Speiro Posted January 20, 2006 Report Share Posted January 20, 2006 Hi guys I'm having a few wiring issues that I could do with some help with please. I have a humbucker and 2 single coil pickups that I'm trying to wire in with a volume pot, 2 tone pots and 3 mini switches. Can anyone assist as I can't seem to find any wiring diagrams anywhere for this kind of set up? Many thanks Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speiro Posted January 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 Hi gouys, I've just done a bit of a sketch so you can see what is what with this wiring. It came all wired up but some wires have come apart. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v142/speiro/WiringProb.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hessodreamy Posted January 21, 2006 Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 Well, it depends what you want the switches to do, really. There's a number of things you could do with it. Obvious use for one is to coil tap the humbucker to get single coil sound. I assume the switches have 2 position not 3. Is that right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speiro Posted January 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 Yes they are 2 position sorry. Basically I have a Charvel mpdel 4 body that I had been refinishing and I found a set of mini switches and pots on EBay that would fit in the original holes in the body. I don't have any of the original electrics. I've discovered today that the volume pot is faulty now too. What I'm looking to do is use 3 mini switches as the pickup selector switches. I don't need to coil tap the HB either. The mini switches are on/on type. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speiro Posted January 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2006 I've decided to go with one HB and one SC and one volume pot, no tone pots. I still want to use 2 of the mini switches as PU selector switches as it's what I have here. Can anyone help me with what needs to be wired where on that crude drawing I posted, leaviung out the no longer required pots? Many thanks Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hessodreamy Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 This should help: The red wires to the switches are corresponding 'hot' wires from the pickups. I presume you already know which one's they are. If not let me know and I'll give you some pointers. Of course the 'cold' wires from the pickups should go to ground, like the back of the volume pot. The switches simply make or break the connection of each pickup to the volume switch. I'm pretty sure the other pin on the same side of the switch doesn't need to be grounded, but if you get nasty hum, give it a go. I must say I like the simplicity of the setup. I never really felt the need for tone controls, either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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