Potential next project switch/wiring question?

Fender Blacktop Mahogany HH Strat.....
https://shop.fender.com/en-GB/electric-guitars/stratocaster/limited-edition-mahogany-blacktop-stratocaster/0147903538.html
I fancy putting together a partscater inspired by the above Fender, I have a lot of hardware kicking around and could source a Mahogany Strat body from Guitarbuild, but am clueless about the switching.

Fender use a "5 way blade switch" would it be a standard 5 way or a Superswitch, either way how would I wire it to give me the switching that Fender uses?

"5-Position Blade: Position 1: Full Bridge Pickup, Position 2: Both Outer Coils, Position 3: Bridge and Neck Pickup, Position 4: Both Inside Coils, Position 5: Full Neck Pickup"

If anyone can help, a fag packet/back of a napkin sketch (photo of) would be appreciated.....

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Comments

  • FunkfingersFunkfingers Frets: 14321
    The circuit that you describe requires a 24-contact Superswitch. I associate it with the Ernie Ball/Musicman Axis Super Sport - except that the EBMM has a single master tone pot rather than two separate ones.

    Some Ibanez guitars achieve similar results with a specialised OTAX PCB switch. I forget the exact model number. 

    IMO, the Outside coils in parallel combination is fairly useless. I would go for the Ibanez circuit in which position 2 is Inside Coils In Parallel and Position 4 is the neck position humbucker with its coils connected in parallel to resemble the sound of a single coil.

    Hopefully, the guitar body is routed HSH. This might prove a more versatile pickup combination.
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  • SeshSesh Frets: 1839
    Is this what you need:

    https://guitarelectronics.com/2-humbuckers-5-way-lever-switch-1-volume-2-tones-05/ ;

    Looks like you'll need a superswitch.

    If I ever get around to it, I'm aiming for a 5 way with 2 HBs giving 1. Bridge HB, 2. Bridge HB/ neck S, 3. Both HBs, 4. Bridge S/neck HB, 5. Neck HB. This, I believe, can be done with a standard 5 way.
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