Sportshift wiring diagram: will this work?

[Shy_Boy]

I’m building a H/S/H strat and wanted to build in some fun stuff too. I’m just not sure if I’ve gone too far.

My setup will use a JB, an SSL-1-RW/RP, and a Jazz neck. Positions 1,2,4,&5 are straight foreword. Position 3 gets a little hairy. I wired position 3 using the south coils in single coil mode because the humbuckers I have will attract each other if placed screw to stud, but will repel if placed stud to stud or screw to screw. I wanted the position to be humbucking so I used the combo that attracted. All of the switches are DPDT on/on.

The switching scheme and diagram are shown below. I believe everything will work as planned, but I was hoping some of the wiring guys could take a look and tell me if I missed something. Artie looked at this when I posted the diagram in a different thread, but I wanted to get some additional feedback.

Also, the tone section is not set in stone yet. There is the possibility of having a different combination of pot and cap for each position of the main switch. Position 3 could also have different combinations for the humbucker and single coil modes if a push pull switch is added to one of the tone controls.

Thanks in advance for any feeback.

George


Pos 1: Bridge HB
Pos 2: Bridge Split (screw coils) + Middle
Pos 3:
a) Bridge HB + Neck HB – Parallel
b) Bridge HB + Neck HB – Series
c) Bridge HB + Neck HB – Parallel – Out of Phase
d) Bridge HB + Neck HB – Series – Out of Phase
e) South Coils – Parallel
f) South Coils – Series
g) South Coils – Parallel – Out of Phase
h) South Coils – Series – Out of Phase
Pos 4: Neck Split (screw coils) + Middle
Pos 5: Neck HB

 

[Dirt123]

Re: Sportshift wiring diagram: will this work?

Dang, that looks cool.

I did look at all the combinations, and it looks like it will do what you want.

I like the way position 3 is "Programmable" but you can get to the "Meat & potatos" sounds by flipping the main toggle.

Having the tone controll congfigurable is a good idea, the JB is gonna want to see a different (lower I think) cap value when it's in full HB mode for sure.

 

[Shy_Boy]

Re: Sportshift wiring diagram: will this work?

I like the way position 3 is "Programmable" but you can get to the "Meat & potatos" sounds by flipping the main toggle.

Having the tone controll congfigurable is a good idea, the JB is gonna want to see a different (lower I think) cap value when it's in full HB mode for sure.

It actually turned out better than I expected. One think I like is that it is "safe." With all of the switches pointing to the floor it will be in dual humbucker, parallel mode, and there is little chance of getting lost in a sea of switches. If I do get lost, I can just drop into one of the "meat & potatos" positions.

I was a little worried about the series / parallel mode causing problems in the other main switch positions, but I'm pretty confident that there will not be any conflicts.

 

[Frebnedzo]

Re: Sportshift wiring diagram: will this work?

Hi,

Some questions about north/south screws/studs etc.

To get "humbucking in-phase sound" (either parallel or series) for
two SC then the pickups should be RW/RP. So in the case of your
#4 position, the Neck is connected "North start:hot finish:ground"
and the SC is is RW/RP so it is "South start:ground finish:hot".

Explain the story about the "south" to "south" connections of
the two HB for the SC to SC connections in position #3 and
how you are getting hum cancellation.

Also, is there any meaningful sonic difference between the
screw and stud sides of the pickup?

Is there any meaningful sonic difference for a SC from going
"start:ground finish:hot" rather than "Start:hot finish:ground"?
(Do start and finish always represent inner versus outer coils?)

thanks a lot

Frebnedzo

 

[sharkfin]

Re: Sportshift wiring diagram: will this work?

man, that is the best HSH mod I've seen to date! You've got to give us some sound clips of it when its finished.

BTW - where on the guitar have you placed the three switches?