JonnyC Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 (edited) Hey guys. This has gotta be so simple but i can't seem to find a diagram :s I don't know anything about wiring i just know how to solder. I need to wire up a single humbucker to a two way selector switch, no tone or volume pots. One position for ON, one position for OFF, thats it Can anyone help me out please? Thanks Edited November 16, 2005 by JonnyC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegarehanman Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 How many wires are coming from your humbucker? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyC Posted November 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 Just the standard 4, white green black n red Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegarehanman Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 There's no standard, but 4's far from unusual. Do you have a diagram telling you which wires are which? Ultimately, you'll connect two of the wires together, one of the wires will get grounded, and one wire will go to the middle terminal on a spdt switch. One of the outside terminals on the switch will go to your input jack's sleeve, the other will go to the tip(in other words, one of the outside terminals will get grounded, the other will be your output). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyC Posted November 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 (edited) Yeah its a X500 XL from Bill n Becky I haven't got it yet still waiting but im told the Reds the output, Blacks the ground and i link White and Green together. Do i just connect the ground from my trem straight to the jack? Edited November 16, 2005 by JonnyC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegarehanman Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 Normally there's a common grounding area(like the back of a volume pot). You don't have a volume pot though, so you'll need to figure something else out. You could feasibly connect it to the jack. Don't forget that your humbucker, switch, and shielding will need to be grounded as well. You could just wire the grounds in series with the shielding last. Or you could use the ol' screw covered with conductive paint in the control cavity as a common ground. So is this a guitar you built, or just a modded guitar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyC Posted November 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 (edited) Its a guitar im currenty renovating. Only just started applying the primer but i gonna make her white anyway. It's and old Jackson PS4 similar to http://www.acclaimedart.com/ps4.JPG except left handed. Neck and middle pickups suck so bad and i figured i could use a guitar just for shredding to add to my collection. So why no go for the minimalist look. He's what she looks like so far http://www.acclaimedart.com/white.JPG Thanks for your help by the way Edited November 16, 2005 by JonnyC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvertonessuckbutigotone Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 this just came to me, tell me if i'm wrong. since the ground is universally the sleeve of the jack, and the sleeve is on the bottom, wouldnt it be pressing against the sheilding, ultimately grounding it, as long as the sheilding is all the way under the jack? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegarehanman Posted November 19, 2005 Report Share Posted November 19, 2005 That could be true, but how often do you have the shielding running between the jack and what it's mounted on? Normally, the sleeve grounds the metal plate it's attached to, not vice versa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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