Help ! Strat Mod wiring 2 HSH

[jennz]

Help . I want to modify a Strat HSH so that I have the following positions by using the existing import 5 way switch.

1 Neck Humbucker with push pull coil split
2 Neck Humbucker with push pull coil split + single coil
3 Single coil + Neck and Bridge both Coil split ( all single coil )
4 Bridge Humbucker with push pull coil split + single coil
5 Bridge Humbucker with push pull coil split

I am going crazy trying to make this work any HELP would would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers.

[jennz]

Actually I think I should say that it will require 2 Volume push pull and one Tone ?

[Cdog]

Hey. I have found this site helpful: https://www.seymourduncan.com/resources ... g-diagrams

[TmcB]

Reading the description, I don’t quite see how you can do it simply on the export switch - that auto split in the middle is the one that will fail.

The other positions aren’t bad - make sure the humbuckers coil splits are wiring to the push pull pots first then going to the switch. If you can get the splitting to those pot push-pulls then the wiring will be just a normal strat style at the export switch .

If you want to get more complicated and have that middle position auto split then you’re at least going to have a super switch.

[jennz]

Hey. I have found this site helpful: https://www.seymourduncan.com/resources ... g-diagrams

Yes but a lot of times they do not show what the switch positions are ?

[jennz]

Reading the description, I don’t quite see how you can do it simply on the export switch - that auto split in the middle is the one that will fail.

The other positions aren’t bad - make sure the humbuckers coil splits are wiring to the push pull pots first then going to the switch. If you can get the splitting to those pot push-pulls then the wiring will be just a normal strat style at the export switch .

If you want to get more complicated and have that middle position auto split then you’re at least going to have a super switch.
I agree But I I will need a circuit diagram to suit. I will try try the net . Thanks.

[TmcB]

Take this https://d2emr0qhzqfj88.cloudfront.net/s ... W2111i.PDF


This has both pickups splitting on the single push pull pot
- the trick here is seperate on to different pushpull pots.

Take the left side of the pushpull pot wiring on the three lugs and move that to another push pull

Each vol push pull, you’ll wire ground to the top lug on the left vertical row, and the humbucker’s coil split to the middle lug

[jennz]

Actually I like that idea of both Humbuckers split together. I could then use a second push pull to link all pups together, ending up with all single coils ?

[jennz]

And still use the existing 5 way ?

[jeremyb]

Split humbuckers suck, lets be honest, so I would leave the 5-way in the standard config, and use a pair of push pull switches to do series / parallel on the humbuckers, you'll get a cleaner sound out of the humbuckers without the volume drop of splitting them.

[jennz]

Ok. I will take your advice on board and have a play around with the push pulls.