HSS Wiring Assistance Needed Pearly Gates and Two Single Coils

[davec69]

I could use some help figuring out the correct wiring for my new HSS Partscaster build. I've searched the forum, and tried a few suggestions, but so far, I have not found the correct wiring.

The pickups? Pearly Gates (Bridge) and two vintage single coils (2 wire cloth covered) for the neck and middle. The middle pickup is RW/RP.

BTW, I have a coil tap switch on the middle tone knob. I'd like to get that working.

I started with the standard wiring diagram with Black output, Red and White to coil tap, and green and bare to ground. This worked in 1,3,4, and 5 positions, but position 2 sounded thin and weak.

Next, i found a thread which suggested using white as the output, this works, in all the positions, but when I switch the coil tap on, it sounds weak and very thin.

Can anyone tell me the correct bridge wiring to use with this pickup arrangement?

 

[BlakeC27]

Re: HSS Wiring Assistance Needed Pearly Gates and Two Single Coils

I had a similar issue with my Strat but it was the Neck and Middle pickups; both single coils. The fix was swapping the the connections on the Neck pickup i.e. what was the Hot wire went to ground and ground wire went to the pickup selector switch. Have you tired any other wiring changes other than what's written above?

 

[Mincer]

Re: HSS Wiring Assistance Needed Pearly Gates and Two Single Coils

If position 2 was thin and weak, it is out of phase with the other pickups. Reverse the hot and ground on the Pearly Gates (bare still goes to ground) and you should be fine.

 

[BlakeC27]

Re: HSS Wiring Assistance Needed Pearly Gates and Two Single Coils

If position 2 was thin and weak, it is out of phase with the other pickups. Reverse the hot and ground on the Pearly Gates (bare still goes to ground) and you should be fine.

What he said.