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Hi,

I plan to install my new JB Jr pickup in the bridge position. I would like to wire my strat so I have the option of selecting the pick-up to be a single coil or a humbucker. I have purchased a mini-3 position switch (6 solderable lugs on the back of the switch - 2 rows of 3).

There are instructions with the pick-up but I don't understand if what I'm trying to do is called quot;splittingquot; by itself, with another pick-up, series/split/parellel, etc...

To avoid drilling a hole in my pick guard, I read I could remove the second tone knob and put the switch there. If so, what do I do with the leads that are attched to that tone knob - just solder them together - or leave them seperate?

Thanks in advance for pointing me in the right direction.
-Rick

Hi Rick; Welcome to the forum. To do a split of one pickup, you really only need a SPST switch. If the one you have actually has 3 handle positions, (as opposed to 2), I'd save that one for a later project. Get an on/off switch, either DPDT or SPST.

Basically, you just need to solder the red and white wires together, (as usual), then short them to ground through a switch. Here's some pics that might help:
Hey Artie,

Thanks for helping me out. I assume the top part of your photo is for a three position switch which I'm not going to use. Based on your suggestion, I plan on using a two position switch with 3 solder lugs as shown in your lower picture.

Despite the photo, I'm not sure I understand the wiring - I'm a bit slow on the uptake. It looks like the green wire should be soldered to the bottom lug and connected to quot;groundquot; - no problemo. The red and white wire tied togeter and soldered to the middle lug - no problemo. It looks like the black wire goes quot;outquot; (whereever that is) and nothing is attached to the top lug - is that correct?

When the switch is thrown down, I think you indicate that is quot;offquot;, which looks like you mean that the full humbucker is on, acting as a dual-coil pickup. When the switch is up, you indicate it's quot;split to stud coilquot; - I take that to mean the pickup will be in single-coil mode. It that right? Even with no wire attched to that top lug???

Finally, where does the black wire go quot;outquot; to? Should it be tied to the top lug, as well as going quot;outquot;? Is that what the red arrow is supposed to represent? When you say quot;outquot; does that mean the black wire needs to go to whereever the wire from the existing stock Fender pick-up went (somewhere on the 5 position switch I assume)? As you can tell, I have not yet taken off the pick-guard.

Thanks again, man, for your patience in explaining such a simple install to a certified dope.

-Rick