I recently replaced the stock bridge p/u in my PRS with a Duncan Distortion. I wired it exactly as the specs I obtained from this site instructed. (red, white and black to the 5-way, green and bare to the volume pot, and I reversed the magnet) Now the neck p/u has lost most of its' juice and there is a nasty hum in the new Duncan. My friend at Guitar Center said switching the green and black wires would solve the problem. It didn't. Can anyone help me?
Help!
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well im no expert on the horrible prs switch but i have played with it, to me it sounds like you messed up the wiring. easy to do on those switches, at least the older ones, im not sure if they have changed em. anyway, if the neck pup isnt working right sutin aint right.
does the neck pup sound messed up in all positions or just when its by itself
well im no expert on the horrible prs switch but i have played with it, to me it sounds like you messed up the wiring. easy to do on those switches, at least the older ones, im not sure if they have changed em. anyway, if the neck pup isnt working right sutin aint right.
does the neck pup sound messed up in all positions or just when its by itself
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This is what I used for reference;
http://www.seymourduncan.com/website/support/schematics/prs_mod1.html
The difference with mine is the 5-Way has a circuit board that that the p/u wires go to instead of contact points on a wheel. The colors on the stock wires and the Duncan wires were very much the same so I just switched them color for color, figuring that it was different than the schematic because of the coil tapping. I reversed the magnet as well. The monkey who sold it to me said the green and bare were soldered together and then grounded. Then he said black and bare. I did both but it sounds like it is at half power in 4 out of 5 positions. In the bridge position it is nice and raunchy but there is a loud hum that only goes away when I stand very still and EXACTLY either facing the cab or with my back to it. This makes me think that I shouldn't have reversed the magnet. When I practice with my band (at high volume) I have to stand across the room or the feedback is ready, relentless and nasty. Frustrating to say the least.....I am about ready to pay someone to do it for me.....someone that doesn't work at guitar center...
This is what I used for reference;
http://www.seymourduncan.com/website/support/schematics/prs_mod1.html
The difference with mine is the 5-Way has a circuit board that that the p/u wires go to instead of contact points on a wheel. The colors on the stock wires and the Duncan wires were very much the same so I just switched them color for color, figuring that it was different than the schematic because of the coil tapping. I reversed the magnet as well. The monkey who sold it to me said the green and bare were soldered together and then grounded. Then he said black and bare. I did both but it sounds like it is at half power in 4 out of 5 positions. In the bridge position it is nice and raunchy but there is a loud hum that only goes away when I stand very still and EXACTLY either facing the cab or with my back to it. This makes me think that I shouldn't have reversed the magnet. When I practice with my band (at high volume) I have to stand across the room or the feedback is ready, relentless and nasty. Frustrating to say the least.....I am about ready to pay someone to do it for me.....someone that doesn't work at guitar center...
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Mattt
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Best thing you can do is e-mail customer services... they're employed to tell you what's wrong.
Best thing you can do is e-mail customer services... they're employed to tell you what's wrong.
Artie
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Hey Judas; I'm not very knowledgable about the PRS switch, but the simple fact that it has the red/white combo going to it, means that in some switch positions, you're using the pickup in its single-coil mode - in other words, non-humbucking. So its natural that it would be more susceptible to noise.
I can't really comment on the reduced output part with this wiring.
Hey Judas; I'm not very knowledgable about the PRS switch, but the simple fact that it has the red/white combo going to it, means that in some switch positions, you're using the pickup in its single-coil mode - in other words, non-humbucking. So its natural that it would be more susceptible to noise.
I can't really comment on the reduced output part with this wiring.
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http://www.seymourduncan.com/website/support/faqdescr.shtml#mixwithothers
Don't you have to use 2 SD humbuckers, according to the link above? Is this related?
http://www.seymourduncan.com/website/support/faqdescr.shtml#mixwithothers
Don't you have to use 2 SD humbuckers, according to the link above? Is this related?
