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  • Strat Wiring

    Replacing the factory Strat Humbucker with an SH-5. Do I solder the Seymour Duncan red and white wires to the same terminal on the 5 way switch like the stock one? I don't know what the terminal on the 5 way does.

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    Re: Strat Wiring

    If you want to run the SH-5 in normal series operation with no splits, solder the red and white wires together and tape them off. Solder the shield and black wire to ground (back of pot) and solder the green to the 5 way switch. This is assuming you have the stock fender single coils in the neck and middle positions.
    Ain't nothin' but a G thang, baby.

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    • #3
      Re: Strat Wiring

      Just giving myself a bump. I figured someone would know why the red and white wires that are to be joined together attach to the switch on a fender strat.

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      • #4
        Re: Strat Wiring

        Originally posted by bobtiley
        Just giving myself a bump. I figured someone would know why the red and white wires that are to be joined together attach to the switch on a fender strat.
        Fender wires it that way so when the switch is in position 2, it will split the humbucker and put in in parallel with the middle pickup.

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        • #5
          Re: Strat Wiring

          Thanks S_R - That makes sense, I'll hook up the new one the same way and see how it sounds.

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