Free-Way 6-position toggle switch

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Free-Way 6-position toggle switch

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Someone awhile back was asking where they could find a 6-way Gibson-style toggle as on the Jimmy Page Black Beauty sig... I don't recall whether he ended up finding one or not but I've just noticed they sell them in stewmac now.

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RAD!

I'm glad these exist, maybe it'll come in handy in the future. Thanks paul.
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awesome! ...now how the hell would you wire that up?
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Oh, I thought that was three sets of boobs. Sorry.
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omari wrote:awesome! ...now how the hell would you wire that up?
Don't know but it comes with wiring diagrams according to the paper listing.

It says requires les Paul switch cavity modification, on US ones it'd be an especially large amount of routing because they aren't longshaft to go through the top... ideal for SGs though.
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WOULD BE AWESOME IF THEY SHOWED THE CONNECTIONS IN THE LISTING.
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I know what you mean, Will. I might get one for my P-Rails tele. maybe add some extra options. like it needs more :3
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Will wrote:WOULD BE AWESOME IF THEY SHOWED THE CONNECTIONS IN THE LISTING.
um yeah. or just tell us the switch type? is it a DP6T? or a DP4T with in-between positions?
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Post by Will »

HERE'S HOW I THINK IT WORKS:

Basically, two 3-way DPDT switches put together, one on each side. DPDT switches with a center position can be either center-on or center-off (and different wiring schemes require one or the other). I think those 6 holes on the top allow access to some type of switch or adjustment for determining whether each side is center-on or center-off.
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im all nerded out for today. Will, can i copy your notes?

hopefully someone else will figure out how to wire one of these to some fancy pickups and take all of the work out of it for meeeeeeee :idea:
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i would wear that thing out in a week. it seems like it would just get fucked up way too easy
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Clever. Useful for a 2 humbucker guitar if you can do full/splits/out of phase.
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I might have to get one of these to fix a project I did.
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Update: diagrams & schematics
http://www.stewmac.com/freeinfo/i-0040/i-0040.pdf
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Post by Joey »

That switch looks more like a manual transmission on a car. Wouldn't have to worry about the wife playing your guitar, she wouldn't know how to back it out the driveway :lol:
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