Anyone swap a 5-way switch into their DK2M?

[SweetPete]

If so, what are you doing with the 2 & 4 positions? Coil-tap? Phase? How's it sound with the Duncans?

[Newc]

A standard 5-way won't give you decent options like that, but a Jackson Special 5-Way will. A 5-way switch only has 3 connections with 2 bridge points to activate connections 1&2 and 2&3 at the same time, but the Jackson switch has 5 totally independent connections. I've used them with 2-hum guitars before and you can get some wild combinations, especially if you add in a push-pull knob or two.

[SweetPete]

Thanks for the great info Newc!

[SweetPete]

Oops, forgot to ask - where can one buy the Jackson switch?

[Newc]

Before the Fender buyout you could buy those and the original electronic systems (JE1000, etc) directly from Jackson HQ, but now your best bet is Ebay.
I've got 3 of them but I'm keeping them because they are fairly hard to find.

[SweetPete]

Newc,

Do you have a Jackson part #?

[DonP]

Stew-Mac has custom 5 ways as well. I put one in my 750XL and it's nice. From neck to bridge, NH, NS, NS+BS, BS, BH. The middle position is a single from the neck + a single from the bridge humbucking. Throw in a push/pull to phase reverse as well. This way I can get some great acoustic tones from a Distortion Mayhem set.

[SweetPete]

DonP,

Do you have schematic to do the 5-way AND push-pulls?

[thetruthguy]

I think Carvin might sell these, too. I know that's the configuration on the Bolt+.