Prs 57/08 wiring please help

[raven2047]

Hello everyone. I have a set of prs 57/08 pick ups along with custom 22 harness from prs (1 vol, 1 tone and 5 way switch). The 57/08 are single conductor with a white wire. The wiring diagram from prs only shows layouts for 3/4 wires. When I spoke to a rep from prs, they said that single Condcutor pickups are not compatible with 5 way switches. Does anyone know what I can do? Or have a diagram I can follow?

[reTrEaD]

Oct 7, 2020 12:25:48 GMT -5 raven2047 said:

Hello everyone. I have a set of prs 57/08 pick ups along with custom 22 harness from prs (1 vol, 1 tone and 5 way switch). The 57/08 are single conductor with a white wire. The wiring diagram from prs only shows layouts for 3/4 wires. When I spoke to a rep from prs, they said that single Condcutor pickups are not compatible with 5 way switches. Does anyone know what I can do? Or have a diagram I can follow?

Hi raven2047 and to Guitarnuts2!

I can only see three possible paths forward. Choose one:

1. Abandon the 5-way switching and use a simple 3-way (Neck/Both/Bridge) wiring scheme.
   
2. Trade in your single-conductor plus shield pickups for 4-wire plus shield pickups and use the custom-22 5-way switching.
3. Have a qualified guitar tech disassemble your single-conductor plus shield pickups and rewire them for 4-wire plus shield, and use the custom-22 5-way switching.