Author Topic: Pickup wirering (Read 4225 times)

samoth2 · « **on:** November 12, 2006, 11:03:44 AM »

Well, i'm going to install my BKPs, but I don't know where all the wires go :?

So does anybody have a diagram on a H-S-H guitar with 1 volume and 1 tone knob?

PhilKing · « **Reply #1 on:** November 12, 2006, 12:12:28 PM »

look at guitar electronics, http://www.guitarelectronics.com/category/wiringresources.22pickupdiagrams/. They have a few HSH diagrams (though some need a 4-pole 5-way switch).

samoth2 · « **Reply #2 on:** November 12, 2006, 12:41:29 PM »

Its got a 5-way switch :)

PhilKing · « **Reply #3 on:** November 12, 2006, 12:51:36 PM »

There are 2 types of 5 way blade switch, the one fitted by most manufacturers is a 2 pole 5 way (however it is really a modified 3 way with the 'in between settings' added). You can tell this type because it has 4 connectors on each side (if it is the CTS/Switchcraft version), the japanese version has 8 connectors in a row with a gap between 4 and 5.

The 4-pole 5-way has 24 connectors. They are arranged in 2 banks of 6 on 2 separate wafers (there is a Yamaha version which just has the connectors showing, not the wafers, but it is the same). I don't know of any manufaturer other than PRS and Yamaha who use these as standard.

gingataff · « **Reply #4 on:** November 12, 2006, 02:46:43 PM »

Also beware the BKP colour coding is probably different to the diagrams you find on the net.

samoth2 · « **Reply #5 on:** November 12, 2006, 03:09:47 PM »

Quote from: gingataff

Also beware the BKP colour coding is probably different to the diagrams you find on the net.

Then how do i know which colors go where?

gingataff · « **Reply #6 on:** November 12, 2006, 03:38:25 PM »

The black wire is the 'hot' which you wire to the tag on the pickup selector, the red and the silver wires should be soldered to earth on one of your pots, volume or tone, and the green and white are soldered together, and depending if you're having a coil split these will be also connected to the pickup selector as per your wiring diagram. I hope this helps.

samoth2 · « **Reply #7 on:** November 12, 2006, 03:40:04 PM »

I hope so to :P

Im a soldering virgin, so it will be exiting to see if it works..

samoth2 · « **Reply #8 on:** November 12, 2006, 04:38:16 PM »

Quote from: gingataff

The black wire is the 'hot' which you wire to the tag on the pickup selector, the red and the silver wires should be soldered to earth on one of your pots, volume or tone, and the green and white are soldered together, and depending if you're having a coil split these will be also connected to the pickup selector as per your wiring diagram. I hope this helps.

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It says on the faq page that black goes to ground?

Btw, this is how it's wired now

http://www.ibanez.com/wiring/wire.asp?y=2004&w=S470

samoth2 · « **Reply #9 on:** November 14, 2006, 05:51:03 PM »

Great no buzzing or anything.. Thx for the help.. :drink: