Wiring Help Needed!!!!

clund

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Hey Everyone… Need some wiring help!

I just ordered 3 new pickups for my HSS Kramer American Stagemaster Custom guitar. This is what I got: (Bridge) Seymour Duncan JB (TB-4) Humbucker, (Mid) Seymour Duncan Classic Stack Plus (STK-S4), and (Neck) DiMarzio Fast Track 1 (DP181). I am really excited about this new setup (Replacing EMG’s installed in the mid 90’s) but want to do a custom wiring and have a few questions if there are any experts out there.
The Plan is to install the Neck and Bridge pickups in a dual humbucker setup like this one:

http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/wiring-diagrams/schematics.php?schematic=2hum_1vol_1tone_super5way

That way I can have these positions on my 5 way (Super 5 Way) switch:
1. Bridge Humbucker Full
2. Bridge Humbucker Split (inner coil)
3. Bridge and Neck Humbucker Full
4. Neck Humbucker split (inner coil)
5. Neck Humbucker full

The Middle pickup I plan on putting on a mini toggle (on-off-on). The Classic Stack has a hum canceling stack like a humbucker but can be split as well… So I would like to setup so it’s down position if full hum cancelling, middle is off, and up is single coil. See Diagram [Humbucker/OFF/Single Coil (South)]: Second one down on the left.

http://www.guitarelectronics.com/category/wiringresources.1wiringdiagrams.humbuckerwiringmods/

First… I know the DiMarzio has a different color code on pickups than Seymour Duncan (red and black wire swap). Second, I need to know how to make sure I have the phase correct… The middle pickup (Classic Stack) will need to be wired opposite to make it hum cancel when it is in single coil and bridge or neck is selected with split… correct? I am a little confused by the fact the Classic Stack has 3 wires (Red Black White) instead of 4 (Green) like normal humbucker.

Any help and or suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated… And if anyone would like to make me a diagram I Would be VERY VERY Thankful!!!!

Thanks,
Corey
 
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I think this one should work:

the switch for the the middle pickup can be an SPDT on/off/on (like in diagram) or any other on/off/on (in that case, just wire one column).

THAT IS BRILIANT!!! Thank you SO Much Hermetico!!!!!

Hey... I did a little mod to a SD diagram... Does this look right? Or am I OFF?

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Okay... I got you... Swap black and white...

THANK you so much for your help... I am excited about this wiring... The only thing I don't like about it is no Volume control for middle pickup, but I usually play wide open anyway.

Thanks for your help hermetico... if you are ever in orlando I will buy you a few beers!!!!!!

- Corey
 
Re: Wiring Help Needed!!!!

Okay... looking at it again... And after changing the White and Black wires on the mid pickup, I think I am going to go straight to the hot out with the mid pickup white wire, this should give me a "Full Humbucker on / Off / Coil tap" and bypass the volume control so if I want I can shut the Bridge and Neck off with the volume control. Am I correct in saying this?

- Corey
 
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