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Vintage switching, three positions, Megaswitch T  \nSSS2. Current standard switching, five positions, Megaswitch S  \nSSS3. New combinations with Megaswitch E  \nSSS4. Parallel switching / switching in series with Megaswitch M  \nSSS5. Switching in series with Megaswitch M  \nDetail drawing  \nSSS1. Vintage switching, three positions, Megaswitch T  \nThis ist he switching system of the old Stratocaster (Vintage) which was standard until the mid 1970s. For selecting the three single coil pickups, a three-position switch is required, such as the Megaswitch T. The neck and middle pickup have one tone control each; the pickup on the bridge has none. This pattern can be changed if required. All three pickups have the same magnetic polarity which means that undesirable buzzing isn’t a problem in any of the switching positions.  \nIf you want to use this circuit in a guitar with only one tone control, then connect this to the right stop of the volume control (or contacts 4 and 8 on the Megaswitch T) .  \nSwitching function:  \nElectrical switching principle:  \nWiring diagram:  \nConnections:  \nPositions  \n1 bridge  \n2 mid  \n3 neck  \nConnections  \n1 mid hot wire  \n2 neck hot wire  \n3 bridge hot wire  \n4 to 8, output  \n5 tone pot mid  \n6 tone pot neck  \n7-  \n8 to 4, output  \nground: all three cold wires  \nNote: The two tone controls can be configured in reverse simply by unsoldering the connections andreconnecting them elsewhere. If a tone control is required on the bridge pickup for example, this must be connected via connection 7.  \nSSS2. Current standard switching, five positions, Megaswitch S  \nThis is the new Stratocaster standard switching system which was introduced in the mid-1970s. Many guitarists at that time realized that quite interesting sounds were obtainable in the spaces between the existing switching systems so-to-speak, where two neighboring pickups operate simultaneously. As a result, the three-position switch was replaced by a new five-position version. The tone controls were assigned as they had always been, i.e they remained unchanged. For this reason, both function in position 4. The Megaswitch S is ideal for this application. In principle, the wiring ist he same as for the SSS1. To enable buzz-free playing in positions 2 and 4 at least, the middle pickup must be magnetically reverse-poled and wound in the opposite direction similar to the two outer pickups. Here too, it is possible to assign tone controls in a range of ways.  \nIf you want to use this circuit in a guitar with only one tone control, then connect this to the right stop of the volume control (or contacts 4 and 8 on the Megaswitch S) .  \nSwitching function:  \nElectrical switching principle:  \nWiring diagram:  \nConnections:  \nPositions  \n1 bridge  \n2 bridge and mid parallel  \n3 mid  \n4 mid and neck parallel  \n5 neck  \nConnections  \n1 mid hot wire  \n2 neck hot wire  \n3 bridge hot wire  \n4 to 8, output  \n5 tone pot mid  \n6 tone pot neck 7-  \n8 to 4, output  \nground: all three cold wires  \nSSS3. New combinations with Megaswitch E  \nThe combinations neck-plus-bridge and all-three-together cannot be obtained using a standard switching device. The neck-plus-bridge is extremely popular as it has a similar sound to a Telecaster. Some guitarists build an extra switch into their guitars to achieve this configuration. This is not necessary, however. It is much more easily obtained using the Megaswitch E. Positions 1, 2, 4 and 5, offer the usual sounds whereas in position 3, instead of the middle pickup, the neck-plus-bridge configuration is produced. When the magnetic orientation of the pickups is S-N-S or N-S-N, the positions 2 and 4 are buzz-free. If a buzz-free sound in position 3 is required, the neck and middle pickup can be exchanged which results in buzzing in position 2 however. It is also possible to create abuzz-free sound in position 3 by assigning the middle and the bridge pickup, which results in bu","cbCaioRUp4Tool6S","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaioRUp4Tool6S","pdf",1340437,13,"English","# Overview\n## SSS1. Vintage switching\n## SSS2. Current standard switching\n## SSS3. New combinations with Megaswitch E\n## SSS4. Parallel switching / switching in series with Megaswitch M","[{\"question\":\"What does the SSS system control on a single-coil pickup guitar?\",\"answer\":\"It controls which of the three single-coil pickups are active and how they are combined across positions, including parallel or series operation depending on the variant.\"},{\"question\":\"How are buzz-free switching positions handled?\",\"answer\":\"The document explains that undesired buzzing is addressed through magnetic polarity orientation of pickups, with specific guidance for which positions become buzz-free under certain polarity configurations.\"},{\"question\":\"How can tone controls be adapted when the guitar has only one tone control?\",\"answer\":\"For each SSS variant, the document instructs connecting the circuit output to a specific stop/contact of the volume control so the single tone control can still shape the selected pickup combinations.\"}]","SSS - SSS1-SSS4 Guitar switching systems | PDF",33]