Julie

Why does he want the capacitor in different places? Second, you ground it by soldering it to the back of a pot (the volume and tone metal things) Like stated above.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK HE KNOWS WHAT HE IS TALKING ABOUT?? I ASKED HIM AND HE COULDN'T EXPLAIN.

Hi julie...hard to explain to a third person...but good to see you back...

anyway...the cap on the tone controls is a filter to back off the high frequencies...not often used anyway...a few threads have explored it. One additional very small cap can be used as a treble bleed capacitor on the volume control to preserve or even brighten the sound when the volume on the guitar is turned down...a very common mod that may even be in the guitar itself. Generally "fancy" caps make not a lot of difference to the sound, just the way the control works to turn down the treble.

SO on two conductor pickups there are not a lot of mods that are possible or worthwhile really...you could put in a phase switch, perhaps on a push pull. This will give a hollowed out kind of funky sound when both pickups are selected (middle position). You could also potentailly rig up a series parralel switch with both pickups on...though I am not sure how useful this would be...

However, all HB's have 4 wires inside them...if you think you/he is up to it, HB's can be taken apart and a new four conductor cable added giving more wiring options. This gives you the possibility of coil splitting (a single coil type sound) or other variations, maybe even a splitting tone control without having to add switches...or series parallel wiring within the humbucker itself.

Also, be aware that it can be tricky to get things like pots in and out of a 335...generally things need to be threaded through with bits of string or wire and all the soldering has to be done outside the guitar. Often it is best then to tie cotton or something to the existing controls so that these threads can be used to pull them or new wiring back into position...fiddly work to be avoided unless necessary.

For appearance as much as anything, if there are pickup covers these can be left off...they will need to be removed if wiring alterations are going to be made. Stewmac have some good tutorials on some of this stuff as it can be a little delicate...but not really hard with care. The pickup windings are extremely fine and will break...but in there will be actual wires attached and these can be connected to allowing 4 conductor wiring and all that this can offer.

hope some of that helps...

pete

PETE, YOUR AWESOME!!

IT IS NICE TO BE BACK, I WAS OUT OF COMMISION FOR 2 YEARS, GOT HURT, BUT I AM DOING ALRIGHT. ONE OF THESE DAYS I NEED TO PUT ALL MY GUITAR KNOWLEDGE TO WORK AND BUILD MY OWN. AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW I HAVE DONE ALOT OF RESEARCH FOR THE 3RD PARTY (boyfriend) AND I AM PRETTY SURE I KNOW MORE THAN HIM...LOL..

On the humbucker pickups, one wire is the ground and one is the positive.

Also, if possible, he wants diagrams and/or mods where the capacitor is placed differently than the stock wiring...

My boyfriend recently purchased a Gibson epiphone at a swapmeet. He refinished the guitar and has been having a hard time with the wiring. I have looked for wiring diagrams for him, but haven't had much luck. The guitar has 2 humbuckers, they are 2 wire NOT 4 WIRE. It also has 2 tones and 2 volumes. Does anyone have any good wiring diagrams???Please!!!! Any type...He wants to experiment with different sounds. Also what is the best way to ground it. Thanks...JULIE

Has anyone seen, or have a guitar that the body is shaped like a woman, or part of a woman's body?

If so got any pics, or links to em?

Here is a pic of the back of the guitar, I still have to cut more out to get to my wiring easier, instead of removing the pickplate everytime.

sustainer......next project.

as for the trem, it is only an illusion. I will post a few more pics to show you. The body is actually still quite thick their. You know, actually I think next project is another guitar, that is thin with the same amount of thickness all the way through and figuring out the trem thing.

as for mickguard , I am so sorry, I was not paying attention earlier and still thought it was psw replying, forgive me, You Rock, and You Shred. lol. Is that enough brown nosing? Just joking. Please forgive me. And pete sorry about the size of my pics, I will correct in the future. I forgot how frickin huge they are when I put them on my compute. My is screen is huge, so I don't keep in mind about everyone else's.

I was trying to give you an idea here on how thin the guitar is, compared to the one next to it.

AND HERE!!!!!! fixed !!!!!!

AND HERE!!!!!! FIXED!!

THIS ONE IS TOO BIG TOO!~~~

PETE, YOU ROCK!!!!!!!

Let me add that the feedback has been completely "microphonic" I should of stated that from the get go. I keep saying to everyone, " it acts like a microphone", (duh, Julie) You just helped me out. I bet the plate isn't screwed down good enough. Check out my better pics, if you look closely the pickplate is hammered also. My screws aren't all the right sizes either. to be continued.......

everything is grounded to the volume pot.

crappy pic, i will post better one here shortly.

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e111/jul.../Picture068.jpg

I obviously worded my question wrong, but didn't realize it until after you guys replied. Yes, since installing the pickplate, I get mainly alot of feedback, and a low hum. I only get it though, when I tap anywhere on the pickplate, which is really mind-boggling. When I am playing I the feedback and/or hum goes away, but i can hear my pick on the strings, like it is metal to metal. Here are some picks of the guitar. Figured I might as well post a few with the help I had been getting for in the electronic department. So perhaps it is some kind of weird loop I created. Man, I am going to have to take apart all over again. lol.

YOUR PIC IS TOO BIG!!!!

I recently put my own custom pickplate on my electric guitar, it is aluminum, and I was wondering if it could be causing any undesired sounds/noise, and/or feedback. If so, do you know if there is some kind of backing I could use underneath my pickplate so I could still keep the aluminum one.

What exactly is a sustainer, and it's purpose.

I have only read just a few of the replies on the forum topic

"sustainer Ideas" but have not been able to figure out what it

is and it's purpose. If I had more time I would read more, to find

out, but figured since I don't, there is somebody out there nice enough

to clue the noobie in.

You are such a sweet heart for helping me out, okay here you can go and see my diagram. Please be patient with my sloppy drawing, only the 2nd time i have attempted to make up a diagram.

I can't exactly figure out how to put the link in right!!!

Hope you can get there.

nevermind about me figuring it out, obviously i pasted it right somehow!lol, blonde moment

Hi there Julie and welcome to Project Guitar...

Well, there are an endless variety of combinations possible with the HB and two single coils...

There may well be a use for that blend pot yet!!!

Here is a site that has a wide variety of diagrams that is always highly recommended

DGB Studio HB + S + S circuits link

You may wish to look at the DGB recommended for HSS combinations too. Some of them do use a control knob to create blends in positions 2 and 4 for instance. I have a Strat which has a volume control on the middle pickup so it can be blended in at any switch position.

DGB Studio also have a section on stock wiring circuits for commercial guitars if you have something in mind or particularly like a manufacturers wiring...many are very taken with Vai's Gem scheme for instance. Also, there are wire color codes for various makes of pickup so you can tell one from another (they are often very different)

You may wish to work out a combination of tones that you are seeking to acheive on the 5-way and then have a "blow" switch" that will auto switch the HB alone for a lead tone...I rather like that idea.

In addition to selecting pickups and combinations, you may also wish to consider combinations in/out phase and series/parrallel...all different but usable sounds. Some of them may result in drops in volume (possibly not so bad if switching from a rhythm to lead tone) and/or loss or gain of the humbucking effect.

So many choices. You really don't want to have a guitar with switches sprouting out all over it (or perhaps you do!) but there are some useful sounds to be had without too much electronic hardware and such.

A site you may want to look at is...Guitar Nuts Site...as it is specifically geared towards wiring and shielding issues. One of the clearest sites there is on the subject. You may even wish to consult the cunningly hidden Guitar Nuts Forum...these guys are not adverse to any kind of wiring options and have some unusual schematics listed there and are very helpful with this kind of thing.

As I say, I have a mid pickup volume control to add it into combinations and find it really useful...it might have been even more useful had I used a blend control in some sneaky way...so I wouldn't necessarily abandon that option...

Anyway...perhaps start with a range of sounds and features you think you might like to achieve and then go for that...some of it depends on the type of music you play...Metal perhaps a simple dual humbucker with three way is the best approach...if you play clean sounds and a bit of rhythm (say funk, etc) then a lot of the more unusual out of phase sounds are uesfull...or perhaps you fall somewhere in between, or just want a guitar with a lot of options or a unique twist...hope that helps a little, good luck... pete

Thanks pete, well I checked out the site, and If it isn't a inconvience to you, perhaps you could still help me out with the wiring, my 5 way switch is from Carvin, and all the poles are on one side. took blend and switch out. now just have the 5 way and the two single coils, by carvin, and the seymour duncan humbucker(custom custom, sh11) What I am looking for is the best configuration of sounds. I am getting grounds mixed up and it is causing what seems to be just not quite full sound like it should be, I need someone to possibly show me how to wire what I have, and not what diagrams I have been shown so far. I haven't been able to find any with a 5 way switch like mine. Also on all the diagrams i had viewed, no one tells which ones are hot and the outputs etc... Would a diagram of the way I have it wired right now help you in telling me what I have wired wrong? I thank you for your help. Julie

okay, so once again I am back, how bout a wiring for this? Take out the stupid switch and the blend pot, now that is left is just the HB and the 2 SC. The 5 way selector switch and one volume, one tone, which is the best way to wire it all together with a split? Here is the new picture diagram of my setup.

http://photos.yahoo.com/juliencal

Thanx.

thank you, i wired the blend pot to the neck and the Hb, also using the Series/Split/Parallel. I like it. The only down fall is that it only works good with certain tones I am using. I use guitar port, and you can tell a considerable amount of difference in the blends with some tones, and others you can't hardly tell or some even at all, but for now I am satisfied. Until I decide to tear my guitar apart again and try something new. I just recently started experimenting with different switching and sounds etc...etc... So far I have not had any major disasters.

thanks again for the help. I am definately glad I found this site. I am sure you will see me here quite often.

Thank you for your help LoveKraft, and others. Okay, so you know now what my setup is and what

I have to work with. What it is I don't know is what 2 pickups Shall I blend together, or 1. Should I blend the Humbucker as a series/split or blend the HB with the neck pu or etc etc.. I don't know which sounds the best. I don't really feel like experimenting with them having to wire and rewire them all.. So your opinion definately counts and I am open for all options. I deeply appreciate your time and patience.

because i want the blend pot, that's why. : )

Please help, I am unable to find a diagram for wiring my new blend pot. I have 2 single coil seymour duncan pickups, and 1 seymour humbucker. A 5 way Rotary switch, 1 volume 1 tone, a on/on/on dpdt switch, and I am adding the blend pot. I bought the pot from stew mac, but their wiring diagram doesn't help.Sorry that isn't a 5 way rotary switch, it is a 5 way selector switch.Here is a diagram of my setup http://photos.yahoo.com/juliencal