Swapping out bridge Humbucker for P Rails HH Mustang toggle switch - options

[joeychickenskin]

Hi

I have one of those Squier Bullet Mustangs that everyone is modding and am looking to swap out it's Bridge Humbucker for a P-rail that i have.

At present it i has 2 humbuckers with a three way toggle to allow Neck/Both/Bridge. One Vol, One Tone.

Ideally I'd Like to be able to have the following options:

Neck H

Neck H plus Bridge H (both coils of P-Rail in series)

Bridge H (P-Rail in series)

Bridge P90 (P-Rail)

Bridge Rail (P-Rail)


My guess is that if I start mixing the single coils of the P-Rails with the Neck humbucker that without a separate volume for each, the differential volumes will create issues so I'm not too concerned with mixing things further but if, in finding a solution, further useful options become available, I'd jump on them.


My preferred option would be to be able to achieve the above with two push/pull pots, which I suspect would look after the P-Rails side of things feeding the output to the toggle switch.

I know with one On/Off/On DPDT I can get P90/Rails/H but a push/pull is usually On/On but I didn't know if using both of the DPDT switches below the pots that I could get P90/Rails/Series HB.

I would look at replacing the toggle with a strat style selector switch but I can't get my head round whether this would be an option.

Any suggestions or suggestions for where to look for info would be amazing!

 

[Clint 55]

Re: Swapping out bridge Humbucker for P Rails HH Mustang toggle switch - options

Here you go!

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/b9/25/f8/b925f8a8c1b19f20b41e9a59928b18e7.jpg

If you wire only the prails like this you'll get what you want with 2 push pulls.

 

[GuitarDoc]

Re: Swapping out bridge Humbucker for P Rails HH Mustang toggle switch - options

I always have an issue with multiple p/p pots that have to be in various positions to get alternate pup combinations. Unless you've got a great memory to remember all of the combinations while you're in the heat of the moment playing, you're going to get an unexpected tonal result that can potentially throw you off. And sometimes you may just "miss" pulling up one of those switches (or two at the same time).

Replacing the toggle with a Strat switch make a whole lot more sense, but to get what you want you're gonna need a super switch.

 

[Mincer]

Re: Swapping out bridge Humbucker for P Rails HH Mustang toggle switch - options

Yeah, I think that unless you are at home, or in a studio, I like only 1 move to get to the sound I want to get to, and have none of the sounds available that I won't ever use. Other people like having many options, or simply don't have the switches that make this 'one move' possible, however.