Gibson L6-S pickup wiring

[ChrisK]

When Chris said ".... should be duplicated", he probably slipt a finger or two..... to my way of thinking, it should have come out as "... could be duplicated". Finding a 3P6T rotary switch like the original isn't easy these days, and when one is located, it's usually way more expensive than can be justified.

Nope, should be..............for the reasons that you give.

I CAN find probable candidates for downsizing into 3P6T rotary switches, but while vintage is, correct ain't.

www.surplussales.com/Switches/SWSealed-1.html

And price is.

[meh]

I have two 78 L6-S Customs and trying to wire to specs. The photo diagram in link below shows a total of 6 wires entering from cavity hole, both pickups having 3 wires each, R,O,B colors on each. One of mine has total of 5 wires, the other a total of 4.
Did previous owners molest them, Or did Bill L. make different models? Does anyone know?
www.vintageguitarandbass.com/gibson/L6S_schematic.php

[newey]

meh-

Hello and Welcome to G-Nutz2!

Possible that yours were replaced, particularly since the info says both pickups were 3-wire types.

Also note that yours are 1978s, as you say, and the info is for a 1976 model. Things might have changed.

When you say one pickup is "5 wire" and the other is 4, are you counting a bare shield wire for each? And, have you pulled the pickups to look for a serial no. or other info on the underside?