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pickup wiring

  • 11-09-2014 11:56PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 609 ✭✭✭


    Hi,
    I've just purchased a 'pickup and three controls plus jack socket' from China.
    Great price, and it all looks OK.
    Problem is, no wiring instructions.
    Basically, there's a red and a black wire from the pickup, ready to be connected. Then the tone/volume set-up is as follows:
    Pot 1 has a blue wire soldered to the casing, which is also soldered to one terminal. there's also a black wire from the same terminal going to the casings of the other two pots, and then the earth terminal on the jack socket.
    Then there's a white wire from another terminal on pot 1 going to a terminal on pot 2 and pot 3. Finally, there's a black wire from the same white wire terminal on pot 3 going to the centre on the jack socket. There's also a green
    capacitor thingy on pot 3.
    Hope this makes sense, it does to me, but I'm sitting looking at it!
    I just want to know which terminals I connect the pickup wires to?
    If I 'trial and error' can it do any damage?


Comments

  • Closed Accounts Posts: 557 ✭✭✭Joe Doe


    plenty on the googlebot

    If it's single strat style x3, should be handy, HSH setup with coil tapping could be tricker.

    Test with headphones or small <9v battery amp maybe - in case of any risks of a live earth connection esp if intending plugging into hi-volt power tube stack amp. Some of those headless steinberger kits from Alibaba look tempting, but the woods unlikely to be to hi-quality swamp ash or good rose/maple hardwoods, thus could be prone to neck warp perhaps.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 609 ✭✭✭tony glenn


    Thanks for that, no idea what half of it meant, but I'll go with the '9volt amp' for testing idea.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,046 ✭✭✭martinedwards


    http://www.guitarelectronics.com/ for all your wiring needs......


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 609 ✭✭✭tony glenn


    Brilliant link, answers all my questions, many thanks !!!!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 93 ✭✭Kevin the Kid


    if you want to PM me i can give you some details
    I know some sites that have everything you need there


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 609 ✭✭✭tony glenn


    Thanks, I'll be wiring up next week hopefully, and if the previous link doesn't suffice I'll PM you for more details. Regards, Tony


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