Everything Axe Wiring Diagram

[Cruiseboy06]

Hi everyone
I've just installed the 'Everything Axe' set using the supplied wiring diagram for 3 single coil sized humbuckers (1 Volume, 2 Tone and superswitch). There was a separate wiring diagram for the Duckbucker but as the Seymour Duncan website says it's a single coil sized humbucker, I've just used the first wiring diagram.
Everything works ok(lil 59 and JB jr sound great) but position 2 and 4 are significantly quieter than 1, 2 and 3. I've read on the forum that the Duckbucker should be wired in differently (parallel not series) and just wanted to know which way it should be wired in i.e. how its wired in the pre-wired Everything Axe Pickguard.

Here's the diagram I've used

https://docs.google.com/gview?embed...ntent/uploads/2016/05/SCHSCHSCH_S5W_1V_2T.pdf

Thanks for any help

Ben

 

[BriGuy1968]

Everything Axe Wiring Diagram

Hi... and welcome to the forum!

Offhand I'm thinking it's because positions 2 and 4 are 2 coils in parallel (from 2 different pickups) compared to 1, 3 & 5 are two coils in series (humbuckers). Using the other diagram would lower the volume slightly on the center pup (position 3) by changing it from series to parallel.

I've personally used neither the "Everything Axe" set nor either of the diagrams you're referring to, but I have experience with parallel vs series humbuckers... there's just a volume drop that's associated with the switch to parallel.


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[GuitarDoc]

Re: Everything Axe Wiring Diagram

The vol drop in pos 2 and 4 is normal. If you wire the middle pup in parallel that vol drop will be even greater.

 

[Cruiseboy06]

Re: Everything Axe Wiring Diagram

Thanks for the info and help guys.

 

[Meldan27]

Re: Everything Axe Wiring Diagram

The duckbucker is being auto split, but it's only a single coil. This results in only 3 strings being magnetized in position 2&4. Position 3 you have black and red going I to position 3 using two different quadrants of the switch. You can move black wire over to where red wire goes in, and leave that quadrant open for any other wiring options you may want to do in any of the positions.
Many people are confused about the duckbucker they feel it is a humbucker for some reason but it only has six pole Pieces. Noisless single coils are still single Coils. The duckbucker also splits the magnets like a humbucker three on one half three on the other but that doesn't make it a humbucker either. You'd need 12 pole Pieces for It to be a humbucker. I think their split like that to try and simulate a vintage single coils Output.
Anyways get rid of the split on duckbucker and you should be good to go. If you get hum in Pos 2&4 you may have to reverse phase, and use green and white wires from duckbucker to the 5 way switch. You also may just be out of phase as it is and not splitting the coil cause you have the green wore hooked Into POS 2 & 4. I'm not 100% sure if it's phase or your splitting the duckbucker but pretty sure your just splitting it.

 

[FrankThijssen]

Re: Everything Axe Wiring Diagram

I really REALLY like all 3 Pu's but indeed pos 2 and 4 are too much lower in output. your explanation basically rings a bell but could you help me by drawing what you explain in a connection schema on the super5 switch? basically I understand that in that case there is no single coin option for the middel pickup anymore but in pos 2 and 4 the neck and bridge pu's are aso in humbucker mode. correct?

Kind regards,
Frank

The duckbucker is being auto split, but it's only a single coil. This results in only 3 strings being magnetized in position 2&4. Position 3 you have black and red going I to position 3 using two different quadrants of the switch. You can move black wire over to where red wire goes in, and leave that quadrant open for any other wiring options you may want to do in any of the positions.
Many people are confused about the duckbucker they feel it is a humbucker for some reason but it only has six pole Pieces. Noisless single coils are still single Coils. The duckbucker also splits the magnets like a humbucker three on one half three on the other but that doesn't make it a humbucker either. You'd need 12 pole Pieces for It to be a humbucker. I think their split like that to try and simulate a vintage single coils Output.
Anyways get rid of the split on duckbucker and you should be good to go. If you get hum in Pos 2&4 you may have to reverse phase, and use green and white wires from duckbucker to the 5 way switch. You also may just be out of phase as it is and not splitting the coil cause you have the green wore hooked Into POS 2 & 4. I'm not 100% sure if it's phase or your splitting the duckbucker but pretty sure your just splitting it.