Switching systems

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brofessor

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Hey guys, im completely new to the forum!
So my first question (and the reason i joined) is the ever illusive 5 way switch.
Ive got an ibanez HSH guitar, Im still deciding on pickups but so far the best fit is Pegasus, YJM, sentient.
Im open to ideas however...
So the switching system i want is as follows
Pos1 - Bridge
Pos2 - bridge-neck
Pos3- all pups together
Pos4 - middle-neck
pos5- neck
I am wanting to run 1 volume, 1 tone, and a 5 way switch, for the volume i want to run a push pull so I can split the neck whenever
Hey also while i have your attention, is there such a thing as a pot that also functions as a normally open push switch?
Cheers
Jared - Brofessor
 
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That one's pretty simply, but will require a Superswitch. Let me get a couple of diagrams that are in front of you done, then I'll get on this. Should be soon. And "yes" to your last question also. I'll post a link when I get home tonight.
 
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ArtieToo said:
That one's pretty simply, but will require a Superswitch. Let me get a couple of diagrams that are in front of you done, then I'll get on this. Should be soon. And "yes" to your last question also. I'll post a link when I get home tonight.
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Any luck with those diagrams buddy
Been a few nights now :p
 
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This should work for what you described in your first post.
I'm not sure what you mean by "a pot that also functions as a normally open push switch" if you meant you want the neck split when the switch is down, instead of up, just put the ground wires on the opposite side of the middle on the push pull.
 
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Swyse said:
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This should work for what you described in your first post.
I'm not sure what you mean by "a pot that also functions as a normally open push switch" if you meant you want the neck split when the switch is down, instead of up, just put the ground wires on the opposite side of the middle on the push pull.
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think of a push kill switch right, now imagine its a tone/volume pot which also operates as a kill swtch while depressed, like a regular killswitch but as part of a pot assembly
I really appreciate your help, will crack into this soon as
 
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Ooops. Sorry man. This one got away from me. I'll get her done. :)

Forum bro Kramersteen can vouch for my punctuality. :D
 
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I looked over my diagram again and I see that I've made a mistake on the switch. The top half was shifted over one notch. I'm very sorry.

Here is a corrected diagram, and again I apologize for the incorrect diagram. To answer your kill-switch-pot question. there are "push push pots", which might work for what you want, but they aren't momentary, they are on or off, but you just press them and press them again. I'm not sure if there are potentiometer momentary switches built to guitar specs though.

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Swyse said:
I looked over my diagram again and I see that I've made a mistake on the switch. The top half was shifted over one notch. I'm very sorry.

Here is a corrected diagram, and again I apologize for the incorrect diagram. To answer your kill-switch-pot question. there are "push push pots", which might work for what you want, but they aren't momentary, they are on or off, but you just press them and press them again. I'm not sure if there are potentiometer momentary switches built to guitar specs though.

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Hey thats cool dude im just grateful you helped! how do you guys nut out the wiring? do you have a formula or is it some mystic guitar tech thing, or do i just need to use my brain better
 
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brofessor said:
Hey thats cool dude im just grateful you helped! how do you guys nut out the wiring? do you have a formula or is it some mystic guitar tech thing, or do i just need to use my brain better
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I'm not sure how anyone else does it, but I find the closest wiring diagram to what I need to make on duncan's helpful wiring section or google and then piece together the next pieces I need. The main thing that differs is switches and color codes, so once you learn (or google) the color codes and switch pole patterns its just a matter of piecing it together. I suspect some of the more knowledgeable guys like Artie have this all memorized. In this case, I just added the push pull splitting on the neck and then redrew the wires in the spots on a super 5-way to do what you needed.
 
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