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What are the different types of pickup selector switches?

April 26, 2017different pickup Selector switches types

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What are the different types of pickup selector switches?

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There are many types of switches used for various guitars and models. The typical Centralab # 1452 lever switch is a 3-way switch used on the Fender Broadcaster, No-casters, Esquires, Telecasters and Stratocasters. Now the modern switches, such as the Mega-switch, Super-5-way, are being used to modify the wiring in standard instruments. Slide switches are used in instruments like the Fender Mustang, Jaguar and Jazzmaster. The toggle switch made by Switchcraft has been used for many decades in Gibson instruments such as the Les Paul Standard, ES-335 and many more models. With modification of the switch and combination with a rotor switch the instrument is the ES-345 or ES-355. A special lever switch is used on the Gibson Switchmaster and a combination of toggle, lever, slide and rotor switches are used on various models of the Les Paul Recording guitar. Various types of toggle switches have been used to modify the wiring in a humbucking pickup to get series, parallel, split, out-of-phas