M Series Switching...

[BFC]

Been playing a Classic with the M1-, M1-, M2 set for quite a while now. The neck and middle combo on the 5 way does nothing for me really. The neck and bridge combos are fantastic though. Would the Atom switching scheme for two mini buckers and a full humbucker I read about in another thread do well for a Classic with all mini buckers? It had some split settings and some parallel combo settings. Sounded like a neat set up.

[tom]

it would work nicely.

[tom]

the 3 m atom wiring is:
1.neck
2.middle
3.neck and bridge
4.middle and bridge
5.bridge
the pull puts the bridge in parallel in 3-5

[BFC]

I haven't heard the M stuff in parallel (or anything else in parallel for years now). What's the advantage over split besides better noise control?

[tom]

we only split or parallel the bridge position. for the m, the parallel bridge is a little bigger than the split.

[BFC]

Can the "3 M Atom switching" have a mini toggle between the volume and tone instead of the push/pull in a Classic? The mini works better for me ergonomically.

[tom]

sure. (extra space)

[BFC]

I think this would be a winner for me if it is okay...

1.neck
2.middle
3.neck and bridge
4.middle and bridge
5.bridge

Mini splits bridge on 3 and 4 but not 5. 5 is always full on series.

[tom]

that works. that's the way my current 3 pu atm is. the splits happen on that with the pot down. it has a full size humbucker though. no problem to do it with a switch and 3 m's.

[OSCAR ZOROASTER]

Tom, can you request that for a guitar already ordered in a June slot?

[tom]

which part are you requesting? a june guitar can be spec'd any way you want on the wiring. that happens in final assembly. if it has a pickguard it would happen about a month before assembly.