How to wire Seymour Duncan SH-2 to be coil split when pushed

[donniecrump]

I am trying to wire my Les Paul SH-2 neck pickup to be coil split when pushed in and humbucker'ed when pulled. The reason is my neck pickup is muddy and everything I have tried will not clean it up.

I am using the standard Les Paul wiring and a CTS DPDT push/pull pot.

Currently I have my red/white wired to C1 and a wire coming off of the #2 hole to the ground. This is supposed to ground the red/white when pushed but it does not seem to be working. If it is pushed or pulled nothing seems to change.

Here is my current setup.

 

[Artie]

Re: How to wire Seymour Duncan SH-2 to be coil split when pushed

The wiring you're showing is correct. So if it isn't working, something is wrong. Here is where a meter is your friend. Anyone who does guitar wiring should have one. They can be had for less than $10. But first, I would double check the ground connection. That's the biggest suspect. Good luck.

 

[donniecrump]

Re: How to wire Seymour Duncan SH-2 to be coil split when pushed

That is what I thought. My multi meter read good on the #2 so I am a little lost on what the issue is. I may disconnect the white/red and jumper them directly to the ground. At least that would give me an idea on what was wrong I guess.