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Forum Ringside => Tech => Topic started by: Tricalibur on August 01, 2006, 09:08:01 PM

Title: 3 Hum Toggle Switch Wiring
Post by: Tricalibur on August 01, 2006, 09:08:01 PM

Im wanting to upgrade all the electronics on my epi Sg Custom and have been tryin all day to find a suitable 3-way toggle switch that is designed for 3 p/u guitars with little luck. The wiring I want is Back Position= Neck and Middle pups, Middle Position= All Pups, Forward= Middle and Bridge pups. Could I just use any 3 way toggle switch to achieve this type of wiring or would I need a special kind?

Title: 3 Hum Toggle Switch Wiring
Post by: CaffeineJunkie on August 01, 2006, 09:31:29 PM

i'm fairly sure that the SG custom uses that config....

http://www.guitarvillage.co.uk/product-detail.asp?id=2088&catid=3&manid=181&quantity=1&product=Epiphone+SG+Custom+3+Pick%2Dup%2C+White%2C+New

as i think i read that the middle pickup is always on unles you turn down the control

Title: 3 Hum Toggle Switch Wiring
Post by: PhilKing on August 02, 2006, 12:18:15 PM

Unfortunately the standard Gibson switch is set up for the following:

Bridge
Bridge and Middle (you can also make it neck and middle)
Neck

To wire it differently as you want is impossible with the wafters.  You could get a 4pole mini toggle with on-on-on swtiching and do it then or, since you want the middle on all the time, just wire the neck and bridge to the toggle and have the middle go to a volume pot directly.

Title: 3 Hum Toggle Switch Wiring
Post by: Tricalibur on August 02, 2006, 06:11:18 PM

good idea  :D Ill prob wire directly to the pot like you said