I'm planning on modding my SSS strat to HSS using the 920D custom Suhr style wiring using the super switch. My guitar is currently equipped with Lollar Blondes, which to my knowledge are South up, CW for the neck and bridge (with the middle RW/RP being North up, CCW). So, not being familiar with SD wiring convention, I'm wondering if I can wire in a 59 Custom bucker and still retain the correct phase for position 2. I use to remember polarity and wiring directions being posted on the website a long time ago, or maybe I got it confused. Either way, if anyone with experience or knowledge about this can chime in, I'd really appreciate it!.
HSS SD humbucker with Lollar singles? polarity and phase question
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My mind is broke now...absolute mush... This is what I know so far after calling Lollar and Duncan:
Lollar Singles:
Neck - South Up, CW hot to ground
Middle - North Up, CCW hot to ground
Duncan Humbucker:
Screw coil - South Up, CCW ground to hot, which is CW hot to ground
Slug coil - North Up, CW ground to hot, which is CCW hot to ground
According to the diagram attached, it seems like I'll have to use RED as hot, White as ground, and connect BLACK and GREEN for a series link? Since I want to hum-cancel with the screw coil due to magnet polarity, and because of the wind direction, I'll have to use RED as hot so the rest goes to ground?
But when I called Duncan, they told me their singles are South Up, CCW ground to hot, which is CW hot to ground, which is also the EXACT same as Lollar, so if that's the case, does that mean I should follow the diagram? I'm so confused...can someone with experience or knowledge help me out here?
Lollar Singles:
Neck - South Up, CW hot to ground
Middle - North Up, CCW hot to ground
Duncan Humbucker:
Screw coil - South Up, CCW ground to hot, which is CW hot to ground
Slug coil - North Up, CW ground to hot, which is CCW hot to ground
According to the diagram attached, it seems like I'll have to use RED as hot, White as ground, and connect BLACK and GREEN for a series link? Since I want to hum-cancel with the screw coil due to magnet polarity, and because of the wind direction, I'll have to use RED as hot so the rest goes to ground?
But when I called Duncan, they told me their singles are South Up, CCW ground to hot, which is CW hot to ground, which is also the EXACT same as Lollar, so if that's the case, does that mean I should follow the diagram? I'm so confused...can someone with experience or knowledge help me out here?
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Okay, called Duncan back and turns out I'm NOT crazy! Their color code diagram for their 4-conductor humbuckers assume that any hum-cancelling with another Duncan single coil will be with the SLUG coil. But how can that be if the slug is North Up, CCW hot to ground you ask? Because they're assuming there's only 2 pickups, a single coil and a humbucker, which means you're hum cancelling with a NON RW/RP neck pickup instead of a RW/RP middle pickup.
So, if you want hum-cancelling in position 2 of an HSS setup, you have 2 options.
1) Humbucker wired like the attached diagram, but swap the middle RW/RP pickup with the neck pickup.
2) Humbucker wired with GREEN and BLACK linked, RED hot, WHITE ground. Keep neck and middle RW/RP pickups where they are.
Boom, solved!
So, if you want hum-cancelling in position 2 of an HSS setup, you have 2 options.
1) Humbucker wired like the attached diagram, but swap the middle RW/RP pickup with the neck pickup.
2) Humbucker wired with GREEN and BLACK linked, RED hot, WHITE ground. Keep neck and middle RW/RP pickups where they are.
Boom, solved!
