That's part of the fun.I use it on a dual humbucker guitar. It works great. I came up with a configuration I haven't seen anywhere (took about 10 sheets of paper to finally come up with it). You can really get creative with it.
Me and the middle pickup by itself on my EJ strat do not get along super much, kind of pointy in an ugly way. Has the stock wiring, so no tone control for it, and I often wonder if I'd like having one there better. But I've never heard it with tone bscked off, because the guitar doesn't have that. Or I might like having neck-bridge in that switch position.Personally, I would wire the second tone control to only position 5. 5 and 4 is another option.
Me and the middle pickup by itself on my EJ strat do not get along super much.
That's why super switches are so handy. You can do all that stuff, easy peasy. IMO, the bridge needs a permanent tone control roll off, hence the lower tone control to position 5 only. I'm not a big fan of the middle pickup either. I use it if that's the tone on the original song. It does work for slide though if you roll down the tone control a bit. If I had to choose though, it would rather have the neck/bridge combo than the middle pickup on a strat.Me and the middle pickup by itself on my EJ strat do not get along super much, kind of pointy in an ugly way. Has the stock wiring, so no tone control for it, and I often wonder if I'd like having one there better. But I've never heard it with tone bscked off, because the guitar doesn't have that. Or I might like having neck-bridge in that switch position.
I've also wondered about bypassing the tone controls for 2 and 4, so I didn't have to dime bridge tone for bridge-middle and turn it down for bridge alone.
Any of that needs a fancier switch than is in there.
Me and the middle pickup by itself on my EJ strat do not get along super much, kind of pointy in an ugly way. Has the stock wiring, so no tone control for it, and I often wonder if I'd like having one there better. But I've never heard it with tone bscked off, because the guitar doesn't have that. Or I might like having neck-bridge in that switch position.
I've also wondered about bypassing the tone controls for 2 and 4, so I didn't have to dime bridge tone for bridge-middle and turn it down for bridge alone.
Any of that needs a fancier switch than is in there.
Not for this particular strat. However I do have another pick guard we're giving position 5 its own tone control is an awesome ideaPersonally, I would wire the second tone control to only position 5. 5 and 4 is another option.
You're preaching to the choir here, I'm a big fan of fancy (read flexible) switches and wiring My other guitar besides the EJ is a bastard child I put together from parts, and it has an 8-pole strat-style switch. 76 electrically different combinations, all humbucking, with pretty simple controls and decent ergonomics. Some of them are pretty similar, but they all actually do sound different.That's why super switches are so handy. You can do all that stuff, easy peasy. IMO, the bridge needs a permanent tone control roll off, hence the lower tone control to position 5 only. I'm not a big fan of the middle pickup either. I use it if that's the tone on the original song. It does work for slide though if you roll down the tone control a bit. If I had to choose though, it would rather have the neck/bridge combo than the middle pickup on a strat.
Switch came from here: https://www.eyb-guitars.de/produkte/megaswitch.htmlHaha, sorry! This damn quarantine has made me more talkative on the forums Where did you find an 8-pole switch? That sounds awesome! I just rewired both my Suhrs with my own little mad scientist wiring. Super switch + 3PDT toggle. Having an 8-pole switch might have made the whole thing less complicated.
I've only played one Suhr in my life, wasn't blown away. It was SSH, and the bridge pickup alone was way louder and bassier than every other position. Tone in general was ok, didn't blow me away. Wasn't overly fond of the neck, but having gone EJ for a while I might feel differently now. For how much they cost, I wanted to love it, didn't.Speaking of Suhr: Their SSCII system is the best I've heard. It's totally passive, so it doesn't mess with the resistance or impedance like the active system Music Man uses might do. The Music Man system is buffered, which you might like or don't like, but it sure sounds different than a passive output.
Switch came from here: https://www.eyb-guitars.de/produkte/megaswitch.html
I'm not sure there's info online about the 8-pole version, or if they're even still available, but you also try Günter Eyb <eyb-guitars@t-online.de>.
The 8-pole one is just more stacks of that same assembly shown on the site.
I may have some of their older version if you'd be interested; save yourself time and shipping from Germany. It's not as nice, much harder to wire up physically due to how it's made.
Brave Sir Robin....I was the same way with the middle pups on strats until I read about Trower and how that's
mostly what he uses. Tried it playing Bridge of Sighs and there it was - Robin's tone.
Now I use it almost as much as the other two!