Wiring ideas needed for a Jazz, a JB and a 5 way (Strat) pickup selector.

[GT100]

I have a Strat with a Jazz and a JB. They are the original dual bobbin/ non stack versions.
What do you guys think would be the best way to configure the 3 middle pickup selector positions?
I was thinking have 2 and 4 as the individual pickups wired in parallel as I have heard that it gives a better tone than just one coil.
and what about the centre position? Should I simply put the two pickups in the standard parallel wiring or only use one coil (outer or inner) form each.
Of course I'm going to use positions 1 and 5 for the standard individual pickups wired in series setup.

Any feedback is appreciated.

Lloyd


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[Harhash]

Re: Wiring ideas needed for a Jazz, a JB and a 5 way (Strat) pickup selector.



If I were you, I'd do this!!

 

[Demanic]

Re: Wiring ideas needed for a Jazz, a JB and a 5 way (Strat) pickup selector.

There is a way to wire it with the outer coils parallel and the inner coils in series. Something Paul Reed Smith does with a 5 way rotary switch.
Similar to this http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/wiring-diagrams/schematics.php?schematic=2hb_1vol_5way

 

[Demanic]

Re: Wiring ideas needed for a Jazz, a JB and a 5 way (Strat) pickup selector.

This is how my Schecter with the JB/59 is wired http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/wiring-diagrams/schematics.php?schematic=2hum_1vol_1tone_super5way
Both pickups are very useful when split.

 

[swissmountain]

Re: Wiring ideas needed for a Jazz, a JB and a 5 way (Strat) pickup selector.

This is how my Schecter with the JB/59 is wired http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/wiring-diagrams/schematics.php?schematic=2hum_1vol_1tone_super5way
Both pickups are very useful when split.

If you go by that diagram I recommend to swap the white and black connections and the red and green connections on the neck pickup to have the outer coil of the neck pickup active when split.

 

[IMENATOR]

Re: Wiring ideas needed for a Jazz, a JB and a 5 way (Strat) pickup selector.

Ok, some fun Ideas I would like to try myself but haven't yet:

- Flip the neck humbucker so the slug coil becomes the outer coil. Some people say the slug coil it soulds better like that in split mode.
- Combine different coil tpyes for the split in inbetween position, that gives you hum cancelling since slug and screw coils are rwrp with each hother.
- I like the sound of the inbetween position with both full humbuckers so I would keep it if ai was you.

Now I realize these kind of match what the Blacktop HH Strats do. Full humbucker sounds al a LP in 1-3-5 positions then some single coil a la Strat in 2-4 positions.