Wired my StingRay series/bridgecoil/parallel: Series has low output

[Senator]

Hello,

I got a EBMM StingRay in rough condition and wired it with a series/bridge coil/parallel switch since it already had an extra hole in the control plate. I used a Seymour Duncan Basslines pickup.

The parallel and bridge coil positions sound fine, but when I switch to the series position, the volume drops. It still sounds like series, I think. Open, bright, and trebly.

Is this normal, or did something go wrong with my wiring?

 

[xaxxat]

Series should be darker. Got an ohmmeter?

 

[georgestrings]

Yeah, something's not right - I've done alot of series/parallel wiring on Jazz's, and recently did some on both a Music Man SUB5 and SUB Sterling - in all cases, series operation was always louder than parallel...

On the Music Man humbuckers, series wiring ended up being:

black & green tied together, white to positive on the preamp, orange to negative on the preamp...

That was wiring on a stock MM pup - I don't know what the color codes on yours are...


- georgestrings

 

[mmbongo]

Series should be darker and louder. Parallel should be brighter, more open, and less output.

 

[eyeballkid]

My one Stingray has series parallel single splitter switches and series is louder...not darker or brighter, but has more mids and a little more bass and more of an electric zoooooooong!

 

[Senator]

You have all been helpful. Thank you for the replies, everyone!

 

[georgestrings]

My one Stingray has series parallel single splitter switches and series is louder...not darker or brighter, but has more mids and a little more bass and more of an electric zoooooooong!

Agreed - series has always been louder, with increased mids for me...

- georgestrings

 

[Senator]

I opened it up today. The red wire was unsoldered.

I ended up just taking the Basslines pickup off since I felt like fixing and installing the original pickup because the soldering iron was running.

 

[Senator]

These two threads really helped!

Thread 1

Thread 2