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Free-Way 6-position toggle switch
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 1:20 am
by paul_
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.
http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Electronics ... witch.html
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 1:25 am
by Zack
RAD!
I'm glad these exist, maybe it'll come in handy in the future. Thanks paul.
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 2:16 am
by omari
awesome! ...now how the hell would you wire that up?
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 2:29 am
by endsjustifymeans
Fuck... I've just cum.
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 2:52 am
by DGNR8
Oh, I thought that was three sets of boobs. Sorry.
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 3:22 am
by paul_
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.
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 4:19 am
by Will
WOULD BE AWESOME IF THEY SHOWED THE CONNECTIONS IN THE LISTING.
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 4:53 am
by Haze
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
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 5:13 am
by Mages
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?
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 6:03 am
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.
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 7:05 am
by Haze
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
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 2:39 pm
by robroe
i would wear that thing out in a week. it seems like it would just get fucked up way too easy
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 3:29 pm
by Thom
Clever. Useful for a 2 humbucker guitar if you can do full/splits/out of phase.
Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 4:58 am
by rlm2112
I might have to get one of these to fix a project I did.
Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2010 11:45 am
by NickS
Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 5:11 am
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
