I have a Strat with 1 volume, 2 tones, a 5-way switch, Pearly Gates SH-PG1 (recent purchase from SD) at the bridge and 2 Texas Specials as the middle and neck pickups. All SD wiring diagrams are for 3 single coil pickups. Sounds like the double pickup humbucker at bridge won't work. Position 2 of the 5-way switch (bridge and middle PUs) sounds bad, out of phase, big level drop. Can I wire my way out of this?
Texas Specials, Pearly Gates incompatibility on Strats?
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Chris of Arabia
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Re: Texas Specials, Pearly Gates incompatibility on Strats?
In a word, yes you can. Try this diagram - http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/wiring-diagrams/schematics.php?schematic=1h_2s_1v_2t_5w_as
In a word, yes you can. Try this diagram - http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/wiring-diagrams/schematics.php?schematic=1h_2s_1v_2t_5w_as
Re: Texas Specials, Pearly Gates incompatibility on Strats?
I'm sure you've seen plenty of pictures of guitars with 1 humbucker and two singles, so I can't imagine why you think this combo can't ever work. For your situation its just simply a matter of reversing the soldered positions of the green and black wires of the humbucker.
I'm sure you've seen plenty of pictures of guitars with 1 humbucker and two singles, so I can't imagine why you think this combo can't ever work. For your situation its just simply a matter of reversing the soldered positions of the green and black wires of the humbucker.
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Uncle Fred
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Re: Texas Specials, Pearly Gates incompatibility on Strats?
Fender polarity is always out of phase with everyone else, even their own humbuckers.
Fender polarity is always out of phase with everyone else, even their own humbuckers.
Uncle Fred
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Re: Texas Specials, Pearly Gates incompatibility on Strats?
I have heard you say this and it seems to make sense on a humbucker because unless you wire it Lonestar the middle and humbucker just need to be in phase is all. I don't think it would work on three singles though. You would lose the humbucking effect between middle and bridge singles.
I have heard you say this and it seems to make sense on a humbucker because unless you wire it Lonestar the middle and humbucker just need to be in phase is all. I don't think it would work on three singles though. You would lose the humbucking effect between middle and bridge singles.
Chris of Arabia
Desert RATT
Re: Texas Specials, Pearly Gates incompatibility on Strats?
Try this - loads of good stuff in there.
https://forum.seymourduncan.com/sho...new-that-Fender-Lonestar-Stratocaster-Content
Try this - loads of good stuff in there.
https://forum.seymourduncan.com/sho...new-that-Fender-Lonestar-Stratocaster-Content
