Author Topic: 4 Conductor Wiring? (Read 2874 times)

hhcave · « **on:** January 13, 2008, 09:40:23 AM »

Hi,

Im just about to buy my set of Miracle Mans, i just need to know what exactly 4 conductor wiring is?
Im installing the pickups into a Gibson Les Paul Custom (3-way toggle switch) - does this mean i should get the 4 conductor wiring or is the 2-braided conductor wiring better suited?

Thanks!

Jonny · « **Reply #1 on:** January 13, 2008, 11:11:42 AM »

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What is four conductor wiring? Individual termination of the start and finish leads from each coil of a humbucking pickup to a cable with four separate conductors plus a shield. This allows extremely versatile switching arrangments such as series/parallel, coil split, in/out of phase and so on.

hhcave · « **Reply #2 on:** January 13, 2008, 12:11:49 PM »

yeah i can hardly understand that...can anyone please translate that into english?

Basically what do i want?

Will · « **Reply #3 on:** January 13, 2008, 12:16:42 PM »

Either, Four conducter can function the same as two conductor, but 2 can't function the same as 4. So, just for the sake of it, you may want to get 4 conducter if you ever feel like using one of the coils from the humbucker on its own (coil split)

2 conductor - standard LP stuff
4 Conductor - can do ^ as well as using one of the coils

machine_of_god · « **Reply #4 on:** January 13, 2008, 01:36:56 PM »

If you're going to install the pickups yourself, and you don't know what 4-conductor wiring is, then you better get braided 2-conductor :)

BUT!

If you're gonna have a guitar tech install the pups for you - and you want install some sort of coil-splitting capabilities, etc - then get 4-conductor.

Ok, I think that's it 8)

hhcave · « **Reply #5 on:** January 13, 2008, 01:59:59 PM »

ok great, thanks so there is no difference in tone or anything if i get the 4 conductor wiring? If i just use it for standard les paul stuff and it would act the same as 2-braided conductors until i install coil splits? (which i probably wont...)

Jonny · « **Reply #6 on:** January 13, 2008, 03:35:21 PM »

Quote from: hhcave

ok great, thanks so there is no difference in tone or anything if i get the 4 conductor wiring? If i just use it for standard les paul stuff and it would act the same as 2-braided conductors until i install coil splits? (which i probably wont...)

Yes.