Oak Grigsby - 5 Way 4 Pole Super Switch Pickup selector (Mounting screws included)
Premium Components - Manufactured by Electro Switch Corp.
The Oak Grigsby 5-Way 4-Pole Super Switch is a specialized, high-quality component used in electric guitar wiring to unlock highly advanced and customized tonal options. It is an upgrade from the standard 5-way switch found on guitars like the Fender Stratocaster.
Super Switch: The term "Super Switch" indicates it has more poles (switching circuits) than a standard switch, offering far greater wiring flexibility.
5-Way: It has five distinct lever positions, just like a standard Stratocaster switch.
4-Pole: This is the critical feature. It means the switch has four independent switching circuits (or "poles"), typically with 6 lugs per pole (24 total lugs). A standard 5-way switch only has 2 poles.
The 4 poles give you enough control to configure complex switching schemes that are impossible with a standard switch.
Common uses include:
1 - Humbucker Coil-Splitting/Tapping: You can dedicate a pole to automatically split a humbucker into a single-coil in certain positions (e.g., position 2 to get the "quack" with a humbucker/single-coil combination).
2 - Series/Parallel Switching: You can wire pickups in series (higher output, darker tone) or parallel (standard output, brighter tone) in specific positions.
3 - In-Phase/Out-of-Phase Combinations: You can flip the phase of a pickup for a unique, hollow sound.
4 - Custom Combinations: It's essential for advanced wiring setups like HSS (Humbucker-Single-Single), HSH (Humbucker-Single-Humbucker), or Nashville Telecaster wiring, which require different components (like tone controls) to be switched in or out for different pickup positions.
In short, the Oak Grigsby 5-Way 4-Pole Super Switch gives an experienced builder or technician the ability to create virtually any 5-way pickup combination they can imagine.
Perfect update or replacement for Strats, and other guitars with 5-Way lever/blade pickup selectors.
Body cavity depth required / 1-7/16" (36.51mm)
Mounting screw spacing / 1-5/8" (41.28mm)
Lever stem / .050" x .190" (1.27mm x 4.82mm)
Pickguard slot required / 1/16" x 1-1/16" (1.59mm x 26.99mm)
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Oak Grigsby - 5 Way Super Switch
Oak-Grigsby switches are made by Electroswitch, the parent company that also makes CRL, the high-end lever switches Fender has used for decades.
Oak-Grigsby switches are made in Mexico, so they are cheaper than the CRL switches which are made in the USA, this has prompted Fender to switch from CRL to Oak for a large part of its guitar production.
On the other hand, all custom shop guitars are still equipped with CRL switches.Note: If you are not satisfied with your purchase, you may return it. The return must be done within a maximum of 30 days following the reception of the article. In this case, you will be asked for the order number and the item to return.
In order for us to accept a returned item, it MUST be unused and in the same condition as it was shipped (this means that you have not been welded or cut, etc.).