The 5-way Rotary Switch ?
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Rhythmisking
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Chickenhead knob. Like an L6S.
No numbers needed because each position looks different; one glance and you know exactly where it is.
Also ugly as...well...a chicken head...
No numbers needed because each position looks different; one glance and you know exactly where it is.
Also ugly as...well...a chicken head...
bodia
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My ‘91 Standard, that I got from Hans, has a chicken head knob on it. Love it!
My L6-S is numbered 1 through 6 and the chicken head points to each choice only. You glance, you know. Bill Lawrence realized some players actually use the numbers as a reference. Seriously at $4k+ is it too much to ask to black out the 6 thru 10? Perhaps I'm just used to my L6-S, (1974 Gibson L6-S, 24 fret, w/ fully functioning 6 way rotory PU selector switch) "sorta" the precursor to the CU24.
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garrett
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Put a thumb bleeder washer on there. Make the treble position number 5 if that floats your boat. Done.
Okay, I give. I took an extra speed knob, dremelled the 5-10 out (I made 0 the start to keep the novelty alive, and redid the spaces with black. I then put a thin non-reactive indicator line in the recess. Very discreet. I didn't mean to offend, its just I'm used to looking ahead to where I'm going and often forgetting where I've been.
John Beef
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Pics? I don't fully understand what you did, and am curious.
bodia
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Hope you didn’t get hit hard
Just debris and branches on power lines, no power for a day.
Okay, I have pix but only one post, so until I post again, check out my Avatar.
The knob is 24 years old.
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bodia
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Glad to hear you didn't have too much damage.
jxe
babe en der wood
i like that. what does the line between 2 and 3 do?
Wannabegreat
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I recently acquired my first PRS (blue 20th anniversary) and the the rotary had been changed to a 3 position toggle with coil splits on a pull up tone control.
Not a bad setup the switch is a little clattery. I may change to a switchcraft blade type.
Lewguitar
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So does the blade do the same thing as the rotary?
The rotary gives:
1. neck humbucker
2: screw poles of neck and bridge in parallel
3. screw poles of neck and bridge in series - creates a "middle" humbucker even though there isn't one.
4. slug poles of neck and bridge in parallel
5. bridge humbucker
Does the blade do exactly the same thing?
The rotary gives:
1. neck humbucker
2: screw poles of neck and bridge in parallel
3. screw poles of neck and bridge in series - creates a "middle" humbucker even though there isn't one.
4. slug poles of neck and bridge in parallel
5. bridge humbucker
Does the blade do exactly the same thing?
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sergiodeblanc
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I don’t believe so.
Lewguitar
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According to PRS, this is what the 5 position blade did in the CE-24:
Using our 5-way blade switch, you can utilize these different pickup positions:
Position One: Bridge humbucker
Position Two: Bridge humbucker with neck singlecoil, in parallel
Position Three: Bridge and neck humbuckers
Position Four: Neck singlecoil with bridge singlecoil, in parallel
Position Five: Neck humbucker
So positions One and Five are the same. The other three are different from the 5-way Rotary switch.
Using our 5-way blade switch, you can utilize these different pickup positions:
Position One: Bridge humbucker
Position Two: Bridge humbucker with neck singlecoil, in parallel
Position Three: Bridge and neck humbuckers
Position Four: Neck singlecoil with bridge singlecoil, in parallel
Position Five: Neck humbucker
So positions One and Five are the same. The other three are different from the 5-way Rotary switch.
jxe
babe en der wood
i only ever use the one because all of the other settings are not directly under the 2 octave open harmonic which is the wrong place and sounds bad especially on 24 fret guitars but that's just me.