Need Wiring Help for SD SLD-1

[Gm76]

Hi, I am replacing the stock pickups in my 2009 Danelectro '63 (neck and bridge single coil) with the SD SLD-1N & B. I am confused about the wiring b/c the enclosed diagram is for two volume and two tone pots, but this guitar has one of each (not concentric/stacked):



Looking at the wiring, it seems to follow the diagram drawn in this post: https://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/danelectro-63-custom-wiring-help-needed.1496953/





I want to keep the configuration like the original '63 w/ middle in series, my question is how do the Green/Black/Red wires from the Neck pickup and the Green/White/Black wires from the Bridge pickup correspond to the White/Black/Bare wires on the SD replacements?

Thank you.

 

[Ayrton]

Re: Need Wiring Help for SD SLD-1

If you are keeping the same configuration except for the pickups, you just need to swap the leads and ground — the leads to the switch and the grounds to the back of the pot.

 

[Gm76]

Re: Need Wiring Help for SD SLD-1

If you are keeping the same configuration except for the pickups, you just need to swap the leads and ground — the leads to the switch and the grounds to the back of the pot.

Thank you for replying, I am still confused. Looking at this configuration and the diagram I do not see how any of the leads on the '63 pickups connect to the grounds on the back of the pot, at least not directly.

 

[Ayrton]

Re: Need Wiring Help for SD SLD-1

No problem, you can do this.

The good news is all you have to swap are the pickup leads. All of the wires that run from the switch to the pots will remain.

Each pickup has three wires, two grounds and a hot. For the Duncans that is the black and bare (ground) and white (hot).

Grounds are common, that is why you see both pickup grounds connected at the switch and then to a pot.

From the looks of it, your current wiring matches the hand drawing; just the colors are off.

In your photo, you can see where the greens connect on the left (1) and then the three poles where;
2) Black/black
3) Red/black
4) White/white

Your current neck pickup has a green (1) a black (2) and a red (3).

Swap out the current green for the for the Duncan black.
Swap out the current black for the Duncan bare.
Swap the current red for the Duncan white.

For the bridge, you will;

Swap the current green for the Duncan black
Swap the current black for the Duncan bare
Swap the current white for the Duncan white

I hope that makes sense, but please let us know if it does not. We all have to start somewhere.