Lynch Wiring Questions?

[The Toes]

Hey Now,

I recently picked up an HSS strat and was thinking about ditching the middle single coil and trying out the Lynch Wiring schematic. The stock pickups are pretty pedestrian and I already have what I want to use so its just a matter of getting a 250K push/pull pot. I have a Screamin' Demon which sounds great when using a 250k pot ( a recommendation I received here on this forum, thanks). I also have a Vintage Hot Stack Plus STK-S7 that I want to throw in the neck slot. I'm not really sure how these two will match up and wonder if I will have issues with one overpowering the other. Also, the STK-S7 has a three conductor wiring to allow true singe coil mode, an option I do not need, will this be a problem when wiring it up using the schematic found on the Duncan site? I'm thinking this set up will work nicely for my cover band as it's simplicity will make my job that much easier.

Thanks,

The Toes

 

[Amplifuzz]

Re: Lynch Wiring Questions?

The Demon and STK-S7 should match well. No problem with the S7 wiring that I can see either. I find the Lynch wiring a bit of an ergonomic nightmare if done with a push-pull when you're trying to switch from bridge to neck and from clean to distorted at the same time, I think it works much better with a push-push or a 2 or 3-way toggle. 3-way toggle would also give you a potentially cool sounding both-pickups-combined position.

 

[Despised]

Re: Lynch Wiring Questions?

Hey Now,

I recently picked up an HSS strat and was thinking about ditching the middle single coil and trying out the Lynch Wiring schematic. The stock pickups are pretty pedestrian and I already have what I want to use so its just a matter of getting a 250K push/pull pot. I have a Screamin' Demon which sounds great when using a 250k pot ( a recommendation I received here on this forum, thanks). I also have a Vintage Hot Stack Plus STK-S7 that I want to throw in the neck slot. I'm not really sure how these two will match up and wonder if I will have issues with one overpowering the other. Also, the STK-S7 has a three conductor wiring to allow true singe coil mode, an option I do not need, will this be a problem when wiring it up using the schematic found on the Duncan site? I'm thinking this set up will work nicely for my cover band as it's simplicity will make my job that much easier.

Thanks,

The Toes

I've never used either one of those pickups, so I can't tell you if one will over-power the other. As for wiring them to the push/pull, I'd say try and follow the diagram as much as possible, then contact someone at Duncan to make sure of the STK-S7's wiring in stack mode. But in guessing, I'd say you'd wire the ground and the other wire for stack mode and not the wire for single coil to the pin on the push/pull pot.

If you can, post a link to the diagram so I can look it over. It should be a pretty simple and strait-forward thing. The black from the single coil should be a ground, and the green and bare from the pickup will be soldered to ground like normal. The red and white from the humbucker will be soldered together and taped up or covered with heat shrink tubing (preferred...), and the black from the humbucker will be the hot wire which will go to the push/pull for the pickup select. Just find out which wire is which for stack and single coil mode and then the one for stack mode will go to whatever other pin on the push pull for the UP (neck) position on the push/pull.

EDIT: I agree with Amplifuzz... Wiring them to a 3-way would give you more unique tones, especially if you wire both pickups to a concentric (stacked) volume pot. Set the top knob as your bridge volume and the bottom one as a neck volume so you can blend the 2 pickups together to be able to dial those middle position tones in perfectly.

 

[jacksontrader]

Re: Lynch Wiring Questions?

Ditto to what Amplifuzz said. Unless you're building a replica that needs to be correct or you just want one wired that way, I can't see the Lynch wiring being very practicle. It takes a lot of options off of the table. Good luck with your project.

 

[darthphineas]

Re: Lynch Wiring Questions?

Ditto to what Amplifuzz said. Unless you're building a replica that needs to be correct or you just want one wired that way, I can't see the Lynch wiring being very practicle. It takes a lot of options off of the table. Good luck with your project.

Having a few guitars that come with that wiring setup I can say its way more limiting than imagined. As long you keep the limitations in mind and are prepared for it, just follow the wiring diagram off the site. I have some STK models in the neck of guitars with that wiring option and it's not a wiring issue...you just have to choose a single wiring option for each pup, whatever that preference is for you. Just tape off the spare wire or wires, depending on the pickup.

 

[The Toes]

Re: Lynch Wiring Questions?

Thanks for the advice, I agree that is does seem limiting, at the same time simplicity at it's best. I decided just to go with a 3 position switch and 250k pots. I had to order the parts because the only available stuff locally was Proline which I find to be crap. I'll keep you posted once the mod is done and once again, thanks to all

The Toes