Installing Emg's, Pickup Selector Is Weird.

[Slabbefusk]

Hey guys! Thought I could ask you here since not even the tech at EMG knew how to do it, and Ibanez won't let them know either .

I have bought a set of EMG's for my Ibanez and while the jack and everything seems alright the pickup switch is giving me a headache. Its a 3 way and where the soldering is there is like 12 small metal pins arranged in 3 rows of 4. How the hell do I wire this?

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[User01]

Hey guys! Thought I could ask you here since not even the tech at EMG knew how to do it, and Ibanez won't let them know either  .

I have bought a set of EMG's for my Ibanez and while the jack and everything seems alright the pickup switch is giving me a headache. Its a 3 way and where the soldering is there is like 12 small metal pins arranged in 3 rows of 4. How the hell do I wire this?

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hey slab, try changing the selector, but i understand that you may not want to because its a prestige ibanez, so i dunno, maybe sum1 else can help. btw, that ibanez is kick ass

[feylya]

Easiest way to figure this out is to get a fuse tester, checking each pin in each position and seeing which pins are connected in what positions. Then from that, figure out how to wire it.

Is it an Ibanez SZ?

[Slabbefusk]

Nope, Ibanez Prestige RG2620.

[lovekraft]

Here's the table for that switch (from 300m's thread last week) -

Switch

Neck     CTR    Bridge

O X X   X X O    X X O

O X X   O X X    X X O

O X X   O X X    X X O

O X X   X X O    X X O

You'll only need half the switch - I drew up a diagram that's in that thread, if you want to take a look.

[Slabbefusk]

I still cant seem to understand, my pickups have one wire each with a braid that is to be soldered to the back of the volume and then the signal that is going to the switch. Its really confusing me.

EDIT: Heres the passive pickup wiring for mine.

http://www.ibanez.com/wiring/wire.asp?y=2004&w=RG2620

EDIT2: Hmm, I may have understood it now, but Ill wait for an answer anyway so I dont screw stuff up.

Edited April 15, 2005 by Slabbefusk

[User01]

I still cant seem to understand, my pickups have one wire each with a braid that is to be soldered to the back of the volume and then the signal that is going to the switch. Its really confusing me.

EDIT: Heres the passive pickup wiring for mine.

http://www.ibanez.com/wiring/wire.asp?y=2004&w=RG2620

EDIT2: Hmm, I may have understood it now, but Ill wait for an answer anyway so I dont screw stuff up.

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tell us what you think you understand

that means we can tell you what to do and what not to do...well not me...im a n00b, but im sure the others will find it useful.

btw, i personally feel its better to strip everything out and replace it

but its up to you

[lovekraft]

What's difficult to understand? Ground wires (braids) go to ground point, red wires go to the battery clip and white wires hook up like this:

Disconnect the bridge ground, hook up the battery and you're there! Follow the EMG diagram for wiring a stereo jack to switch power off when the guitar is unplugged. HTH!

[Slabbefusk]

Thanks man I got it now, I did before you posted that pic but I just wanted to be sure . Ill tell you if it works when im done .

[Slabbefusk]

I f*cked up. I soldered just like it was in the schematic and then when I tried it in action it was just noise. I'm guessing its some sort of grounding problem or a bad connection because when I touch the pots the noise increased, alot. And I could only hear a faint sound of the strings while I had gain on full with boost on, plus the noise was unbearable.

What did I do wrong? I'm not very good at soldering so could it have been some bad joints like I said?

Oh and when I put the pickups in the cavities the "quick connecter" was in the way and they were like way high and I was forced to have the action raised alot.