3 pickup wiring suggestions?

[Bayou]

Planning a build with a Lollar gold foil 3 piece set. I know Strats are king of the 3 pickup control layouts but I’ve never been a fan. Hoping to get some suggestions from you guys but this is what I came up with… master volume with PTB circuit gives you 3 knobs. Do push//pulls on all 3 knobs as off//on for the 3 pickups. Obvious issue is no one makes a 1 meg reverse audio taper push//pull BUT potentiometers.com SHOULD be able to make some. Is this worth pursuing?

 

[Strat Avenger]

Sounds complicated and unnecessary.

 

[JohnnyHardtail]

Since you are not a fan of 3 pickup layouts, did you consider only using the neck and bridge gold foil pickups with a 3 way switch?

 

[stratamania]

You do not have to have a three control layout.

You could have master volume and a master tone, and if using a third pot use it as a blend pot for neck and bridge.

You could also do a Brian May type of situation with master volume and tone and six slide switches etc.

Really there are so many options you have to at least have some sort of input of what it is you want to pursue etc.

 

[rockandroller]

If these are singles, I would look at some series wiring options...

 

[Rick]

A little bit complicated but if you have the skills go for it, nothing bad will happen. For me, in a 3 way single configuration, I like getting all pickup combos, plus series options, that seems to be the most useful (for me). I pop on the series option when I need to kick it up a notch. Who will make your pickups?

 

[Don O]

I kept my 3 pup build simple. A 3 way switch selects only one pup at a time. Each pup has its own volume and tone pot (concentric pots). It’s like 3 different guitars, a humbucker, a P90, and a single coil. Warmoth body and neck.