Wiring Duncan Designed vs. Seymour Duncan humbuckers

[Taymar]

Hi all,

I've tried searching to answer my question and think I understand, but would appreciate any confirmation before I solder any wires.

I'm swapping some duncan designed 4-wire humbuckers into a different guitar. The SD wiring diagram for SD pickups shows the GREEN and 'bare' (at least that's what I assume the gray line is) grouped together, and the black wire goes to the switch.

It looks like on the duncan designed pickups I have, the BLACK and bare wires are grouped together and the green wires go to the switch.

Is it as simple as just swapping the positions for green for black on the diagram vs. my pickups, or is there more to it? (Both my pickups are duncan designed)

thank you

 

[idsnowdog]

Re: Wiring Duncan Designed vs. Seymour Duncan humbuckers

Green and black are interchangable. If the pickup was used in combination with other pickups in your other guitar they may have reversed the wires to put it in series with another pickup (reversing polarity) depending on switch position.

 

[Taymar]

Re: Wiring Duncan Designed vs. Seymour Duncan humbuckers

Thank you very much.

Both of the pickups were from the same guitar, with a 3 position toggle switch (neck, both, bridge). Should I be ok doing it either way as long as both pickups are wired the same?

thanks again for the advice.