different 3-way toggle switches question

[Santuzzo]

Hi,

last weekend I installed DiMarzios in my Sterling JP70 and a push-pull pot for splitting the humbuckers.
I used the DiMarzio wiring scheme according to which I needed to get the DiMarzio 3-way toggle switch, so I could not use the original 3-way toggle.
The difference between the two is that the DiMarzio switch has way more connections (12 IIRC) and the original switch only has 3.
The only thing that bothers me is the chrome look of the DiMarzio switch while the original switch was black which looks nicer IMO.

So my question is: can the same switching be done with using the original 3-way toggle switch as opposed to the DiMarzio one?

I found a wiring scheme online that suggests so, but now I am confused if it really works the same way.
I attached both schemes for reference.

edit: also another question: what is the north coil and the south coil? My guess would be north coil being the coil closer to the neck and south coil being the coil closer to the bridge. Is that right?

Thanks,
Lars

 

[beej]

Quickly looking at those two, they have different functionality. The first one has the HBs in parallel and splits them in the middle position like the JP wiring, while the GuitarElectronics one just gives you both parallel in that position, with no split. Then both have a push/pull so you can split the pickups in any position.

To do the JP thing you need a 4PDT on/on/on switch (12 lugs; the Dimarzio one). Do do the normal LP thing with both humbuckers, you just need a standard 3-way switch. So it depends what you want.

Btw, with regards to North/South, the South coil is usually the one at the bottom (if you're looking at it, with the logo or whatever at the bottom). Though a HB is two coils, one reverse-wound reverse-polarity relative to the other one, so it doesn't really matter so long as the wiring makes sense.

 

[Santuzzo]

Thank you very much!
Ok, so in that case I definitely need to DiMarzio 3-way toggle.
Do you think the chrome toggle switch on this looks bad? I think a black one (original toggle was black, but the DiMarzio ones are chrome) looks better especially since the knobs and trem are black....

 

[Santuzzo]

Now I am confused.
I used the DiMarzio wiring (which is the Petrucci switching) but in the middle position of the 3-way switch I still get both humbuckers together unless I activate the coil split by pulling the tone pot push-pull.

I also found this diagram on the DiMarzi site

would that split both humbuckers at the same time? But also in each position of the three way switch, so I could get the neck pick-up split when the 3-way switch is set to neck and the push pull is pulled?

 

[beej]

Personally I like the chrome. Also not sure if I've seen one in black before. You could look at online component distributors like Mouser, Digi-Key, etc. to see if somebody makes one.