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Spitfire

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wiring problem
« on: May 31, 2008, 03:19:44 PM »
hey,i have just wired a new pickup into a guitar, since i did this whenever i select the middle humbucker and bridge humbucker together it sounds really quitet.. i had this before once, and i had to swap some wires about to fix it.  Im just unsure which ones to swap..

here is the diagram i used to wire the pickup.



cheers,
Dave.
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Jackson KV-4

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Philly Q

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« Reply #1 on: May 31, 2008, 04:50:01 PM »
Does it sound kind of thin, with not much bass?  The pickups are probably out of phase.

Try swapping red and black.
BKPs I've Got:  RR, BKP-91, ITs, VHII, CS set, Emeralds
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Spitfire

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« Reply #2 on: May 31, 2008, 06:11:07 PM »
thanks, that sorted it right out.
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« Reply #3 on: May 31, 2008, 06:32:43 PM »
Excellent  :) .  I quite like the out-of-phase sound, but it doesn't work in every guitar.
BKPs I've Got:  RR, BKP-91, ITs, VHII, CS set, Emeralds
BKPs I Had:  RY+Abraxas, Crawlers, BD+SM