nsherman2006 Posted June 2, 2004 Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 Hi. I am a complete and total electronic newbie. I am trying to build a guitar, and need to get a bridge humbucker. What is the difference between 4-conductor pickups and regular pickups? The neck pickup is a very old dimarzio that only has 2 wires, and the harness i am using used to have a pickup that appears to only have a single wire, maybe 2. It is an old harmony les paul copy, and i am transferring the electronics to my built guitar, but i want to switch out the bridge pickup. Any help? Thanks. Neal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hy_dro66 Posted June 2, 2004 Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 Hey dude. Check this out. I hope it helps. If not, let me know. This is the link to the intro page. The wiring stuff is linked on the left column of the page. Wiring Stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsherman2006 Posted June 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 Thanks for the link, but it doesnt really answer my question. Ill try to explain a little mor. I pulled the electronics harness out of a cheap lp copy to put in my custom guitar. The neck pickup has already been replaced with a dimarzio. I now want to replace the bridge pickup. The current wire seems to be eithe single or double stranded, but it is NOT four-conductor. What would i have to do in order to replace the bridge pickup with a four-conductor pickup? Thanks. Neal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted June 2, 2004 Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 If I get what you're saying, the bridge pickup has 2 wires, not 4. Right? If so, 4 wires is signal and ground for both coils, and 2 is somehow signals combined and grounds combined. guitarelectronics.com has great diagrams for any wiring combo you could dream of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefm Posted June 2, 2004 Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 Well.... The differences between them.... 1 and 2 conductor humbuckers are usually wired in series...there's one wire for the ground....one for the start of the forst coil...and in a 2 conductor...one for the end of the second.... in a 4 conductor...there's a ground and a start and finish for each coil... How do you get a 4 conductor pickup....you buy one.... Or you could convert it...that's been discussed here before...as an electronics newbie I wouldn't recommend the latter...there's a high chance of breaking things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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