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[Nevemind]

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"You have to solder the red and white together before you insulate them in either shrink tubing or electrical tape."----------so only the black wire gets soldered onto the switch? and the white and red just get soldered to each other? on the old bridge 2 wires went to the switch and on deifferent parts of it.

 

[Inge Malmstein]

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Yeeeeeessssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Nevemind]

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there isnt a positve and negative connection? I but it says red wire solders onto here and white wire solders here, why am I only soldering ONE black wire onto one of them? ANd which little metal thing do I solder it onto?

 

[rspst14]

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Are you trying to wire up any type of coil split, or do you just want basic humbucker operation? Assuming you're not doing anything fancy with the wiring, solder the red and white wires together, and then wrap them with electrical tape. Solder the thick black wire to the back of a pot to ground it, and then solder the thin black wire to the switch.

I really think you should take it to a tech to do the installation. If you don't understand the diagram and you don't know what a pot is, you're not going to have an easy time doing this.

Ryan

 

[Nevemind]

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"then solder the thin wire to the switch."------------------which metal thing on the switch?!! there are 3 open connections!!!

 

[Nevemind]

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thats all i need to know

 

[Nevemind]

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which metal thing on the switch?

 

[Jessica]

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Unless you are splitting the coils, the red and white should be soldered together and insulated. But it sound like you are getting in over your head, so I would definitely suggest taking it to a tech.

 

[Nevemind]

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which one?!!?

 

[Nevemind]

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so i solder the black wire on the switch where the white wire was for the ibanez

 

[LetItAllHangOut]

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I am yourfriend, i can help, dont solder it, dont hurt yourself man

 

[Inge Malmstein]

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I think that might be an option. Simply try to hear the result.
Do you have a multi-meter? To measure the impendance?

 

[LetItAllHangOut]

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You will mess it up

 

[LetItAllHangOut]

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IM talking to Nevermind right now, he just burnt himself with the solder, and it dropped on his guitar

 

[Nevemind]

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SO, it was an honest mistake Zach, at least Im done now, lets see if it works....

 

[rspst14]

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Here's what's going to happen: you're going to damage the guitar, the electronics, or the new pickup itself, and then you're going to have a much more expensive problem on your hands than if you'd just taken it to a tech in the first place and paid him the $20 to install it properly. I'm strongly suggesting that you don't try to do this yourself.

Ryan

 

[LetItAllHangOut]

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Shut your mouth, he can do it you little butt pounder.

 

[Nevemind]

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Thanks man, what a queer.

 

[Inge Malmstein]

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Nevemind = Letitallhangout?

 

[rspst14]

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Shut your mouth, he can do it you little butt pounder.

I see it's recess time for the 7th grade

Thanks man, what a queer.

Yeah, I thought I knew everything when I was 15 too.

All I was trying to say is that sometimes it's best to leave these things to a professional. I'm sorry, but if you don't know what a pot is, you shouldn't try to install a pickup on your own until you take the time to learn some basics of guitar wiring.

Ryan