can i swap a 3-way pickup selector with a 5 way?

lucamantero · **Joined:** Sat May 30, 2009 3:04 am **Posts:** 9

can i swap a 3-way blade pickup selector with a 5 way?

Martian · **Posted:** Wed Feb 10, 2010 4:47 pm

lucamantero wrote:

can i swap a 3-way blade pickup selector with a 5 way?

Yes.

lucamantero · **Joined:** Sat May 30, 2009 3:04 am **Posts:** 9

thanks so much, is it quite an easy thing to do?

Martian · **Posted:** Wed Feb 10, 2010 4:59 pm

lucamantero wrote:

thanks so much, is it quite an easy thing to do?

That's a relative question. It depends first and foremost on your experience with wiring and soldering. If your good at both, it will only take a few minutes as the terminals and their assignments on both switches are identical provided you use the same brand blade switch. In other words, electronically as well as physically, either is a direct replacement for the other.

lucamantero · **Joined:** Sat May 30, 2009 3:04 am **Posts:** 9

thank you again, because i just found the perfect strat except that it has a 3-way selector. thank you for you help

Martian · **Posted:** Sun Feb 14, 2010 7:17 am

lucamantero wrote:

thank you again, because i just found the perfect strat except that it has a 3-way selector. thank you for you help

Any time!

Mike Toe · **Joined:** Sat Oct 11, 2008 8:32 am **Posts:** 84

:twisted::evil::twisted::evil::twisted:

Martian · **Posted:** Sun Feb 14, 2010 9:31 am

Mike Toe wrote:

Hi Martian----and sorry lucamantero to sort of hijack your post----but I had always wondered what happens if you do this and the middle pickup is not RWRP? Obviously, what you don't get is noise cancelling. But what is it that you do get? Extra noiseyness? Crazy bad tone? Or only good things?

Thanks much.

Actually, you get exactly the same as the other two pickups in terms of hum. Meaning, NO extra. You do get a slight touch more of high end when the middle pickup is on with either of the other two though and that's a good thing.

You're welcome!

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