If you are using standard humbuckers seymour duncan gibson etc you must mount. The next idea uses the tapped tele pickup i developed.
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Telecaster 5 way super switch wiring. Montys 5 way telecaster wiring harness adds two new sounds to your tonal arsenal. Same 5 pickup configurations as the prs 5 way rotary switching. The capacitor connected to the tone pot is your typical tone cap. The switch requires a minimum of 1 716 deep rout for adequate clearance for the wiring. 50 videos play all mix fender 5 way super switch wiring for dummies. Neck neck middle middle bridge split middle bridge.
Id always wanted a tele or esquire pickup with two output levels. Youtube how to wire your stratocaster test pots select capacitor and make tone control wiring decisions. In the front position of the 5 way switch the two pickups are wired together in series giving an incredibly full fat sounding middle position. The 5 way telecaster wiring setup. Bill lawrence chose a standard 0022 µf value but feel free to experiment with other values to find your personal favorite the cap connected to the 5 way switch is the phase shifting cap mentioned. This works fine if all you want to do is wire a strat completely as standard.
In the rear position a small amount of the neck pickup signal is blended with the full signal from the bridge beefing up the bottom end while keeping all that. Instead it has three switchable contacts and in the in between positions on the switch connect two of these contacts at the same time. In guitar wiring 104 we saw that the standard stratocaster 5 way switch is an evolution of the 3 way switch. The switch requires a 116 x 1 18 long slot and two 18 diameter mounting holes located 1 58 on center. For a super authentic tone try this with my vintage broadcaster pickup set. A lower output vintage sound and a hotter sound with extra volume and sustain.
The wiring works best with two single coil pickups like standard tele ones. Guitar wiring diagram with 2 humbuckers 5 way 4 pole lever switch one volume and one tone control. 7 string wiring humbucker bridgedp701 middledp710 reverse neck ibz 5 way switch 1 volume 1 tone. It doesnt actually have five separate contacts for the five positions. How to wire a 5 way telecaster in this video we cover how to add 2 extra tonal options by adding a 5 way switch to a telecaster aka the bill lawrence mod. Tapped tele with 5 way switch.
Gallery of Telecaster 5 Way Super Switch Wiring
