Shandrazar
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I am interested in a 4-way switching arrangement on a Tele, but I have some questions. Here is the standard diagram in ASII art (I hope proportional fonts don't destroy this):
B+: Bridge hot
B-: Bridge ground
N+: Neck hot
N-: Neck ground
O: 4-way switch lug
N+ ----------------------------OUTPUT
| |
B+ | |
O O O O O
/
O O O O O
| | N-
| |
B- ------------------------GROUND
This gives you the following outputs:
Pos 1: Bridge
Pos 2: Parallel (normal Tele middle)
Pos 3: Neck
Pos 4: Series (humbucker-like)
This setup bothers me two ways. First, it makes a lot more sense to me to have the Series position next to the Bridge position. Second, it requires you to separate the neck pickup cover from the neck ground lead and give it its own lead. I found a different wiring on the net, but I didn't like it much better. I came up with this alternate wiring on my own:
N- ----------------------GROUND
| |
B- | |
O O O O O
/
O O O O O
| | N+
| |
B+ ------------------OUTPUT
The gives the following outputs:
Pos 1: Series
Pos 2: Bridge
Pos 3: Parallel
Pos 4: Neck
I think the switching makes more sense because it make Pos 1 hottest and Pos 2 second hottest. It also removes the need to split the neck cover from the neck ground lead. My question is, why doesn't anybody use it. Have I missed something important?
B+: Bridge hot
B-: Bridge ground
N+: Neck hot
N-: Neck ground
O: 4-way switch lug
N+ ----------------------------OUTPUT
| |
B+ | |
O O O O O
/
O O O O O
| | N-
| |
B- ------------------------GROUND
This gives you the following outputs:
Pos 1: Bridge
Pos 2: Parallel (normal Tele middle)
Pos 3: Neck
Pos 4: Series (humbucker-like)
This setup bothers me two ways. First, it makes a lot more sense to me to have the Series position next to the Bridge position. Second, it requires you to separate the neck pickup cover from the neck ground lead and give it its own lead. I found a different wiring on the net, but I didn't like it much better. I came up with this alternate wiring on my own:
N- ----------------------GROUND
| |
B- | |
O O O O O
/
O O O O O
| | N+
| |
B+ ------------------OUTPUT
The gives the following outputs:
Pos 1: Series
Pos 2: Bridge
Pos 3: Parallel
Pos 4: Neck
I think the switching makes more sense because it make Pos 1 hottest and Pos 2 second hottest. It also removes the need to split the neck cover from the neck ground lead. My question is, why doesn't anybody use it. Have I missed something important?