Thanks, Paul --
Actually, the bridge pickup is a QuadRail (essentially two DualRails side-by-side) and I *am* planning on having series/parallel switching
between the two DualRails that it consists of. (That's what I meant
by the "Bridge-Neckmost + Bridge-Bridgemost" combination.) What I'm
probably NOT going to do is provide series/parallel switching WITHIN a
single pickup, i.e. between rails. As I understand it, this would
yield extremely low output (6K ohms DualRail => 3K per rail => 1.5K in parallel). I don't know if the addition of an active midboost/preamp
would compensate for the extreme differences in output among different
pickup selections that would result:
Combo Combo Combo Combo
Series/ Parallel/ Series/ Parallel/
5-Way Rail Rail Rail Rail
Switch PUs Series Series Parallel Parallel
1 Neck Only 6K 6K 1.5K 1.5K
2 Neck+Mid 12K 3K 3K 0.75K
3 Neck+Bridge
--unsplit 18K 12K 4.5K 2.75K
Neck+Bridge
--split 12K 3K 3K 0.75K
4 Mid+Bridge
--unsplit 18K 12K 4.5K 2.75K
Mid+Bridge
--split 12K 3K 3K 0.75K
5 Bridge Only
--unsplit 12K 3K 3K 0.75K
Bridge Only
--split 6K 6K 1.5K 1.5K
My tech tells me that with my DualRail/DualRail/QuadRail pickups,
phase switching will probably not generate an "interesting enough"
addition to the palette of tones to justify the additional complexity
of controls. (In fairness, I should point out that I'm not a huge fan
of three-position toggles -- I find it a little too hard to hit the
middle position on the fly.)
Anyway, I'm a neophyte at this and I'm having to rely pretty heavily
on input from my tech and all of you folks out there (and I appreciate
your input IMMENSELY). I would *like* to have a single two-position
switch for series/parallel switching covering ALL pickup combinations
and a single two-position switch for splitting the bridge humbucker,
but my tech is grousing about the difficulty of finding an 8PDT switch
and the feasibility of even wiring it this way. He's pushing for one
two-way switch for controlling series parallel for the neck+mid,
neck+bridge, and mid+bridge combinations (I may have thrown in an
extra combination there...), and one three-way switch for controlling series/parallel/split within the bridge.
All I really can be sure of with respect to the wiring and controls is
that my head is about to explode. Hopefully, I'll get a handle on all
of this some day... In the meantime, any and all thoughts in this
regard are welcome!!!
Thanks again for your feedback, guys.
Best regards,
PC Martin
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