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I am usually an advocate for Freeway selector switches. The ten-way Stratocaster version does not do anything I would want that cannot be achieved with a CRL sprung five-way selector switch and a mini toggle mode switch.
If you need a humbucker sound from an S-type guitar, install a humbucker on it. Job done.
Apparently It's made in England so I would expect it to be a quality part and not some POS Asian made part. Will definitely try one. Interesting that the patented by a guy in GB and granted in 2007, so more than half the patent life has already expired. I wonder why it took so long to bring it to market. Hopefully because they were perfecting the design and manufacturing process of the part. It looks very cool and well thought out.
Seriously though, it does look like a nice tidy solution if you need 10 positions and don't want to add another toggle switch. Personally I play 2-pickup guitars and pretty much never even use the middle position on those, so a 3-position switch is overkill for me But somebody can probably make use of this.
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But I know what you mean @ICBM - ideally nobody would make anything that is less than good and we'd all be happy to pay what that cost.
The pre-wired scratchplate assembly illustrated in Hoots’ thread was hamstrung by the use of mini toggle DPDT on/on switches rather than sliders.
I find the Freeway much easier and more intuitive than I remember finding the S1 - I think that lends itself more to a single job, as it's just a smart push-push really - but again, the extra sounds aren't anything to write home about and remembering what's where is nigh-on impossible without having a cheat sheet to hand.
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Those of us of a certain age will also recall the phrase "Lucas, Prince Of Darkness" .
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
The side to side “bank” switching on my Freeway 3B3-01 switch just failed.
On the other hand, if pressing on a switch cap is sufficient to mess up the internals of the switch, you have to wonder whether it is robust enough for a live performance environment?
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein