Description
Free-Way Switch: A whole new dimension in pickup switching for electric guitars!
The Free-Way switch was first used on stage in December 2007 during Led Zeppelin’s Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert where the new Gibson® Jimmy Page Les Paul® Custom was featured during an incredible performance of “For Your Life”.
When you first play a guitar with a Free-Way switch, you might not even realize it is there – the guitar doesn’t look any diferent and the pickup selector feels just like a normal 3-way blade switch giving Neck/Neck Middle/Middle/Middle Bridge/Bridge selections. It’s only when you realise that the Free-Way switch moves into an additional three positions that you understand what the Free-Way is all about.
A whole new dimension in natural tone – coil tapping, phase switching, series/parallel, piezo blending…you decide! Fast, intuitive switching – all in one familiar place so it’s easy to understand and use. Classic looks – completely maintains the authentic design, appearance and condition of any guitar.
Model 3B3-01:
The 3B3-01 model delivers 6-position Free-Way switching in a Blade format which is directly interchangeable with conventional 3-way selectors. The lower bank of 3 positions delivers the familiar neck/both/bridge pickup combinations just as normal – but the upper bank configures the two pickups: in series; in series reverse phase; in parallel reverse phase, thereby providing every possible tonal combination from a two pickup guitar. Alternatively the 3B3-01 can be used with dual humbuckers which can be configured as above or coil-split in the upper bank. Visually undetectable when fitted, the 3B3-01 delivers incredible tonal flexibility in a completely intuitive, familiar package.
Visit Free-Way Switch’s website for an nearly unlimited selection of sonic options and free full wiring schematics for each Free-Way Switch model!
Nuno describes the multitude of tones now available by way of Nele’s 6-position switching…
