How do I wire a 3 pickup Sg custom to islolate the pickups (NO BLEND!)

[ezfowler]

Hello,

 

 

 

I have a 1961 Gibson SG with 3 pickups and need to replac eth switch. The existing switch in the guitar has 3 pickups wire to 6 terminals that isolates the 3 pickups. Every switch I try to find like this for 3 pickups has only 5 terminals and allows a bridge/neck/blend selection. However, the guitar currently has each pickup isolated instead of a blend in the middle.

 

I can't find a 6 terminal right angle switch like this. Is there another switch that can be wired this way, and how do you do it? I need to not have the blend option.

 

 

 

Thanks in advance!

[GIANTRobOT420]

This is the best I could come up with. Hope it helps

http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/wiring-diagrams/

[ezfowler]

Thanks, but none of those are 3 pickups, and none are an SG. I guess I have a rare configuration. The Gibson Restoration shop has what i need but wont sell them.

[pohatu771]

Is this switch correct?

 

http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Electronics,_pickups/Components:_Switches_and_knobs/3-way_Pickup_Switches/3-Pickup_Right-angle_Switch.html?tab=Details#details

[ezfowler]

Yes and no. It has six terminals, but the wiring instructions show a blend in the middle position. When I called them, they said it was not designed to isolate the 3 pickups. Does anyone know if you can mod this switch to isolate all 3?

[80LPC]

You could replace your 3 way with a rotary switch such as this one -

 

http://www.guitarelectronics.com/product/SWR41/4-Way-Rotary-Guitar-Pickup-Selector-Switch.html

 

Cool with a chicken head knob.

[BigKahune]

As 80LPC said. A year or two ago an SG3 was turned out with just such a setup, which was a five or six position switch.

 

Pic from Everything SG -

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