Author Topic: Wiring questions (Read 2933 times)

Spider · « **on:** August 12, 2007, 06:31:08 PM »

Ok, so I got some bareknuckles on the way, but I'm useless when it comes to understanding wiring.

The guitar has a HSS setup, with each one going into a 2-way on/off switch. At the moment, it looks like its wired:

Humbucker (Seymour Duncan) - Black wire to on/off switch, red & white wires taped together, gree & bare wires going to back of a pot

Singles (Jackson) - Clear wire going to switch, bare to ground.

I seem to remember someone saying that Bare Knuckle and Seymour Duncan have different colour schemes, so I was wondering if some electrical wizards could tell me which coloured wires should go where when the pickups arrive?

Thanks in advance

WezV · « **Reply #1 on:** August 12, 2007, 06:45:54 PM »

on the humbucker the red wire will go to the switch, green and white soldered together and black and bare will go to the back of a pot.

i think the singles are white to switch and black to ground but cant really remember. They will work either way round anyway

Spider · « **Reply #2 on:** August 12, 2007, 06:54:49 PM »

Quote from: WezV

on the humbucker the red wire will go to the switch, green and white soldered together and black and bare will go to the back of a pot.

i think the singles are white to switch and black to ground but cant really remember. They will work either way round anyway

Awesome, thanks Wez.

Sounds like it should be a pretty easy job for my first go at pickup switching.

WezV · « **Reply #3 on:** August 12, 2007, 07:17:10 PM »

always worth taking a few pics of the wiring before you begin!