Trying to get 5 tones out of 1 single coil and 1 humbucker setup

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tukiguitarman

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Hi guys just wanted to ask around if anyone knows if a 5 position strat type blade switch will work with a humbucker and single coil 2 pickup configuration? If yes can someone share a diagram.thanks in advance.

Actually am planning to upgrade my fender Bronco from a single pickup guitar to a 2 pick-up guitar,was wondering if i could put to use a 5 way strat replacement blade switch to switch between a humbucker at the bridge and a single coil in the neck position? If yes what would the 5 position's on the blade switch be? I have a Seymour Duncan jb junior in the bridge and i plan to install a Wilkinson strat replacement single coil pickup in the neck position.

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Tuki
 
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Re: Trying to get 5 tones out of 1 single coil and 1 humbucker setup

You sort of have to figure out what you want the switch to do. You will have more options if the humbucker is 4 conductor, and the single coil is either a 4 conductor humbucer in a single size, or a tapped single. Figure out what kind of sounds you want and how you are gonna use the sounds, first.
 
Re: Trying to get 5 tones out of 1 single coil and 1 humbucker setup

with a standard 5 way blade your options are limited. I'd highly recommend a super 5 way blade and you've got plenty of useful options as even the more obscure 5 way blade diagrams that are standard most of the sounds they offer in my opinion are not the best. Or just in weird places.

Are both pickups 2 wire or 4? If both are 4 wire I have plenty of super 5 way diagrams I drew up last month with the help of a few people on here as I don't have any guitars I had the heart to take apart to try them out. The allparts super 5 way switches for around 20$ american will do the trick.
 
Re: Trying to get 5 tones out of 1 single coil and 1 humbucker setup

Figure out what you want to do first, then come up with a diagram. I'd try something along these lines . . . but it will require a super switch:

Single coil on it's own (strat neck sound - will hum)
Single coil and one coil of 'bucker in parallel (tele-ish sound - hum free)
single coil and one coil of 'bucker in series (virtual middle humbucker - hum free)
Both coils of 'bucker in parallel (kinda single bridge sound - hum free)
Both coils of 'bucker in full series (rock - hum free)
 
Re: Trying to get 5 tones out of 1 single coil and 1 humbucker setup

Personally this is what I would do

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Easy to wire with a Schaller Megaswitch E+.

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https://schaller.info/en/megaswitches-preamp-pickups/420/megaswitches?number=15310005&c=19
 
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