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3 way selector + kill switch on Jazz Bass

So I saw a custom EGC bass on Instagram where it was wired with a 3 way toggle selector, into a killswitch, straight to the output. No volume or tone knobs. I don't really blend pickups or fiddle with volume at my bass, I generally do so at my amp, so this configuration seemed interesting. Would I be able to wire a jazz bass with a 3 way switch for the selector and a 2 way switch for the kill switch? Would DPDT switches work? I'm totally new to wiring and would like to try this but don't know where to start. Thanks for any help!
 
This scheme would be simple and straightforward to wire. For pickup switching you can use a [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] or an ON-ON-ON DPDT toggle switch. For the kill switch only a SPST switch is needed but you can use a DPDT switch but just not use the extra contacts. Pickup "hots" go to the outer terminals on the pickup switch, center terminal of the pickup switch goes to the tip terminal on the output jack. Pickup grounds go to the output jack's ring (ground) terminal. Kill switch is connected in parallel to the output jack.
 
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