Help needed with coil split wiring in Dean

[Eddie J.]

Guys, i finally got my SH-5 Custom and i`ll put it in my Dean hardtail Select.

But I am confused now, cause the wiring in Hardtail select is rather strange for me, or I`m not getting something right. I took the stock bridge pickup out and noticed that it is a 3 wire pickup, and the pots are connected in some different way than this scheme is showing. So im not sure what exactly i should connect. I did some pickup wirings on a 3 pickup 5-way switches guitars in the past, and it went very easy, but this is really not clear to me.

Is there anyone who installed duncans in Hardtail Select? It looks to me I should rewire a lot of wires there, but I could be wrong. I hate to take it to a tech for simple 3 solders, but if it requires more job i will do it.

 

[Benjy_26]

Re: Help needed with coil split wiring in Dean

black to switch, green & bare to ground, and red & white soldered together and installed where the old Dean coil cut wire was.

 

[Eddie J.]

Re: Help needed with coil split wiring in Dean

black to switch

One of things that confuse me is that all three contacts are already connected with other pots, there is some serious wiring there, and the stock bridge pickup wasn`t connected directly to switch at all. What should I do with all the wiring already on switch? I mean, there is white and green wire soldered together, going from switch to bridge tone (push/pot). Should i disconnect that? Stock had the power wire connected to push/pull pot, soldered with those wire that headed to switch. I`m really confused.
I`ll try to post a picture tomorrow, i don`t have a camera right now.

 

[Benjy_26]

Re: Help needed with coil split wiring in Dean

Ok, take black to the hot lug on the pot, green & bare to ground and red & white wired together together to the switch that splits the bridge pickup.

 

[Eddie J.]

Re: Help needed with coil split wiring in Dean

Ok. Thanks.