Help with wiring...

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chrstnjcb

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Hi everyone,
Typical newb error here I guess.... I unsoldered my pickups without taking a picture so now I don't know how to rewire my guitar. I've searched for the right diagram but can't seem to find one that exactly fits what I have... could anyone help me with this? I have 2 humbuckers, 1 volume, no tone knob, one mini toggle switch to coil tap, and a 3 way blade switch.
I found similar schemes but I don't understand the logic behind these circuits so I can't bridge the gaps...
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks
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Help with wiring...

There’s no standard pin configuration for those switches. But typically you’ll have a common lug and then three lugs first each switch position. Then you have a second set of the same thing.

The two lugs that are bridged (with no wire attached) are keeping the pickup on in the middle position. That should be the same on both “sides” of the switch (both sets of contacts).

Each pickup connects to one of the sides of the switch.

I marked where each pickup should attach (the two end lugs).

They should work opposite of the switch position, so when the switch is all the way towards the bridge pickup, it should be the lug all the way towards the neck pickup, and vice versa.

The hot wire from the pickups go to the switch and the grounds to the back of the pot.
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Re: Help with wiring...

DavidRavenMoon said:
To the volume pot. That’s the output of the switch. You can see it bridging both decks. The black wire is ground for the switch’s chassis.


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Thanks David and RexRemus.
I tried to figure it out before I saw your comments and I think I went the wrong way around... If I remember correctly, I did like on the picture below. The pickups sound ok when on full humbucker but the tap is really bad, especially on the neck pickup. All the rest seems ok....

Is it green and white on the toggle switch (as i did) or red and white?
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Re: Help with wiring...

chrstnjcb said:
Thanks David and RexRemus.
I tried to figure it out before I saw your comments and I think I went the wrong way around... If I remember correctly, I did like on the picture below. The pickups sound ok when on full humbucker but the tap is really bad, especially on the neck pickup. All the rest seems ok....

Is it green and white on the toggle switch (as i did) or red and white?
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That diagram doesn’t show the hot wires for the neck and bridge pickups connected. Wire them like I showed, which matches this diagram. Then you can try the taps.


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Re: Help with wiring...

Swap your red and green wires. Green & bare to ground, red & white to the switch.
 
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