Red Devil Wiring help

[jll1994]

I am trying to wire the red devil pickups to standard 5 way swith a push/pull volume, and 2 tone knobs. The issue is if I follow this 100% the neck pickup does not work. I didn't cut the neck pickup as the cable was the perfect length, so no cable breaks. The only way I get it to work is: Bare to push/pull ground, red/white lowest right tab, and green to the hot black on the selector switch. This gives me a weak out of phase sound with the push/pull down. Push/pull up I get full pick up and the other pickups split in their positions.

 

[Artie]

Re: Red Devil Wiring help

That diagram should work. So you just need to double-check your soldering and make sure nothing is touching where it shouldn't.

 

[Mincer]

Re: Red Devil Wiring help

Welcome to the forum!

If you post clear pictures, we might be able to diagnose if there is a wiring issue. The good news is that the neck pickup does actually work, just not the way it is soldered in. That is fixable.

 

[jll1994]

Re: Red Devil Wiring help

I soldered the neck pickup to the bridge pickups spot and it works. I've replaced the 5 way switch. I'm thinking the push/pull may have been over heated.

 

[jll1994]

Re: Red Devil Wiring help

Welcome to the forum!

If you post clear pictures, we might be able to diagnose if there is a wiring issue. The good news is that the neck pickup does actually work, just not the way it is soldered in. That is fixable.

I got it. I had over heated the original push/pull. Also my neck pickups polarity was reversed. swapped the green and the black and works great. This wiring diagram leaves the neck off a tone control. Would I jump the neck hot to the middle hot on the 5 way selector? Or would this cut both pickups on at the same time?

 

[beaubrummels]

Re: Red Devil Wiring help

This wiring diagram leaves the neck off a tone control. Would I jump the neck hot to the middle hot on the 5 way selector? Or would this cut both pickups on at the same time?

I think you’re out of switch lugs. If you jumper the pickup side, those pickups will be on together. The other side is already being used for auto-splitting, so there’s nothing left to select the same tone for two different pickups, unless you change to super switch.

 

[jll1994]

Re: Red Devil Wiring help

I think you’re out of switch lugs. If you jumper the pickup side, those pickups will be on together. The other side is already being used for auto-splitting, so there’s nothing left to select the same tone for two different pickups, unless you change to super switch.

Yeah, I have a super switch on hand if needed. I'll probably remove the bridge from the bottom tone and put it on the middle. Move middle tone to neck.

 

[jll1994]

Re: Red Devil Wiring help

So the pickup isn't backwards like I thought. It works reversed, but not the correct way. I also checked all grounds with a mulimeter all were good.

 

[beaubrummels]

Re: Red Devil Wiring help

I don’t have enough experience with stacks, but my guess is that stack wiring (particularly how the middle pickup is handled) is not completely compatible with other single-size humbuckers. That kind of wiring on a regular Humbucker I would guess/expect to put the two coils out of phase with each other on the middle pickup alone.

 

[jeremy]

Re: Red Devil Wiring help

the red devils are side by side single coil sized buckers like the lil 59 or hot rails, should work ok