Guitar Wiring Question

[megatrav]

Hey friends!

I have been off the forum for a while and for that matter, I have not built a pedal in quite a while.

I am still playing guitar and I have been thinking about modding my Fender Duo Sonic HS. The main modification I want to do is convert the push/pull from coil splitting to series/parallel.

I found several diagrams for how to wire the switch. I wasn't entirely sure how they were different, but I'll decided to make some diagrams based on the Guitar Electronics Diagram


Here is the stock wiring for the Duo Sonic HS

The wires colors are red (north start), black (south start), green and white (north and south finishes). I haven't worked out which is which so for these diagrams I made them blue.

Anyway, I'm not sure which of these is correct. I may be over thinking it and it may not matter since it is a passive circuit.


Maybe its possible that I don't even need to run a separate wire from the DPDT and the pickup selector, but I wasn't sure and I know you guys would be able to fill me in!

Thanks!!

 

[hamerfan]

I see only a 3 wire conductor coming out of that Fender pickup. You can't do parallel switching with that configuration.

 

[Fizz]

I love my Fender Duo Sonic HS. The pickups in mine sound so good. It just doesn't stay in tune very well.. going to have to figure out that nut. Very versatile guitar too.

 

[megatrav]

I see only a 3 wire conductor coming out of that Fender pickup. You can't do parallel switching with that configuration.

It has 4 plus bare. Red (hot), Black (ground), Green and White are finishes and are tied together for coil splitting. There is also a bare wire for ground.

 

[ITG6]

Hey friends!

I have been off the forum for a while and for that matter, I have not built a pedal in quite a while.

I am still playing guitar and I have been thinking about modding my Fender Duo Sonic HS. The main modification I want to do is convert the push/pull from coil splitting to series/parallel.

I found several diagrams for how to wire the switch. I wasn't entirely sure how they were different, but I'll decided to make some diagrams based on the Guitar Electronics Diagram
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Here is the stock wiring for the Duo Sonic HS
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The wires colors are red (north start), black (south start), green and white (north and south finishes). I haven't worked out which is which so for these diagrams I made them blue.

Anyway, I'm not sure which of these is correct. I may be over thinking it and it may not matter since it is a passive circuit.
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Maybe its possible that I don't even need to run a separate wire from the DPDT and the pickup selector, but I wasn't sure and I know you guys would be able to fill me in!

Thanks!!

They are the same just a matter of preference or wire routing. Do you want an extra wire running to the 3 way or to the push/pull?

 

[hamerfan]

Okay, the Seymour Duncan schematic is valid. All wires of the humbucker have to go first to the 3pdt and then from there to the pickup selector.
The south start (black) on the 3pdt is the ground and needs a connection to ground via the switch pot ground.