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Post by iheartmylespauls on Sept 3, 2006 18:44:27 GMT -5
Because i'm a noob at wiring I need to find a way to properly install three swinesdead's pickups into my cheap strat like guitar. I want to have one humbucker in the bridge and 2 other single coils in the middle and neck positions. I want to hook it all up with a tone and volume pot to the bridge which I wish to also be Coil tapped with a push pull pot. Then i want the neck and middle pups to be hooked up to the same tone and volume knobs. On top of that where should i hook up the capacitors i have. I have three .o47uf, .022uf and .001 uf.......I want the .047 hooked up to the bridge pup. I've never done this from scratch so i'm kinda clueless but i can understand wiring diagrams. One more thing is it's all hooked up to a 5 way selector. Should i use the tremolo bridge as a COMMON ground for all my grounding's? Thanks if anyone can help with anything it would be much appreciated. P.s. below is a link.... this is the pickups setup. i just want to know the rest. static.zoovy.com/img/guitarelectron.../wdu_hss5l11_01 |
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Post by sumgai on Sept 3, 2006 20:30:26 GMT -5
ihmlp, Sorry, your link won't work, you shortened it with those continuous dots, and the innerweb gets a tad upset about things like that.   Please re-post that link, entering the whole thing (probably by just pasting it in). Thanks. Oh, and  to the forums! sumgai |
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Post by iheartmylespauls on Sept 3, 2006 22:27:19 GMT -5
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Post by sumgai on Sept 4, 2006 3:00:25 GMT -5
ihmlp, With one exception, what you described is exactly what the linked schematic diagram will give you. When you say you want to add capacitors to each pickup, I'm inclined to say, "stop, back up, what's your reason for wanting that?" You certainly can solder in those caps (one or more of 'em), but just be aware that they will be in the circuit at all times - no variable control (pot), nor any switching them on and off - they are on 24x7. I gotta ask you, is that what you intended? And is that a good thing? Either the 0.047 and 0.022 would be good for mounting onto the tone control as shown, but the 0.001 is far too small to be effective. In fact, you could use that as volume pot bypass cap, making the treble stand out a bit brighter as you turn the volume pot down from max. Unless you have a very compelling, and I might add, unique, reason for it, then I'd suggest that you abandon the idea of individual caps for each pickup. Stick with the linked schematic, and all should be well. ;D No. The bridge is grounded to the rest of the system via a wire that is soldered to the spring claw (located in the spring cavity). You don't want to run all the ground wires in the front of the guitar to the back, do you? And I know you weren't going to solder anything to the bridge itself, you'd need a MAPP gas torch to produce enough heat for that operation!  Leave all that stuff alone. Instead, peruse this article for good info on how to make your rig reject nearly all hum and other oddball noises. Along the way, you'll learn everything you ever wanted to know about how run ground wires.  "Quieting the Beast"HTH sumgai |
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Post by iheartmylespauls on Sept 4, 2006 11:41:07 GMT -5
Thanks Dude....That def helped, and i'm sure as i orient myself more and more with this i'll be able to get a little more complicated with the schematics.
One last thing is left unanswered though...I just want to know how to wire a coil tap with a push-pull potentionmeter as the volume.
And as of that .001 uf capacitor, i heard about doing that treble boost with the volume. In which manner would i connect the cap to the volume....
i'm sorry if i sound like a complete noob. I'm still very new to this.
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Post by sumgai on Sept 4, 2006 18:55:58 GMT -5
hearty, A treble bypass (or 'treble bleed') cap would be connected across the two terminals of the volume pot that are not grounded. Quite simply, as the control is turned down, some small amount of the treble will go through the cap instead of through the pot, and out to the amp. Easy enough. As for your coil-split switch, try this diagram here: Simple Coil-Split Circuit You only need to use one side of that switch for your single HB pup. Most push-pull switches come as DPDT jobbies, which is what unklmickey used. If you have questions on that, scroll up to the top, and read the whole thread. And if that isn't enough, bug unklmickey, he'll fill you in on all the gory details! ;D sumgai |
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Post by UnklMickey on Sept 5, 2006 13:48:16 GMT -5
hi I♥mylespauls,
there are more options available with a superswitch, than a "stock" strat 5-way.
the stock 5-way can be taught to do a few tricks, though.
the "other half", can do an "automatic" split on the HB when combined with other pickups.
it necessarily has to be a shunt of the unused coil, but it can be done.
another thing you can do: capacitor selection with the "other half" rather than selecting between tone pots.
but, just like selecting tone pots, the places where you select 2 pickups together, tend to be the ones with 2 capacitors selected.
unk
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Leave all that stuff alone.
