Custom Wiring for XXX

[Meltinator]

Hello,
Im having trouble planning a wiring harness for my Schecter XXX. Its got 2 humbuckers, 3 knobs, and a 3 way toggle. Ive already replaced the stock harness with a custom build from Gunstreet (though they dont do customs any more). Its really nice, but im not getting what i want out of it. I think i know what i want, but im not sure how to design it. At least not without drilling new holes, and i would like to avoid that. Understanding how to wire things can be hard lol. Im hoping someone here can help me draw a schematic for this beast...

I would like a 'Kill Pot' Master Volume, for swells and killswitching. I want the ability to split each coil (PRS style) individually so i can run my humbuckers as HH/SH/HS/SS. I also want to be able to put the bridge pickup in/out of phase (normal/reverse), thus allowing the middle toggle position to be modified further by the phase switch. And finally, i want a master series/parrallel option set up on the neck pickup such that the neck pickup is sent to the bridge circuit, rather than the bridge pickup going into the neck circuit.


So, my thoughts are:

OPTION 1
Master Volume = Kill pot wired as volume control
Mini Toggle (replaces neck tone pot) = master series/split (neck pickup only, cut out the inside coil)/master parrallel
Mini Toggle (replaces bridge tone pot) = normal phase/split (bridge pickup only, cut out the inside coil)/reverse phase
3 way toggle = normal setup

OPTION 2
Master Volume = Same as above
Mini Toggle (neck) = series/split(same as above)/parrallel
Mini Toggle (bridge) = series/split(same as above)/parrallel
4 way Rotary = 1)Bridge only, 2)Bridge & Neck Normal Phase, 3)Bridge & Neck Reverse Phase, 4) Neck only

OPTION 3
Master Volume = Same
Mini Toggle (neck) = split outside/full/split inside
Mini Toggle (bridge) = split outside/full/split inside
5 way rotary = 1)Bridge only, 2)Bridge with Neck in Parrallel 3)Bridge & Neck Normal Phase, 4)Bridge & Neck Reverse Phase, 5) Neck only

Option 1 is okay, but seems like i may be asking too much without drilling for extra switches. Option 2 doesnt have a master series/parrallel, and that bugs, plus ive never used a rotary, but it does seem easier to plan. Option 3 is my prefered favorite, but im not sure if thats even possible lol. Of course, i suspect one of you will have an easy solution for my to acheive what im looking for much easier lol. Im open to suggestions. Please and thank you very much!!

 

[Mincer]

Welcome to the forum!

One option is the Triple Shot rings, which can take care of all split and series/parallel options. You could use one push/pull pot for a phase switch for one of the pickups.

 

[Meltinator]

Thanks. I have recently discovered that i like tinkering with my guitar and equipment as much as playing with them, but i dont know much about the technical stuff so ive got a lot to learn and ill be scouring the archives and probably asking a lot of questions lol.

I did consider the triple shots, but i have a Shadow Electronics Tuner - which is mounted in the bridge pickup ring. Therefore i could only use a Triple Shot in the neck ring. That would give me splits and series/parrallel options, but only for the one pickup. It would be easy to do the phase switch for the other pickup. However, i dont know if its possible to get the master series/parrallel option im looking for. I can use a switch (in the bridge tone pot position) to get a series/split/parrallel for the bridge pickup, but i havent figured out a way to make that a master s/p switch and still have the split and everyrhing else. I think i like Option 3 but it may be impossible to get. Unfortunately i think im asking too much of the circuits haha

 

[beaubrummels]

Note that the threaded shaft of certain switches are larger than the threaded shaft of typical pots, so you'll need to take care in choosing switches that do what you want but also fit in the former pot holes.

 

[Meltinator]

Thank you, i will keep that in mind. As im thinking of using a somewhat standard volume pot (at least in terms of wiring) and i am also switching the 2 other pots for simple switches (no pot), then i think i should be able to use DPDT toggles for each of those... i think? Lol The current hole sizes are US measurements.

of course, i still dont know how i will wire this thing lol. Im guessing Option 3 could work, but i need to figure out how the 5 way rotary works and how i could wire it the way i want while also installing a master series/parrallel, which i also dont inderstand fully lol

 

[beaubrummels]

If the guitar takes a 3-way toggle pickup selector, you might consider a 6-way "Freeway" switch that would fit and give you your split options, then you could focus on the mini-toggles handling phase and series pickup wiring.

https://www.freewayswitch.com/products/

 

[Meltinator]

Ok cool. I think the Freeway idea could work. I would want:
1 master volume kill pot in standard position
2 freeway switches (1 per pickup) replacing tone knobs
regular 3way toggle in standard position

The freeways would be set up as:
bridge switch top row (1,2,3) = split (focus on outer coil)/humbucker/split (focus on inner coil)
Bridge switch bottom row (4,5,6) = same as above PLUS out of phase relative to neck pup in all 3 positions

Neck switch top row (1,2,3) = split (focus on outer coil)/humbucker/split (focus on inner coil)
Neck switch bottom row (4,5,6) = same as above PLUS neck pup is parrallel to the bridge pup in all 3 positions


This should allow me to selectively split my coils to any configuration, while also allowing me to go in/out of phase or series/parrallel in a variety of ways. The volume kill pot would allow for swells and arcade style killswitch action. Theres no tone pots in this configuration, but i never adjust them anyway lol.

I dont know how the freeway switches work as far as how to wire them, and im not very good at planning this sort of thing any way... so....

Will someone help me draw up how to wire this thing??? Pleeeease??