Speed_Racer71

FWIW i talked to anothe guy that has the same guitar and installed the same pickups..he said that the 12 pint toggle its basically like two mini-toggle switches joined side by side

ohhhh ok..ya know that actually makes sense to me

" continuity tester " what exactly is that? ... honestly and dont take it the wrong way..i litterally dont know a thing about pickups..in the past..i always took my guitars to a tech to have new ones put it..but since the internet has become so popular the majority of the shops have closed down and the ones that are open dont have a thing. so youll have to use lamens terms with me lol..i figued now would be a good time to learn instead of paying people everytime i wanted something new or changed on the tone pots for instance there are 3 tabs..do each of them have a different function..as in..is one for the vol..one for the tone and one for the bleedoff? is there a set parameter..as in does one tab have a specific function... any books you recomend? i have one i got the other day .."guitar electronic for musicians" by donald brosnac..didnt know when i got it that it was a 23 year old copyright..but i guess elecs dont change much...i saw it as stew-mac and there was another wiring book also..those are the only two i have seen that was just about wiring all i really know and im not sure i know this is with dimarzios and wiring in series everyone has said take the black + white wire , solder them together and tape it off..now does that mean tape the end that i soldered? if i do that i cant do anything else with them because the tape will be in the way..or are then meaning solder them together and tape the wires together so i know that they are connected ..as in put the tape back away from the soldered ends.. i wish i had friends that played this might be easier

i found those already..seems like i just cant find anything on the 12 point switch..i guess i may have to get just a standard 3 point toggle like a les paul/prs since thats pretty much cut and dry..the only reason i want to keep it is the lever is all chrome , it doesnt have a screw on cap and it goes with the scheme of the guitar, the knobs, pickup rings are chrome to ..and the switch doesnt stick up much..but ya know if im having this much trouble..spending a few more bucks may solve it the headache also i really like the feel of the guitar..for a 400 dollar guitar i dont miss my prs mccarty much...i may get another ibanez like it and that was another reason i wanted to figure out the switch..because i know id swap out pickups if i got another one to..and id know what to do

somebody?

also in preferences in ceramic disc caps vs the poly film? the poly film/green type is whats intalled and dimarzio said .022uf and all i see that in are the round/brown ceramic disks

first off..ive never installed pickups before and wanted to do it myself..the pickups are dimarzio's a super distortion / paf pro...the guitar is a ibanez sz320..it has 2 volumes, 1 tone and a 3 way toggle..but this is the toggle with the 12 connector points on the back of it...i want to keep it since the knob is a one piece chrome, not the black or creme screw on plastic knobs you find on les pauls/prs...i want to wire them in series...also i want to wire it so when its in the middle pos both coils on both pickups are going ..right now in the middle pos only the inner two coils are on...the guitar already has 500K pots...ill prb get a .022 ceramic cap to replace the poly film (not sure the measurement) one thats on it now since thats what dimarzio recommended...my big prb is where to put what wire on that 12 point toggle..any help would be appreciated dimarzio wire colors are red white black green and i dont really know what wire is which..as in i dont know which one is the ground, hot etc...i prb should take to someone to have it done , but be able to work on you guitar is part of the fun right? here is how its wired now w/stock pickups..if i new what all the 12 points where i think this would be a lot easier but ive never seen one of these switches

answers that lol

any difference between a standard size pot and a mini pot other than size?