Free-Way 10-Way Blade Strat-Style Pickup Selector Switch 5B5-01

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 5-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 five 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 5B5-01:

The 5B5-01 model delivers 10-position Free-Way switching in a Blade format which is directly interchangeable with conventional 5-way selectors. The lower bank of 5 positions delivers all the familiar pickup combinations just as normal - but the upper bank contains the missing parallel combinations (neck + bridge) and (neck + middle + bridge) together with three 'in series' combinations to provide higher output tones which you may not expect to hear from single coil pickups and which greatly expands the tonal range of any three pickup guitar. Visually undetectable when fitted, the 5B5-01 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!

See, hear and enjoy the moment!