What is the wiring diagram of the BYOP pickguard?
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Re: What is the wiring diagram of the BYOP pickguard?
Yes, it should, but you still have to know what wires from your pickup are hot, ground, etc. It is set up for SD wire colors, but any pickup can be used- you just need to know what the wire colors do on your pickup. This thread has the sheet that comes with the Liberator.
Yes, it should, but you still have to know what wires from your pickup are hot, ground, etc. It is set up for SD wire colors, but any pickup can be used- you just need to know what the wire colors do on your pickup. This thread has the sheet that comes with the Liberator.
Re: What is the wiring diagram of the BYOP pickguard?
A complaint at the Amazon reviews is that the product does not come with any instructions. I did look at the image in another thread. It is very low res and when I zoom it, the image is unreadable.
The solder less harness is mostly sought after by those who dont have a lot of experience with wiring, soldering etc. So this kind of product should come with some instructions. I have sent an email to SD. Will see what I get. I can always return it
A complaint at the Amazon reviews is that the product does not come with any instructions. I did look at the image in another thread. It is very low res and when I zoom it, the image is unreadable.
The solder less harness is mostly sought after by those who dont have a lot of experience with wiring, soldering etc. So this kind of product should come with some instructions. I have sent an email to SD. Will see what I get. I can always return it
Artie
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Re: What is the wiring diagram of the BYOP pickguard?
It's a shame that they didn't provide a diagram, but here's how the Liberator works:
The screw terminals, (red arrow), simply connect to the wires, (green arrow), that are underneath. They are all free standing, uncommitted wires, except for the two gray wires. Those are hard wired to ground. So, for a Strat, any combination of the Blk/Red/Wht/Grn wires could be anything. You'll need to simply trace them out, on the pickguard, and see which wires they connected to the 5-way and ground. For example, Duncan may have used the blk/grn wires of one side for the neck, blk/grn wires of the other side for the bridge, and any one of the red or white pairs for the middle.
So, as I said, you just need to trace each of the (green arrow) wires out, and see where they connect.
It's a shame that they didn't provide a diagram, but here's how the Liberator works:
The screw terminals, (red arrow), simply connect to the wires, (green arrow), that are underneath. They are all free standing, uncommitted wires, except for the two gray wires. Those are hard wired to ground. So, for a Strat, any combination of the Blk/Red/Wht/Grn wires could be anything. You'll need to simply trace them out, on the pickguard, and see which wires they connected to the 5-way and ground. For example, Duncan may have used the blk/grn wires of one side for the neck, blk/grn wires of the other side for the bridge, and any one of the red or white pairs for the middle.
So, as I said, you just need to trace each of the (green arrow) wires out, and see where they connect.
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I thought the pots and the switch are already connected in the BYOP pickguard. So it is not clear why I have to connect them again. It is also not clear how to connect the input jack. I may have to change my mind and buy the Obsidianwire instead.
I thought the pots and the switch are already connected in the BYOP pickguard. So it is not clear why I have to connect them again. It is also not clear how to connect the input jack. I may have to change my mind and buy the Obsidianwire instead.
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BTW in step 3 of the image in the other thread it says to solder! I thought this is a solder less assembly? So why do I have to solder? The more I read about this product, the more I want to ditch this. There is probably a reason why this is not very popular among guitarists. I should start leaning soldering. Already bought a used Squier Affinity to learn.
BTW in step 3 of the image in the other thread it says to solder! I thought this is a solder less assembly? So why do I have to solder? The more I read about this product, the more I want to ditch this. There is probably a reason why this is not very popular among guitarists. I should start leaning soldering. Already bought a used Squier Affinity to learn.
Re: What is the wiring diagram of the BYOP pickguard?
Well, it does give you solder points if you need extra grounds. But it is a great product, especially if you swap pickups often. I never thought it was a product for the 'no soldering' crowd. If you buy the Liberator pot by itself, there is certainly soldering involved. Afterwards, however, pickup swaps need just a screwdriver.
Well, it does give you solder points if you need extra grounds. But it is a great product, especially if you swap pickups often. I never thought it was a product for the 'no soldering' crowd. If you buy the Liberator pot by itself, there is certainly soldering involved. Afterwards, however, pickup swaps need just a screwdriver.
Artie
Peaveyologist
Re: What is the wiring diagram of the BYOP pickguard?
There's a slight misunderstanding here. You don't have to solder anything, with the possible exception of the output jack. Suppose you bought the Liberator as a stand alone product for a dual-humbucker guitar. The very first time you install the Liberator, you would have to solder the wires just the same as if you were installing new pickups. After that, installing the actuall pickups, or swapping them out later, is a no-solder job.
Now, in your BYOP pickguard, they have already done that. But unfortunately, they didn't label what they did. So you have to trace the wires back to see where they go so that you know which screw terminals to use. If you could take a couple of up-close, clear pics, we may be able to straighten that out for you.
Having said all that, you would still need to solder on the output jack simply because on a Strat, it's in a separate cavity. If the two output wires aren't already soldered to the Libertor, there's two clearly marked soldering pads labeled "out" and "Gnd". Hopefully, they already connected those wires and you merely need to connect them to the jack. Again, pics would help.
Mincer beat me to it.
There's a slight misunderstanding here. You don't have to solder anything, with the possible exception of the output jack. Suppose you bought the Liberator as a stand alone product for a dual-humbucker guitar. The very first time you install the Liberator, you would have to solder the wires just the same as if you were installing new pickups. After that, installing the actuall pickups, or swapping them out later, is a no-solder job.
Now, in your BYOP pickguard, they have already done that. But unfortunately, they didn't label what they did. So you have to trace the wires back to see where they go so that you know which screw terminals to use. If you could take a couple of up-close, clear pics, we may be able to straighten that out for you.
Having said all that, you would still need to solder on the output jack simply because on a Strat, it's in a separate cavity. If the two output wires aren't already soldered to the Libertor, there's two clearly marked soldering pads labeled "out" and "Gnd". Hopefully, they already connected those wires and you merely need to connect them to the jack. Again, pics would help.
Mincer beat me to it.
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The image of the BYOP does show the input jack but it is not very clear and in other images online the input jack wire seems to go to the harness and there is no soldering. SD has posted an image taken from some angle which does not show the parts clearly. They could have put a list of things included in the product like how the Obsidianwire clearly lists all the parts.
I found one youtube video where the guy was connecting the input jack just by screwing the wire into the smaller harness. But that is not the BYOP. I am not 100% sure if the BYOP comes with the input jack like the Obsidianwie or if I should save the existing jack+wire. These are the kind of details that are lacking in the web site.
I dont have the BYOP yet. Before I buy this BYOP I want to be 100% sure there is going to be ZERO soldering. Because if I have to buy this and learn how to solder and then do the soldering, I might as well not buy it and change the pups the usual way i.e by soldering. I can spend that $109 on getting all the soldering gear or buy the Obsidianwire as they very clearly say that there is no soldering required.
I am wondering why after all these years the solderless guitar harness has not picked up prominence when it is so widespead in other areas like medical equipment, automobiles etc. Imagine the time required to assemble a car if they have to use soldering for all the wiring and also the time required to repair/replace them later.
The image of the BYOP does show the input jack but it is not very clear and in other images online the input jack wire seems to go to the harness and there is no soldering. SD has posted an image taken from some angle which does not show the parts clearly. They could have put a list of things included in the product like how the Obsidianwire clearly lists all the parts.
I found one youtube video where the guy was connecting the input jack just by screwing the wire into the smaller harness. But that is not the BYOP. I am not 100% sure if the BYOP comes with the input jack like the Obsidianwie or if I should save the existing jack+wire. These are the kind of details that are lacking in the web site.
I dont have the BYOP yet. Before I buy this BYOP I want to be 100% sure there is going to be ZERO soldering. Because if I have to buy this and learn how to solder and then do the soldering, I might as well not buy it and change the pups the usual way i.e by soldering. I can spend that $109 on getting all the soldering gear or buy the Obsidianwire as they very clearly say that there is no soldering required.
I am wondering why after all these years the solderless guitar harness has not picked up prominence when it is so widespead in other areas like medical equipment, automobiles etc. Imagine the time required to assemble a car if they have to use soldering for all the wiring and also the time required to repair/replace them later.
Re: What is the wiring diagram of the BYOP pickguard?
Forgot about computers. Imagine how hard it would be if you have to unsolder/solder every time you want to change the memory card, graphics card, drives etc etc. Modular PC power supply is yet another example. These days putting together a PC is such a breeze, thanks to all the solderless wire harness.
Forgot about computers. Imagine how hard it would be if you have to unsolder/solder every time you want to change the memory card, graphics card, drives etc etc. Modular PC power supply is yet another example. These days putting together a PC is such a breeze, thanks to all the solderless wire harness.
Artie
Peaveyologist
Re: What is the wiring diagram of the BYOP pickguard?
I see now the output jack. So all you'll have to do is look at where the output jack wires are connected. Then unscrew the terminals so you can pass those wires through the Strat body. Then reconnect them to where you took them off. No soldering, but, you'll still need to identify which terminals go to the 5-way switch. Definitely no soldering, but definitely some detective work. (just some wire tracing.)
I see now the output jack. So all you'll have to do is look at where the output jack wires are connected. Then unscrew the terminals so you can pass those wires through the Strat body. Then reconnect them to where you took them off. No soldering, but, you'll still need to identify which terminals go to the 5-way switch. Definitely no soldering, but definitely some detective work. (just some wire tracing.)
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