At 2:35 you were correct the first time when pointing out your neck pickup. I know I'm being knit-picky, but thought I'd bring it up before I said thank you Mike, good info to know. Great video.
I'm wanting to do this mod on my old mahogany ibanez sa 160 SSH I plan on swapping the pick ups for a set off one of Gilmour straps as well at some point. Thank you for making the video was very helpful in understanding how to accomplish this
I liked the switch because I don't like push-pull switches. But I should've gone with a push - push control knob or a button. That's the best solution in my opinion.
Thanks for the tip. I'm just putting together a work shop in the barn and collecting tools. Guess those will be added to my list. You can use a push-pull pot ofcourse. I think I will locate a little push button and loose the switch..
I prefer a push pull pot instead of the micro toggle. I didnt need to drill a hole in the scratchplate and you cant tell you've done the mod either, but u get the same effect.
It's funny the differences in people. Ya see,I actually dig the way the mini tog looks and feels,I like for it to look modded...I dont know why though,that's just me I guess,lol!
You should! But remember you can do it in other ways like using a push pull pot or a push push switch. That way you don't have to make a hole in the pickguard. 50 years ago everything was switches and I'm kinda old school.
I want to do this, but connect the mini toggle to the middle pickup. Swap the 5 way switch for a 3 way so I never accidentally find myself in position 2 or 4, or accidental move too far when I try to find position 2 and 4 because a 3 way locks into its positions better than a 5 way. You can still get the outside 2 by default with the middle pickup switched off and then toggle the middle one on and get all 3
That's interesting.....I've been making a similar mod to my Strats since the 80's but my switch turns on the Bridge in the 3,4 and 5 positions. I wonder if it makes a difference to the sound? I didn't do this because of Gilmour, only because I realized that the bridge was unused after the 2nd position and I wanted to use it in all positions.
Why would you turn it on when the 4th position does that same combination of neck and middle? No push-pull on my guitar so I can't address that issue, I don't know what the push-pull is doing. The mod is to address having the neck and bridge on together. Other combinations are already covered with stock wiring.
I have mine wired differently, but here is the problem, I took the pickups off a pickguard and two wires came loose and I want to be certain I connect it correctly Could anyone help a fellow guitar player out?
@@Ottophil True, but this is my dream guitar that I have lovingly built from a pickup and an idea over a year ago so I am nearing the 98% completion section and it is just dragging on. You are right, though; I made it rocket science by taking it to a local shop to ask for some advice (which I paid for) and that kind of set me back quite a bit. Today is the day, I have tried and tested and the soldering iron is warming up. THANKS
ON-ON but only half wired to act On-Off. I've replaced these pickups with 4conductor humbucking singles, thinking of wiring this up as an all humbuckers or or all coil tapped (single coil mode) switch.
@@TheGospelGuitarist If you use a on-on-on switch for each humbucker, you can wire it to be split / single coil, series and parallel. Cover all three bases with the one switch. Just done the mod on my H-H Strat, sounds fantastic, you can get some really cool and useful tones.
