Fender S1 Switch source?

thegummy

Does anyone have a reliable source for the S1 Switch?

Seems so difficult to find; I do have one already but everywhere I find seems sold out.

I wonder if it's no longer manufactured?

robgilmo

Is it solid or split?

guitarcookie1

I might have one in the parts drawer? 

thegummy

robgilmo said:

Is it solid or split?

It's split I'll be looking for (Strat).

guitarcookie1 said:

I might have one in the parts drawer? 

Appreciate the offer but I'm more hoping there's a source where I could potentially buy them in the future.

I've emailed Fender asking if they've been discontinued cause, if not, it's weird how hard they are to find.

I guess Fender must have a patent on them since no other companies do anything similar and it's such a good concept.

robgilmo

https://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/parts-c4/electronics-c698/potentiometers-c109/fender-250k-s1-switch-pot-assembly-p5302

I'm after a solid shaft type, looks like I might have to try and modify a split shaft type , I cannot find a solid shaft anywhere except America.

thegummy

robgilmo said:

https://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/parts-c4/electronics-c698/potentiometers-c109/fender-250k-s1-switch-pot-assembly-p5302

I'm after a solid shaft type, looks like I might have to try and modify a split shaft type , I cannot find a solid shaft anywhere except America.

Cheers man, that is actually where I got mine but it's currently out of stock (which seems to be the case most of the time).

They do actually have a solid shaft version listed too but that's also out of stock.

BTW, I've used split shaft pots with screw-on knobs before and they worked fine (particularly if you line it up so the screw goes into the split) but dunno whether the S1 style knob would work with that.

robgilmo

I might have to give that a try, although It seems it might be a lot easier to switch to a standard Tele pot and just not have S1 switching.

thegummy

Over the past couple of weeks (which is really just a few hours of spare time as I have a 3-month old lol) I've been trying out different types of switches to see what I liked.

They were all manageable, currently just got a couple of normal mini-switches on there and they work fine but look the least cool. Tried a push-push which looked a bit better but doesn't feel the best quality and can only find a DPDT max. But the S1 is so cool with the sleek button hiding on the inside of the knob, it's unquestionably the coolest looking one and is 4PDT.

I did think about the option of limiting myself to 5 options and not having extra switches but I just couldn't live without coil splits or the neck+bridge option (or without the middle-only, neck+middle or bridge+middle).

What does the switch do on your Tele? I'd imagine if it's a SS Tele any added function could be lived without?