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    Proper switch for Fender Duo Sonic?

    It's time for me to finally get my Musicmaster/Duo Sonic conversion up & running, & I need a switch for the pickups. Not the little sliders, but the toggle. Anybody know what kind it is & maybe where to find one? If I knew what kind it is I might even have one in my junk drawer. That would be cool.
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    Re: Proper switch for Fender Duo Sonic?

    Quote Originally Posted by Cogs View Post
    It's time for me to finally get my Musicmaster/Duo Sonic conversion up & running, & I need a switch for the pickups. Not the little sliders, but the toggle. Anybody know what kind it is & maybe where to find one? If I knew what kind it is I might even have one in my junk drawer. That would be cool.
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    I had a Duo Sonic in the middle 70s and I think, with two pickups, the switch was a 3-position tele type but with the strat slim cone-shaped knob. And that's no help for mfger, etc. However, they sell 4 position tele switches to give you the choice of series / parallel, so it's possible you could get one in Duo Sonic format somewhere, for extra tone options.

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    Re: Proper switch for Fender Duo Sonic?

    It's a 3 way on-on-on. It would have been made by switchcraft. I don't know the mounting hole specs, but I can tell you that if you want to use a "Gibson" style switch, you will need to route some wood and use the low boy like what is in the Explorers. The LP type is too deep and will not fit.

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    Re: Proper switch for Fender Duo Sonic?

    I don't want to use a Gibson style switch. I have to believe that it's a common switch available through Mouser, I just don't know what I'm looking for

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    Re: Proper switch for Fender Duo Sonic?

    Do you need to match pre-existing mounting holes?

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    Re: Proper switch for Fender Duo Sonic?

    This might be close to the original...http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/...KrKzqlOmfI4%3d

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    Re: Proper switch for Fender Duo Sonic?

    If mounting holes are not an issue, here's the on-on-on selection from Mouser...http://www.mouser.com/Electromechani...z0z812Z1z0z357

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    Re: Proper switch for Fender Duo Sonic?

    One of those is the right one, dimensions & all. But which one? lol

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    Re: Proper switch for Fender Duo Sonic?

    If you want the new Fender version: http://www.ebay.com/itm/006-2732-000...3D391455605999

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    Re: Proper switch for Fender Duo Sonic?

    Here's the original for reference: https://reverb-res.cloudinary.com/im...ckk50iabjv.jpg That's an ancient Carling switch.

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    Re: Proper switch for Fender Duo Sonic?

    Wow, SIX lugs! I'd guess they only used one of each. Looks that way in the photo, anyhow

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    Re: Proper switch for Fender Duo Sonic?

    Yes, but not the standard wiring. It's was either or both in series not parallel like we normally see...http://www.shortscale.org/wiki/index...:Duosonic1.jpg I enlarged the jpg to see it better. It's not a on-on-on switch. It's a on-off-on switch. My apologies, please. The switch shorts out either pickup in the rhythm or lead position. This is the closest I can find for size and function http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/...ObV%252bY2s%3d
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