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    P + MM wiring sanity check

    Update after wiring it up...for the hundredth time Some major changes: Flipped neck and bridge coil hot and ground on the blade switch Replaced tone pot with a 250k Lin stacked blend pot Again sorry I know the blade switch is mirrored in DIY Layout Creator Also there is an open line in the...
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    4-way blade switch wiring help needed

    I am very excited to have found this thread! Im currently troubleshooting a failed 4 way MM blade switch wiring following the Nordstrand wiring diagram: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1941/7837/files/NA_wiring_diagram_4-way_blade_switch_copy.pdf?v=1651785525 Documenting my ambitions here: P...
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    P + MM wiring sanity check

    Update after wiring it up. The OMG works exactly as i intend it to work. The blade switch is off. 1st position 1st MM coil activates - perfect 2nd position 1st MM coil activates. This is wrong. Should be both MM coils in parallel 3rd position the 1st MM coil activates This is wrong. Should...
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    P + MM wiring sanity check

    Update: After some coffee and a good think I believe my diagram above is incorrect. Because the cap bridges common to ground I think it would act as a treble bleed in either position. Looking at BassesByLeo Est. 2009 • View topic - "OMG Mode" wiring help please. it appears that Leo wired the cap...
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    P + MM wiring sanity check

    Hey all, I've been working on a passive P/MM project for a while, and I'm finally in the wiring faze. I took a 2003 Squire Precision V Standard and routed it for a P/MM setup with pickups in the proper spots. Pickups are off a Fender VModII 5 string and MM is Nordstrand 5.2 with Alnico3 magnets...
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    Portaflex spot the difference

    Thank you, this is extremely insightful. Would I be right in assuming that by the lack of revision numbers the broken head is a first gen production line?
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    Portaflex spot the difference

    Hi all, long time lurker first time poster. I have a Ampeg Portaflex PF500 head conundrum I am hoping for insight on. I have been running a PF500 head either into a PF115HE 450W cab or into a SVT-410HLF. I have two PF500 heads, one screwed to the fliptop of the PF115HE, and the other was...