Wiring Help: CS69s + JB Jr, move Tone to bridge + auto-split!

[hafizimran]

Hello, there. Today I bought my first Seymour Duncan pickup- the JB Jr (bridge). What a solid pickup. This is also my first post here on this forum. I'm chuffed to join the SD community.

I'm trying to re-wire my Strat to a HSS configuration. I have Fender CS69s in the neck and middle, and plan to install the JB Jr in the bridge. I'm also feeling adventurous so I'd like to attmept the auto-split wiring when the 5-way switch is in Pos 2.

Currently I'm following this particular diagram from the SD website.

Based on my understanding, this diagram assigns Tone knobs to neck and middle. I was wondering how should I modify the diagram to assign the Tone knobs for neck and bridge while keeping everything else intact, please.

Any help on this would be much appreciated. Thank you.

 

[Lewguitar]

Re: Wiring Help: CS69s + JB Jr, move Tone to bridge + auto-split!

I wouldn't do it. The JB Jr. sounds fine on its own, but split it gets weaker.

I think your guitar will sound better with the switch wired stock.

But you might want to move the middle pickup tone control so it works with bridge pickup instead.

I would do that.

 

[hafizimran]

Re: Wiring Help: CS69s + JB Jr, move Tone to bridge + auto-split!

Hi @Lewguitar,

Thank you for your response and advice. Okay, I think I will ditch the auto-split idea and go with the stock wiring.

I think your guitar will sound better with the switch wired stock.

But you might want to move the middle pickup tone control so it works with bridge pickup instead.

That said, rather than move the Tone from middle to bridge, is there a way to share the Tone between the two? Do I just need to solder a wire between the middle and bridge terminals at the 5-way switch? I'd appreciate if you can be very specific because I solder as if my hands were flippers and would like to get it right in as little tries as possible.

Thank you!

[Edited: I meant "middle and bridge terminals at the 5-way switch"]

 

[Clint 55]

Re: Wiring Help: CS69s + JB Jr, move Tone to bridge + auto-split!

Yep. Here you go!

https://youtu.be/InMlxGenk1Q

 

[Adieu]

Re: Wiring Help: CS69s + JB Jr, move Tone to bridge + auto-split!

You dont really need no split bucker, not with CS69's

 

[hafizimran]

Re: Wiring Help: CS69s + JB Jr, move Tone to bridge + auto-split!

You dont really need no split bucker, not with CS69's

Yeah, I eventually didn not split the JB Jr and I'm glad I decided on that. Even with the full stacked humbucker, the output is pretty much in the same ballpark with the CS69s. Thank you.

 

[Adieu]

Re: Wiring Help: CS69s + JB Jr, move Tone to bridge + auto-split!

CS69's are weird that way...

I paired one in a Charvel Rhoads with a Bill Lawrence doublerail (the one SD cloned and called a Dimebucker, forget the BL model name) and... the 69 had similar volume. Crazy stuff.