Tony Enamel Posted November 1, 2005 Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 Hey all, I searched the forums and couldn't find the answer. The question: I have 2 p90's in a tele style guitar. I busted my 3way switch BUT I have a 5way switch. How do I wire this in a way to use all 5 positions? (Is it possible or will I end up with 2 dead positions?) Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted November 1, 2005 Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 I'm not sure if you can do out-of phase with a 5-way, but that opens up a few options. Without out-of phase, I can only think of 4 possibilities: 1. bridge 2. neck 3. both, in parallel 4. both, in series With out-of phase (if it's possible), that gives: 5. both, parallel, out of phase Sorry I'm not enough of a wiz to know about such things. I'm about to rewire my tele-style guitar and I had to get Lovekraft to hold my hand. The only thing I do know is that such trickery is usually only possible with a 'superswitch'. If it's a regular 5-way, you're probably looking at the option below. If you only have 2 single-coils, I'd be tempted to get a new switch, instead. Even without a new switch, though, it's still possible to use the 5-way without actual 'dead' spots, though hard-wiring a 'kill' spot isn't such a horrible idea for certain sound effects. Anyhow, you could theoretically still go: 1: bridge 2: bridge 3: both 4: neck 5: neck Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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