how do you wire a 3 DPDT switch into a wah?

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Sat Mar 30, 2013 3:39 pm

i'm getting round to putting a better switch in my wah as i want to sell it. i have a 3 DPDT hanging around and was going to use it.

the instructions online all mention about converting it to true bypass. i cant be arse to do that as i don't think it'll make that much difference for me.

how to i wire it so i can just use the switch and not mess with true bypass mods?

it's a Vox V847, can get gut shots if needed.

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Sat Mar 30, 2013 5:51 pm

You need to use only three of the nine tags - say 1, 2 &3

Image courtesy MadBean Pedals

Is it like this?

White wire (pedal out) goes to the middle. Blue (wah out) and green (pedal in) go to the other two.

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Sat Mar 30, 2013 6:56 pm

That is bang on. So any 3 tags will be fine? I don't need to bridge anything?

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Sat Mar 30, 2013 7:34 pm

Any 3 in a column e.g. 1, 2 and 3.
2 to the white wire (output socket), 1 & 3 to the other two wires

71Smallbox · Post by **71Smallbox** » Mon Apr 01, 2013 8:18 pm

You only need a DPDT switch to do true bypass in this since you're not using a status LED.

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Mon Apr 01, 2013 10:15 pm

Rob stated that
1. He does not want to do true bypass.
2. He wants to use an existing 3PDT switch

71Smallbox · Post by **71Smallbox** » Mon Apr 01, 2013 11:15 pm

NickS wrote:Rob stated that
1. He does not want to do true bypass.
2. He wants to use an existing 3PDT switch

Sorry, just skimmed it at work

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Mon Apr 01, 2013 11:17 pm

Sonds kool. However I'm not a big blue 3PDT fan. Unless the Carling-alike switch in your wah is borken already, it's better than a 3PDT.