I have a Charvel Model 6. It's currently off getting painted so I've been trying to research and figure out the wiring for this guitar. When I get the body back I'm putting a Dimebucker in the bridge, a Hot Rails in the Neck, and an APS-1 alnico II pro, staggered in Middle. My problem is that the charvel comes with a jackson preamp and three on/off toggle switches for the guitar (instead of a three/five-way selector switch) so I'm stuck and I can't find any schematics. The toggle switches are SPDT switches. Also the preamp is powered by a 9v battery. If any of you could help i'd appriciate it alot. Thanks.
Charvel Wiring problems
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Re: Charvel Wiring problems
This would be how I would wire the front end before the preamp. The output of the volume control would feed into the preamp input and of course the pickups would need to be grounded as I did not show the other pickup wires.
I am not going to be much help with the preamp wiring other than to suggest you want to use a stereo output jack so it can control the battery power.
This would be how I would wire the front end before the preamp. The output of the volume control would feed into the preamp input and of course the pickups would need to be grounded as I did not show the other pickup wires.
I am not going to be much help with the preamp wiring other than to suggest you want to use a stereo output jack so it can control the battery power.
Re: Charvel Wiring problems
That's some spiffy drawing there, and a great help in as far as the switches go. If anyone has anything to add for the pre amp i'd be so grateful... I'll dance if I manage to get this to work. (Even if I did cheat by asking other people to help me
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That's some spiffy drawing there, and a great help in as far as the switches go. If anyone has anything to add for the pre amp i'd be so grateful... I'll dance if I manage to get this to work. (Even if I did cheat by asking other people to help me
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TheArchitect
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Re: Charvel Wiring problems
If your goung with passives you will want to replace the 50k volume pot with a 250k or 500k pot
If your goung with passives you will want to replace the 50k volume pot with a 250k or 500k pot
Zerberus
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Re: Charvel Wiring problems
No, he won´.....
The Jackson pickups ARE passive, any passive pickups will work just fine with (or without) the preamp.
If you change the pot values, you will screw over the preamps function as a buffer, in that case you may as well take it out completely....
TheArchitect said:
No, he won´.....
The Jackson pickups ARE passive, any passive pickups will work just fine with (or without) the preamp.
If you change the pot values, you will screw over the preamps function as a buffer, in that case you may as well take it out completely....
