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There's also the Freeway 10-way switch to consider. Gives you neck and bridge in series or in parallel and some other options without losing and of the stuff you already have:
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It does seem like it would be a bit like driving a truck.
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My trading feedback: https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/210335/yorkie
Position 1 = bridge
Position 2 = neck and bridge
Position 3 = neck
Position 4 = neck and mid
Position 5 = mid
Really, if you never use the middle pickup at all, just get the Megaswitch E - it will do exactly what you want with no other complications.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Then my other Strat is getting Brent Mason-ed I think. At least one firebird pickup will be involved...
Good luck,
Jon
My trading feedback: https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/210335/yorkie
How the Neck + Bridge selection sounds depends on which pickups are involved. 2 x vintage style Stratocaster single coils can be lacklustre. Duncan APS-1N + Twangbanger never quite lives up to expectations. DiMarzio Chopper + Fast Track 1 is altogether more interesting.
Just noticed the Freeway was mentioned- I agree with the assessment that not all of the extra sounds are good. And it's a bit of a pain to wire, at least compared to a standard 5-way. You could argue it's less faff than a bunch of push-pulls, though- so if you do like all of the extra sounds and want it to be as seamless as possible, it's worth considering.
But basically if you know you never use the middle pickup alone, as @ICBM rightly said the Schaller Megaswitch is the easiest. I just don't like it because I do like the middle position alone!
My trading feedback: https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/210335/yorkie
Me too. The frustrating thing for me is that I would happily sacrifice the bridge/middle setting on a standard SSS Strat to get bridge/neck - but if you use a hotter bridge pickup, like a Tele bridge, then the bridge/middle starts to improve... there’s just no perfect Strat/Tele hybrid, it’s a circle that can’t be squared.
So I’ve ended up with a HSH PRS which can't do any of those sounds perfectly, but all of them well enough.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
I agree with you about there being no perfect Tele/Strat hybrid, but funnily enough I prefer the bridge/middle on a Strat to a Tele bridge combined with a Strat middle!