Question about wiring on 4 conductor Dimarzio Humbuckers

LaserSharks

LaserSharks

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So I got this new Ibanez guitar recently and I was just poking around checking things out, it came stock with a pair of Dimarzios, and I was just curious about the way one of the pickups is wired up.

I know that standard wiring in Series (http://imgur.com/BxooO79) for these things goes:
  • Red is hot/output.
  • Green and bare wires go to ground.
  • Black and white get soldered off together.
And that's exactly what my bridge pickup is wired as.

But the neck pickup is wired:
  • White is hot.
  • Black and bare to ground.
  • Green and red are soldered off together.
Just curious what the wiring on the neck pickup is. I'm no expert at this, so the only other wiring method I know is Parallel, and that isn't Parallel. There's nothing fancy going on inside the guitar, just a volume and a three way selector. No taps, splits, or even a tone knob. Is it still Series, but just... in reverse? I don't know what I'm talking about. :boggled:
 
Re: Question about wiring on 4 conductor Dimarzio Humbuckers

Is this a factory new or previously owned new? If previously owned the wiring was most likely modded for some reason and possibly a different brand replacement pup in the neck. If factory, that's just weird.
When both pups are engaged, do they sound normal and full? Or do they sound thin with a low output (kinda like the rhythm guitar track at the beginning of Wish You Were Here)? If they sound normal, that neck pup has likely been replaced (if used) or a messed up lot from DiMarzio's contractor or not what was advertised (if new). If they sound thin with low output they're just out of phase.
That's my opinion.


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Re: Question about wiring on 4 conductor Dimarzio Humbuckers

Nothing weird about it!

The pickups are wired so that the inner coils can run together without hum.

If you check with a compass, you'll notice that the inner coils are opposite polarity; and the pickup with the inner coil that's south was rotated 180 degrees.
 
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Re: Question about wiring on 4 conductor Dimarzio Humbuckers

gregory said:
The pickups are wired so that the inner coils can run together without hum.
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+1 to that. Nothing to worry about, that's the standard Ibanez wiring for HH-guitars! :fing2:
I like the sound it provides.
 
Re: Question about wiring on 4 conductor Dimarzio Humbuckers

Ah, yeah. That makes sense. Thanks guys! Yeah I wasn't worried anything was wrong, the guitar sounds fine. I was just curious since I wasn't familiar with the wiring.
 
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