i was at my local guitar store looking at an esp mh301 when i noticed it had a 5-way selector switch (now i now what the switch does) but the guitar only had 2 humbuckers so why would you need a 5 way switch im a little stumped as to why it had a 5way instead of a 3way anyone know why you can only get three combontaion with two humbuckers bridge,neck and both were do the other two go ?

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http://www.ibanez.com/misc/pickup_s...2hum_4_5way.gif

me guesses

Those 2 are probaly coil tap places

well they are emgs so they dont have the two halfs normal ones do (or if they do u cant see them)

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You would nead a three-way swithch, not a five way. Although, you still could wire it properly even with the five way. But it's unnecessary. Five ways are for guitars with three pickups.

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Ivanhoe is right, her link says it all. And NO, not all 5 toggle switch guitars have 3pick ups...

Its possible its got an EMG-89 or EMG-H in there? I have a 1992 Fender HM strat with them on, does it have a pull up vol knob or a ssmall toggle switch on it?, if it does, then you got some 89's in there. If you dont, then it might be a EMG-H, There both good... Heres a quick description of em'

The EMG-89's a dual Mode Pickup. Its two pickups in one; single and dual-coil with two separate outputs. At a flip of a switch you could change from teh crunch of a hum to the crisp clean of a single-coil. The tone modes can be selected with the included push-pull volume control or like i said the mini-toggle. The EMG-H. The EMG-H is a EMG-S single-coil pickup in a humbucking housing. its good for rhythm and its got added definition for chording, or for lead work when the bright attack of a single-coil pickup is called for. Heres a pic of my 92 HM strat with the EMG-89 and EMG-S on it.

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From the ESP Website (look under Megaswitch):
http://www.espguitars.com/html/specialfeat.html

I think one of the even number positions "simulates" a strat single coil sound while the other even number position "simulates" a tele single coil sound. The other positions are like the standard dual humbucker switches. I have never heard the guitar, so I have no idea what it really sounds like...