I'm a happy owner of a 91 PRS CE with the alder body and rotary switch. The guitar is stock with HFS and VB pickups.
Part of my love for the guitar is the position "8", aka the slug coils of the two pickups, in serie. I spend 90% of the time in that position, love it for both rhythm and leads.
Now, I am also looking to buy a "proper" custom 24. I am leaning towards a newer one because I don't want another guitar with the same pickup combination, I enjoy variety.
But I understand that the switching options on the blade switch don't overlap with those on the rotary (except for the "neck humbucker by itself" and the "bridge humbucker by itself" tones).
My question is what position on the blade switch is most comparable to the "series" setting on the rotary, if any.
If none is comparable, I might consider swapping the blade switch with a different one that allows for different combinations. Ideally, I'd like
- bridge humbucker
- inner coils in series
- outer coils in parallel
- neck split
- neck humbucker
Or some variation of these. But ofc I cannot find a wiring diagram anywhere, nor do I have any idea what switch I would have to install without any permanent modification to the guitar (which is a huge no for me).
Part of my love for the guitar is the position "8", aka the slug coils of the two pickups, in serie. I spend 90% of the time in that position, love it for both rhythm and leads.
Now, I am also looking to buy a "proper" custom 24. I am leaning towards a newer one because I don't want another guitar with the same pickup combination, I enjoy variety.
But I understand that the switching options on the blade switch don't overlap with those on the rotary (except for the "neck humbucker by itself" and the "bridge humbucker by itself" tones).
My question is what position on the blade switch is most comparable to the "series" setting on the rotary, if any.
If none is comparable, I might consider swapping the blade switch with a different one that allows for different combinations. Ideally, I'd like
- bridge humbucker
- inner coils in series
- outer coils in parallel
- neck split
- neck humbucker
Or some variation of these. But ofc I cannot find a wiring diagram anywhere, nor do I have any idea what switch I would have to install without any permanent modification to the guitar (which is a huge no for me).
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