Patent ID: 6998529
Filing Date: 2006-02-14
Classification: G10H

Abstract:
1. A guitar pickup switching system for a three-pickup guitar, comprising: a first single-coil or a multiple-coil bridge pickup, a second single-coil or a multiple-coil middle pickup; a third single-coil or a multiple-coil neck pickup; and a switching means consisting of three double-pole, double-throw (center off) switches and three double-pole, double throw (no center off) switches for selecting outputs of said pickups to provide all of the following combinations: (01) a connection consisting of the first pickup alone, (02) a connection consisting of the second pickup alone, (03) a connection consisting of the third pickup alone, (04) a connection consisting of the first pickup and the second pickup connected in parallel and in-phase, (05) a connection consisting of the first pickup and the third pickup connected in parallel and in-phase, (06) a connection consisting of the second pickup and the third pickup connected in parallel and in-phase, (07) a connection consisting of the first pickup and the second pickup and the third pickup connected in parallel and in-phase, (08) a connection consisting of the first pickup and the second pickup connected in parallel and out-of-phase, (09) a connection consisting of the first pickup and the third pickup connected in parallel and out-of-phase, (10) a connection consisting of the second pickup and the third pickup connected in parallel and out-of-phase, (11) a parallel connection consisting of the first pickup, the second pickup, and the third pickup; the first pickup is out-of-phase with both second and third pickups, (12) a parallel connection consisting of the first pickup, the second pickup, and the third pickup; the third pickup is out-of-phase with both the first and second pickups, (13) a parallel connection consisting of the first pickup, the second pickup, and the third pickup; the second pickup is out-of-phase with both the first and third pickups, (14) a connection consisting of the first pickup and the second pickup connected in series and in-phase, (15) a connection consisting of the first pickup and the third pickup connected in series and in-phase, (16) a connection consisting of the second pickup and the third pickup connected in series and in-phase, (17) a connection consisting of the first pickup and the second pickup and the third pickup connected in series and in-phase, (18) a connection consisting of the first pickup and the second pickup connected in series and out-of-phase, (19) a connection consisting of the first pickup and the third pickup connected in series and out-of-phase, (20) a connection consisting of the second pickup and the third pickup connected in series and out-of-phase, (21) a connection consisting of the first pickup, the second pickup and the third pickup connected in series; the first pickup out-of-phase with both the second pickup and the third pickup, (22) a connection consisting of the first pickup, the second pickup and the third pickup connected in series; the third pickup out-of-phase with both the first pickup and the second, (23) a connection consisting of the first pickup, the second pickup and the third pickup connected in series; the second pickup out-of-phase with both the first pickup and the third pickup, (24) a connection consisting of the first pickup and the second pickup connected in series and in-phase; the third pickup connected parallel to both the first and second pickups and in-phase with the first pickup, (25) a connection consisting of the first pickup and the third pickup connected in series and in-phase; the second pickup connected parallel to both the first and third pickups and in-phase with the first pickup, (26) a connection consisting of the second pickup and the third pickup connected in series and in-phase; the first pickup connected parallel to both the second and third pickups and in-phase with the second pickup, (27) a connection consisting of the first pickup and the second pickup connected in series and out-of-phase; the third pickup connected parallel to both the first and second pickups and in-phase with the first pickup, (28) a connection consisting of the first pickup and the third pickup connected in series and out-of-phase, the second pickup connected parallel to both the first and third pickups and in-phase with the first pickup, (29) a connection consisting of the second pickup and the third pickup in series and out-of-phase; the first pickup connected parallel to both the second and third pickups and in-phase with the second pickup.