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Are all 5 way guitar switches the same?
Finally, in 1977 Fender made the 5-way Strat switch a standard feature in their guitars. Both 3-way and 5-way switches are wired the same. The only difference is the 5-way has a few more indents (Fig 4).
Why do some toggle switches have 3 prongs?
Rocker Switch Wiring Diagram As shown below, rocker switches have 3 electrical connections. Pin 1 is where the rocker switch receives the input power. Pin 2 is where the accessory that the switch is going to turn on is connected. Pin 3 is where the switch is either connected to ground or left open.
Should Strat switches have 5 way switches?
This works fine if all you want to do is wire a Strat completely as standard. But as soon as you want to change something, the structure of the 5 way switch can become a problem. Wouldn’t it be nicer if we had a similar structure to the three-way switch – so that we had five switchable contacts, one for each position on the switch.
How do you wire a Strat pickup?
We connect our volume control to both common contacts (yellow wires in the diagram), and then use the contacts on the switch to give us our five standard Strat pickup selections. The neck and middle tone controls are connected as normal. So that’s the standard wiring. But let’s have a play around.
How do you wire a Strat volume control?
We connect our volume control to both common contacts (yellow wires in the diagram), and then use the contacts on the switch to give us our five standard Strat pickup selections. The neck and middle tone controls are connected as normal. So that’s the standard wiring.
How many stages does a guitar switch have?
Instead of two stages, this switch offers four completely independent stages with six terminals each, yielding a total of 24 terminals! Last month, we took a crash course in guitar switches—an essential step for anyone serious about hot-rodding guitars [ “The ABCs of Guitar Switches,” August 2011 ].