2-Hum 4-Wire 2-Vol 2-Tone 3-way toggle- 2-pP(1.master coil split-2.Series<>Parallel)

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2-Hum 4-Wire 2-Vol 2-Tone 3-way toggle- 2-pP(1.master coil split-2.Series<>Parallel)

I've not been able to find a wiring diagram for how I'm looking to wire up this project. The closest I've found has what I want to do only it has the push-pull on the volume pots where I want to do it using the tone pots for the switches.

2Hum-4Con-2VolpP-2Tone (1Master Split 2 Series<>Parallel)
https://guitarelectronics.com/2-hum...h-2-volumes-2-tones-coil-tap-series-parallel/

The closest diagram found here @ SD Home has the individual coil splits on the separate tone pots.
https://www.seymourduncan.com/images/wiring-diagrams/2H_3G_2V_2TppSPL.jpg

I'm hoping someone might have a link to a diagram with the Master Split on one tone and Series<>Parallel on the other - or recommendations of other places/sites to search.

Also any feedback on 2 mods to this wiring I'm considering is welcome and appreciated...

1. Instead of a 100% split to ground I'm looking to run that ground first thru a 5k resistor
2. I'm thinking to wire in the tone pot vintage/50's... I haven't seen that on any diagrams with push-pull switches, wondering if there is a reason why that may not work or be a good idea.

Thanks
 
Seymour Duncan's P-Rails wiring will do this with regular humbuckers. Two push-pulls on the tones (or volumes if you prefer) give:

North coil single
South coil single
Both coils parallel
Both coils series

The push-pulls determine which coil(s) is / are active within each pickup and the 3-way toggle (or blade) determines which pickup(s) is / are active.

It was devised for their P-Rails pickups, but there's no reason why it shouldn't work for regular humbuckers too.

A bit complicated to follow though.... SD P-Rails Fancy Coil Splits.png
 
Cool... when I got to that section with the P-Rails I didn't look further... but that is what I'm looking to do. I agree in that I don't see why that wouldn't work with any 3-4 wire Humbucker. Thanks!
 
Word to the wise.

If you want independent volumes swap where the hot wires to the volume pot and the wire out to the toggle connect and make sure there's no ground volume pot to volume pot. Ground each volume pot to its respective tone pot and ground each tone pot to the other and the output jack etc.
 
Changed up my scheme a bit.... looking for a little feedback on if my edits to a diagram will work or they need something different/additional.

1st pic is unedited 4 wire to 2 vol - 2 pP/tone - modern wiring /coil splits.

2nd pick (my edits in purple) 4 wire - 2 vol - 2 pP/tone - 50's wiring / partial coil splits. - Will it fly?
 

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