Just about done with this guitar... Muddy sounding PRS problems continue

[jtougas]

Re: Just about done with this guitar... Muddy sounding PRS problems continue

yes it is, the red goes from "tone pot [switch] ", the upper drawing is not clear, the one below indicates the connections, they seem right. I don't know if the OP has followed this design, which is a bit unclear in my opinion

Nope, it's not right. Look at Lew's wiring pic - there's no lead coming from the tone pot to the switch. The drawing you're referring to was the OP's description of *how it is currently*, which is incorrect.

Look at this one, which is a more complicated use of a five way switch:

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qvttn4KRUaA/TZ8IyQsAbII/AAAAAAAAAWA/CCdITx3bchI/s1600/simplewiring.png

There's a lead coming from Volume lug 2 to the output. There's a lead from Volume lug 1 to Tone lug 2, then Tone lug 3 connects to ground through the tone cap. The alternative to this is to put the tone cap between Volume lug 1 and Tone lug 2, and solder Tone lug 3 directly to ground.

At no point should a Tone lug connect to the switch, *unless* it's part of the grounding scheme.

 

[Southbound Suarez]

Re: Just about done with this guitar... Muddy sounding PRS problems continue

*** UPDATE ***

I wired directly to the volume and 3-way and the guitar sounds great! It's so much clearer and alive now and the AP2 sounds great in the neck.

I tried 3 bridge pickups tonight, CC, Aldrich and C5 and the C5 is the winner! I'm leaving like this for awhile

I would like to eventually use the Mcarty switching so if you could recommend a top notch push/pull I would appreciate it

Thanks for all the replies

https://forum.seymourduncan.com/showthread.php?236402-Push-pull-Pots-Which-brand-type-is-best

 

[marcello252]

Re: Just about done with this guitar... Muddy sounding PRS problems continue

Nope, it's not right. Look at Lew's wiring pic - there's no lead coming from the tone pot to the switch. The drawing you're referring to was the OP's description of *how it is currently*, which is incorrect.

Look at this one, which is a more complicated use of a five way switch:

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qvttn4KRUaA/TZ8IyQsAbII/AAAAAAAAAWA/CCdITx3bchI/s1600/simplewiring.png

There's a lead coming from Volume lug 2 to the output. There's a lead from Volume lug 1 to Tone lug 2, then Tone lug 3 connects to ground through the tone cap. The alternative to this is to put the tone cap between Volume lug 1 and Tone lug 2, and solder Tone lug 3 directly to ground.

At no point should a Tone lug connect to the switch, *unless* it's part of the grounding scheme.

I said Tone pot SWITCH to the switch. In the diagram on the pot there is an unused lug, the center goes through the cap to the volume pot and the other lug goes to ground, the other wires, including the Red one goes from the tone pot push pull switch to the 3 way switch. What it seems to me messy is how the switch is arranged. I think the push pull must have the central lug connected to the junction of the two bobbins of a single pickup and only one of the other lugs connected to ground (or to hot, depending on what bobbin you want to short out). I can't figure out if the schematics is completely correct because I don't know the color codes of the coils connections.

 

[stevie_bees]

Re: Just about done with this guitar... Muddy sounding PRS problems continue

Glad you got it sorted, I'm currently using a '59/Custom Hybrid and Whole Lotta Humbucker in my McCarty and it sounds fab. The split tones are excellent too, and I can cover a lot of ground with it.

 

[marcello252]

Re: Just about done with this guitar... Muddy sounding PRS problems continue

PRS makes a pre-wired McCarty harness, complete with treble bleed.

It's always a matter of taste, but I've never liked treble bleed caps, they interact with the tone knob in a way I can't relate on.
I do prefer a lot a much simpler 50s wiring, whitout treble cap and with the tone pot connected to the CENTRAL lug of the Volume Pot, much clearer sound when dimed and the tone pot is even usable to my ears