Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Tech => Topic started by: Nadz1lla on February 16, 2011, 07:03:22 PM
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Hey all,
Pretty new to wiring, did my own set of Nailbombs a while back and thankfully that worked.
My 7 string is pretty buggered, wiring-wise. Pups are Duncans but I want to change them to BKP's. The signal is being lost in the current wiring at the moment, everything looks okay as far as solder integrity goes...
So what I'm going to do is order my new BKP's and also grab myself some new pots and a new switch. I'm after 1 tone, 1 vol and 1 3-way switch, what can you guys recommend as the best bunch of gubbins to go for?
I may also need a pointer to a diagram somewhere, heh. :lol:
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Firstly are you going for any fancy wiring or just straight up humbucking?
CTS or Alpha would be my recommendation pot wise and switches i have no idea i have always just used whatevers in the guitar.
Are you finally getting the painkiller?
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Yeah since I learned about conversion necks for different scale lengths, I can finally see a cheaper way of getting the sounds I want, hehe. So PK and longer neck it is. Straight up Humbucking too. ;)
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Yeah since I learned about conversion necks for different scale lengths, I can finally see a cheaper way of getting the sounds I want, hehe. So PK and longer neck it is. Straight up Humbucking too. ;)
youll have no problem just using the bkp 2 hum 1 vol/3way schematic then
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Don'rt know the difference between 2 conductor and 4 conductor.... or pot variations (hz etc).... oh man, lots of research to do, lol! :lol: :lol: :lol:
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You only need 2 conductor but i would recommend 4 as then if you later decide you want extra wiring options its always there plus it helps if you ever come to sell it.
And for humbuckers you want 500k at least i think youll probably need short leg too (its a schecter isnt it?)
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Nah, Jackson, it's this but with a Floyd Rose (which, again, I will be brassing up and trem-stopping with another brass L plate...nom nom nom toooone!)
So hopefully will sound like a monster when I've modded it properly. Getting into this Frankenguitar lark. :D
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haha its addictive once you get started.
and yeah jacksons require short leg too.
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Thanks dude, mucho appreciated!
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np
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Pay attention to the shaft length and whether it is ribbed or smooth (I'm sure Afgan will be here to make a comment about that particular statement) when you order the pots.
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If you're looking for wiring diagrams then Seymour's yer man
http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/wiring-diagrams/
and I keep linking Deaf Eddie because of his PDF about unknown colour codes on pickup wires
http://www.deaf-eddie.net/drawings/drawings.html
and this is usually right but occasionally wrong so approach with caution
http://www.guitar-repairs.co.uk/guitar_pickup_colour_codes.htm
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Cool thanks for the advice, guys!
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Ok, I have a pair of new BKP pots and a pair of BKP caps too...but I might be thick, as I can't find a relevant wiring diagram on the site?
It's for a set of nailbombs, 1 tone, 1 vol and a three way switch. no coil tapping or fancy stuff, just that plain ol setup.
Any ideas? I'd need a diagram that also includes the caps. :?
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http://static.zoovy.com/img/guitarelectronics/W650-H550-Bffffff/W/wd2hh3t11_00.jpg
change the north start for the red wire
the green & whites should be taped off together
and the black and bare go to ground!
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Cheers dude, what about the new caps? Tim rec'd two, one for neck and one for bridge. Any idea where I put them in the chain?
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2 caps with just one vol & tone?
i've never come across this before i just generally go with whats on that diagram
you do have a 3 way toggle dont you & not a blade?
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If its the blade method i cant find any good diagrams but i can dissasemble my RGA and tell you exactly what pins you need to solder to
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Yeah. o_0
I was sent this:
For use with humbuckers I recommend our new CTS550K custom audio taper pots for both volume and tone applications and our BKP/Jensen paper in oil capacitors - 0.022mfd for the bridge tone and 0.015mfd for the neck tone.The 550K rating loads the pickup less allowing for slightly more output and increased high end response with improved dynamics while the paper in oil caps maintain clarity and definition during treble roll off as well as a more usable tone sweep.
Ah I see now.... I was mistaken, I have 2 vol and a tone. D'oh! >_<
Oh and defo a toggle, not blade.
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ahh in that case you can use the official diagram
http://www.bareknucklepickups.co.uk/main/downloads/schematics/general/humbuckers/2_hum__2_vol_1tone__3_way_toggle.pdf
you could always convert one of the vol pots into a tone by placing the cap in the same place as it is on that diagram across one of the pots
I however would find 2 vol more useful
As generally i just have 1 vol & the switch other than on my RGD as that has parrallell wiring and the tone pot has a nice effect in that mode
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Seeing as I bought two I might as well use them. Plus I like a little variance in tones sometimes, heh.
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Seeing as I bought two I might as well use them. Plus I like a little variance in tones sometimes, heh.
hmm im not quite sure how you would go about wiring it
check the bkp site for
2x humbucker 1 vol, 2 tone 3 way toggle
because youll have to have the volume as a master volume