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REVERSE VIEW OF PICKUPS, SWITCH AND POTENTIOMETERS.

Notes:-

BRIDGE
MIDDLE
HUMBUCKER COLOUR KEY Positions 1, 2 & 3 are standard neck/both/bridge humbucker settings,
NECK
positions 4, 5 & 6 are like the middle positions of a 5-way selector.
1 NORTH Start wire
Vol P/P switch only affects the middle pickup in position 5 - pull out for
2 NORTH Finish wire humbucker and push in for single coil. Tone P/P switch only affects
position 5 - pull out for all three p.u.s, push in for middle p.u. only.
3 SOUTH Finish wire To split to the 'inner' coil, transpose wires 1 & 4 on every pickup.

4 SOUTH Start wire The colour coding or magnetic polarity shown here does not represent
any particular pickup manufacturer - please follow key.

FRONT VIEW OF PICKUPS AND SWITCH

Grd To Bridge
(SHIELD)

(SHIELD)
(SHIELD)

4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1

Single Coil Neck

Pull for HB in 5 Pull for all 3 in 5

(M)
Any solder points
shown in between
pads are meant to 4 1
abridge both pads
Vol Tone 5 2
Single Coil 6 3 Bridge+Neck
(or option for Humbucker)
(or option for 3 x pu.s)
c
Keep all wires as short as possible
(use shielded cable where longer)
(Sleeve)
(N)

Note Vertical Orientation! Single Coil Bridge


(B)

(Tip) Scheme No 030 : Last Updated Nov 2013

Model No:-
3X3-03 Free-Way Switch HHH + 2 x P/P Pots 1V/1T
REVERSE VIEW OF PICKUPS, SWITCH AND POTENTIOMETERS.

BRIDGE
Notes:-

MIDDLE
NECK

Optional Push/Pull Pot affects position 5 only: push in for middle


pickup only, pull out for Neck+Middle+Bridge pickups. Omit push/
pull pot and dotted wires for middle pickup only in position 5.
Use multi-core screened cable between switch and controls on
LP-style guitars.
For Humbucker guitars, middle PU is normally reverse phase.
The pickup colour coding shown in this diagram does not represent
any particular pickup manufacturer - please follow designations.

FRONT VIEW OF PICKUPS AND SWITCH


Grd To Bridge
Any solder points
shown in between
pads are meant to
abridge both pads

Optional
DPDT
Neck & Middle Neck
Switch

Ground
Ground
Ground
Hot Hot Hot Tone
Vol 4 1
(B)
c 5 2
Middle 6 3 Bridge+Neck
(M) (or option for 3 x pu.s)
(Sleeve)
Note Vertical Orientation!
(N)

Bridge & Middle Bridge


(Tip)

Scheme No 031 : Last Updated Nov 2013

Model No:-
3X3-03 Free-Way Switch HHH 1V/1T
REVERSE VIEW OF PICKUPS, SWITCH AND POTENTIOMETERS.

Notes:-
HUMBUCKER COLOUR KEY
Push/Pull DPDT switch affect positions 2,3 & 6 where Bridge pickup
is a humbucker with the pot 'in' and a single coil with the pot 'out'.
1 NORTH Start wire

BRIDGE
MIDDLE
Push/Pull pot voices the 'slug' coil when pot is out.
NECK

2 NORTH Finish wire


Keep all interconnecting wires as short as possible.
N S 3 SOUTH Finish wire
The colour coding or magnetic polarity shown here does not represent
4 SOUTH Start wire any particular pickup manufacturer - please follow key.

FRONT VIEW OF PICKUPS AND SWITCH

Grd To Bridge
'Ground'

'Ground'
'Hot'

'Hot'

(SHIELD)
4 3 2 1

Push/Pull
Middle + Neck Neck
DPDT Switch
(Pull Out for
Single Coil
Bridge Pickup).

4 1
5 2
Vol Tone c Middle Bridge+Neck
6 3
(P/P for Single Coil Bridge)

(Sleeve)
Any solder points
shown in between
pads are meant to
abridge both pads
Bridge+Middle Bridge
(P/P for Single Coil Bridge) (P/P for Single Coil Bridge)
Note Vertical Orientation!
(Tip)
Scheme No 057 : Last Updated March 2014

Model No:-
3X3-03 Free-Way Switch HSS + P/P Coil Split 1V/1T
REVERSE VIEW OF PICKUPS, SWITCH AND POTENTIOMETERS.

Notes:-

BRIDGE
MIDDLE
HUMBUCKER COLOUR KEY Positions 1, 2 & 3 are standard neck/both/bridge humbucker settings,
NECK
positions 4, 5 & 6 are like the middle positions of a 5-way selector.
1 NORTH Start wire
Push/Pull switch coil splits all pickups.
2 NORTH Finish wire
3 SOUTH Finish wire
4 SOUTH Start wire The colour coding or magnetic polarity shown here does not represent
any particular pickup manufacturer - please follow key.

FRONT VIEW OF PICKUPS AND SWITCH

Grd To Bridge
(SHIELD)

(SHIELD)
(SHIELD)

4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1

Neck

Pull for Coil Split

4 1

Any solder points V T 5 2


shown in between Bridge+Neck
pads are meant to 6 3
abridge both pads

c
Keep all wires as short as possible
(use shielded cable where longer)
(Sleeve)

Bridge
Note Vertical Orientation!

(Tip) Scheme No 096 : Last Updated Nov 2014

Model No:-
3X3-03 Free-Way Switch HHH + Master Coil Split 1V/1T
REVERSE VIEW OF PICKUPS, SWITCH AND POTENTIOMETERS.

Notes:-
HUMBUCKER COLOUR KEY
Positions 1, 2 & 3 are neck/both/bridge settings (where the humbucker
is tapped in position 2). Positions 4, 5 & 6 are like the middle
1 NORTH Start wire positions of a 5-way selector.

BRIDGE
MIDDLE
NECK

2 NORTH Finish wire


S N 3 SOUTH Finish wire
DPDT switch puts middle pickup in series with current selection.
DPDT pickup configuration is shown in Red below.
The colour coding or magnetic polarity shown here does not represent
4 SOUTH Start wire any particular pickup manufacturer - please follow key.

FRONT VIEW OF PICKUPS AND SWITCH

'Ground'
'Ground'

'Hot'
'Hot'
(SHIELD)

1 2 3 4

Grd To Bridge Middle + Neck Neck


M x Neck S/C M x Neck Hum

c
P
4 1
5 2
Vol Tone Middle Bridge+Neck
6 3
S M only M x Neck S/C + B
DPDT Switch

(Sleeve)
Any solder points
shown in between
pads are meant to
abridge both pads
Note Vertical Orientation! Bridge + Middle Bridge
MxB MxB
(Tip)
Scheme No 129 : Last Updated Aug 2015

Model No:-
3X3-03 Free-Way Switch SSH + Series/Parallel Switch 1V/1T
REVERSE VIEW OF PICKUPS, SWITCH AND POTENTIOMETERS.

Notes:-
HUMBUCKER COLOUR KEY

1 NORTH Start wire

BRIDGE
MIDDLE
NECK

2 NORTH Finish wire


Keep all interconnecting wires as short as possible.
N S 3 SOUTH Finish wire
The colour coding or magnetic polarity shown here does not represent
4 SOUTH Start wire any particular pickup manufacturer - please follow key.

FRONT VIEW OF PICKUPS AND SWITCH


'Ground'

'Ground'
'Hot'

'Hot'
Grd To Bridge
(SHIELD)

1 2 3 4
Neck

Push/Pull
DPDT Switch
(Pull for coil
split middle
pick-up).
Note Vertical Orientation!
4 1
5 2
Vol Tone
Any solder points 6 3
shown in between
pads are meant to
abridge both pads c
(Sleeve)

(Tip)
Scheme No 135 : Last Updated Sept 2015

Model No:-
3X3-03 Free-Way Switch SHS + Coil Split 1V/1T

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