Slide switches with no "off" position

61fury · Post by **61fury** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 10:20 pm

I want two Mustang style phase switches on my next project. I have a PU selector so I don't want an "off" position on the switch. Would I use a six prong slide switch? Would it be wired? This for use with two single coil pick ups. thanks

Grant · Post by **Grant** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 10:36 pm

Using the stock Mustang switch:

Instead of being in-phase/off/out-of-phase this would be out-of-phase/in-phase/in-phase

There may be better ways to do it but this'll work.

Also, you would only need one of these switches. The other pickup could be wired straight to be selector.

serfx · Post by **serfx** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 10:48 pm

or use jag switches as they are DPDT ON-ON switches..
not sure how you'd wire them atm, but i'll be sorting that out soon myself

61fury · Post by **61fury** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 10:58 pm

Thanks for the diagram. And serfx I'll be looking forward to your progress. I can solder but have next to no ability with wiring. The body is stripped so I have the opportunity.

Grant · Post by **Grant** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 11:11 pm

Jag switch

Arrow is to the pickup selector switch.

61fury · Post by **61fury** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 11:32 pm

Great, now is there any difference in DPDT switches. I mean would Radio Shack ones do?

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 11:29 am

Oddly enough I'm investigating this exact issue right now. I'm pretty sure modern mustang switches are on/on/on but awaiting total confirmtion. See page 2 of this thread for all the evidence and links to similar discussions on other forums:

http://guitarnuts2.proboards.com/index. ... 993&page=1

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 1:41 pm

I am pretty sure Stang switches are ON/OFF/ON, since you turn the pickup off by putting it in the middle position.

Grant · Post by **Grant** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 9:25 pm

OK dig this:

Bam. That's how Mustang switches work. Each position connects two adjacent poles/contacts/posts/whatever.

61fury · Post by **61fury** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 2:59 am

I went with Grant's switch wiring. After looking at the local slide switch options I got some Jag switches off Ebay. Give me a diagram and I can follow it, left on my own I just have a bunch of wires. Thanks
I enjoyed the switch discussions. What I'm trying to do is a huge leap for me.

Grant · Post by **Grant** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 11:31 pm

Cool, let us know how it turns out.

honeyiscool · Post by **honeyiscool** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 6:05 pm

Pens wrote:I am pretty sure Stang switches are ON/OFF/ON, since you turn the pickup off by putting it in the middle position.

It doesn't matter whether you use ON/OFF/ON or ON/ON/ON in a stock Mustang configuration because the wiring doesn't care, but I believe they're ON/ON/ON switches. Grant's IN/IN/OUT switch works only if you have an ON/ON/ON switch. If you want to remove the kill switching, I would do that for the bridge and then make the other switch into a selector switch NECK/NB/BRIDGE.