Hi all, 1st time poster here. I have read thru and searched every site I can find about wiring, to gain a little knowledge, but I still have some questions. I have a mexican strat, 3 single coils, 1 volume, 2 tones. When I first bought this guitar, it was very noisy. I took it to a guy that used to live in town (OHHH where the hell is he when I need em). He wired a "dummy" pup in the back of the guitar... explaining it mimiced a humbucker; it worked, great in fact.
Here's the new take on it; I bought a Lil 59 today for the bridge, thinking I'd just scan the schematics, and voila. nay. 1st of all, the 5 way switch I have, has all the conductors in a row, not 4 per side. secondly, the scheme from SD.com is incomplete. for my setup, it says to solder red+white together. Ok, but after theyre connected together, what are they soldered to? Also, the schematic says that each ground lead can be grounded on the back of the volume pot, is that what I'm reading?
Last question; now that I have this 59, can I/should I remove the dummy pup from the equation, without gaining too much noise in the remaining single coils?
Basically, I'm your run of the mill poor musician trying to save a buck. If anyone can clear this mess up for me, I'll be forever indebted. Also, sorry if I sound like I'm a complete wiring newb... I am
Thanks for your time.
Troy
Here's the new take on it; I bought a Lil 59 today for the bridge, thinking I'd just scan the schematics, and voila. nay. 1st of all, the 5 way switch I have, has all the conductors in a row, not 4 per side. secondly, the scheme from SD.com is incomplete. for my setup, it says to solder red+white together. Ok, but after theyre connected together, what are they soldered to? Also, the schematic says that each ground lead can be grounded on the back of the volume pot, is that what I'm reading?
Last question; now that I have this 59, can I/should I remove the dummy pup from the equation, without gaining too much noise in the remaining single coils?
Basically, I'm your run of the mill poor musician trying to save a buck. If anyone can clear this mess up for me, I'll be forever indebted. Also, sorry if I sound like I'm a complete wiring newb... I am
Thanks for your time.
Troy
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