Pickup wiring question

Jazzman2018

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I retrofitted a Kramer "Pacer" series guitar (basically a Strat style) with a Seymour Duncan 59NJ Humbucker at the neck position and two Fender Lace Sensors in the mid and bridge positions.

QUESTION: can anyone provide the proper wiring diagram for wiring the Duncan 59NJ for 1) single coil and 2) out-of-phase with the Fender pickup?

If you need any additional information and/or photographs, please request. Thanks.
 
Re: Pickup wiring question

Does the 59NJ have four conductor wiring, or does it have the vintage-style braided shield? If it has the latter, you can't split coils or implement a phase switch since both require 4-conductor wiring.

If you have a 4-conductor 59N, you'll need a pair of push-pull pots or DPDT mini-toggles. I doubt you'll see both on the same diagram (except for a Jimmy Page wiring harness which is far more complex than you want), but combining the two isn't super difficult. As a bonus if you implement the phase switching in the same way that the Jimmy Page wiring does, your phase switch will also select which coil is active when you split the 59. In standard phase the slug coil will be active, while the screw coil will be active with phase reversed.
 
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