JB/VR/CR : Pos. 2 wiring?

[ValentinoTaylor]

Hello everyone!

I just ordered a Vintage Rails and a Cool Rails for my HSS Yamaha Pacifica, because I wanted the neck & middle pu to match better with the bridge pu (JB) tone-wise and volume-wise.
However, I don't know how I will wire the whole thing, especially pos. 2 (bridge+middle).

I have to make up my mind between:
A) Full humbucker+Middle PU (series)
B) Humbucker split+Middle PU (series)

http://www.seymourduncan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/SCHSCHSCH_5W_1V_1T.jpg That's the one for A), except I have a superswitch instead.
http://www.seymourduncan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/SCHSCHSCH_S5W_1V_1T.jpg This one is for B), except I would like my pos. 4 to be both humbuckers.

Which one would be optimal, in terms of volume & tone with the other positions? Since I have these pickups, my goal is not to achieve accurate strat tone. What I'm looking for is a tone that's not too honky neither too thin compared to the other sounds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5rLApyRIWI Here is a video of that combo, but the sound is pretty overdriven, so I can't tell if I really like the sound of pos. 2

Thanks in advance for your help
Bye

 

[GuitarDoc]

Re: JB/VR/CR : Pos. 2 wiring?

Your pups won't be in series, they'll be in parallel in either of those.

 

[ValentinoTaylor]

Re: JB/VR/CR : Pos. 2 wiring?

I know very few about wiring, but in diagram A), isn't it the case because none of the red wires are connected to the switch?

Here is the diagram of the Everything Axe set, which is the only one with SC sized-humbuckers that differs to the others: http://www.seymourduncan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/EAX_1V_1T.jpg

In that case, are the pickups in series in all positions? No splits/parallel stuff?

 

[GuitarDoc]

Re: JB/VR/CR : Pos. 2 wiring?

I have to make up my mind between:
A) Full humbucker+Middle PU (series)
B) Humbucker split+Middle PU (series)

The way you wrote this, it looks like you were expecting the bridge and middle pups to be in series with each other. In reality each pup has its own coils in series, but each pup is in parallel with the other pup.

Here is the diagram of the Everything Axe set, which is the only one with SC sized-humbuckers that differs to the others: http://www.seymourduncan.com/wp-cont.../EAX_1V_1T.jpg

In that case, are the pickups in series in all positions? No splits/parallel stuff?

In this diagram, the neck and bridge pups are each wired in series. The middle pup is wired in parallel (red and black together, green and white to ground). When the bridge and middle pup are selected (position #2), or when the middle and neck pups are selected (position #4), they are parallel with each other

 

[ValentinoTaylor]

Re: JB/VR/CR : Pos. 2 wiring?

My bad, the way I wrote that was not clear enough.
Does that means in this diagram: http://www.seymourduncan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/SCHSCHSCH_5W_1V_1T.jpg , each pickup is wired in series? (Sorry for the newbie questions )