

 

[Artie]

It's a good thing I'm not an electrician.

And to make matters worse, "electrician" and electronics tech, are different worlds. An electrician knows black to be "hot." In electronics, black is almost always ground. I dang near electrocuted myself learning that lesson.

 

[Coma]

And to make matters worse, "electrician" and electronics tech, are different worlds. An electrician knows black to be "hot." In electronics, black is almost always ground. I dang near electrocuted myself learning that lesson.

Learn something new every day!

 

[NotDemanic]

And to make matters worse, "electrician" and electronics tech, are different worlds. An electrician knows black to be "hot." In electronics, black is almost always ground. I dang near electrocuted myself learning that lesson.

For an electrician, green is always ground.