iamrubbish
New Member
Hi there.
I've been playing guitar for a few years and I've recently started messing around with electric guitar circuits. Everything I've done so far has involved following someone else's schematic for a similar guitar, and to be honest, having to ask someone how to do something and following their instructions is nowhere near as satisfying as when you figure out how to do it yourself.
What confuses me the most is switches - 5-way, DPDT 3PDT etc. All seem to have a load of poles coming off them, but how do I know what each of these poles do? Or, for example, when the lever is in the centre/up/down position, which poles are activated? I hope I'm using the right terminology and making myself clear. I guess I just need a detailed description of how to ascertain the roles of the poles on the bottom of switches. Any books/webpages you know of that could help me out?
Many thanks
James
I didn't call myself a mega-noob for nothing.
I've been playing guitar for a few years and I've recently started messing around with electric guitar circuits. Everything I've done so far has involved following someone else's schematic for a similar guitar, and to be honest, having to ask someone how to do something and following their instructions is nowhere near as satisfying as when you figure out how to do it yourself.
What confuses me the most is switches - 5-way, DPDT 3PDT etc. All seem to have a load of poles coming off them, but how do I know what each of these poles do? Or, for example, when the lever is in the centre/up/down position, which poles are activated? I hope I'm using the right terminology and making myself clear. I guess I just need a detailed description of how to ascertain the roles of the poles on the bottom of switches. Any books/webpages you know of that could help me out?
Many thanks
James
I didn't call myself a mega-noob for nothing.