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Single Humbucker wiring.

M

Mill Klondike

Jan 30, 2008
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#1
I was just wondering if anyone here had a schematic for wiring a single humbucker and 3 pots. I have been searching for a few hours and haven't yet come up with one. Also I was wondering if anyone had a link to somewhere that I could buy the needed supplies. :help: please
 
#2
3 pots for what... vol/vol/tone? is it a 4-conducter pickup?

If so, you can wire is up just like a Jazz Bass...

You can buy all the supplies you need at DOZENS of easily accessible places... I'd probably recommend you try Stew-Mac... they have Jazz Bass wiring kits.
 
#3
I did a similar setup with a bass, I used a vol vol tone, but the first volume had a switch to put the two coils in series. So from one 4 wire humbucker, I was able to get both coils split, both coils parallel, and both coils in series. I used a Jazz bass with a series switch schematic. It should be pretty easy to find.
 
#4
scottyd said:
I did a similar setup with a bass, I used a vol vol tone, but the first volume had a switch to put the two coils in series. So from one 4 wire humbucker, I was able to get both coils split, both coils parallel, and both coils in series. I used a Jazz bass with a series switch schematic. It should be pretty easy to find.
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I just setup a MM pickup using one of the 4-way rotary switches Sheldon Dingwall has... it's laid out Vol/Tone/Switch, and the switch gives you neck single/both series/both parallel/bridge single. I *love* those switches.
 
#5
SDB Guitars said:
I just setup a MM pickup using one of the 4-way rotary switches Sheldon Dingwall has... it's laid out Vol/Tone/Switch, and the switch gives you neck single/both series/both parallel/bridge single. I *love* those switches.
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Can you tell much difference between the neck single and the bridge single? I recently set up a MM (in the standard MM position, not up against the bridge) with series/parallel/single, but I was wondering whether it might be worth it to wire it V/V with a series/parallel push/pull. Think that would be worth the trouble?

Also, did you use a resistor to compensate for the increased output in the series mode?
 
#7
I just made up a schematic that I think might work. Now that I am looking over it though, I don't even think I really need the single/double switch for my humbucker. If I just use the volume knobs that I put there and take out the switch it would probably be much simpler too..... any thoughts??? Will it work???
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