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• Thread starter rapaul76
• Start date Oct 14, 2020
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rapaul76

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Joined Mar 13, 2013 Messages 452 Reaction score 264 Location Canada Hi everyone, please help...I'm a wiring noob. I'm wiring up a HSS pickguard with 2 SD Antiquity Surfer single coils and a Suhr Thornbucker+ humbucker. I'm using 1 volume and 1 tone (500k each) and an Oak Grigsby 5 way switch. I came across the attached Bare Knuckle wiring diagram and found a youtube video about using 470k resistors to balance the single coils with the humbucker (1 each from the neck and middle hot position on the switch to B3 (shown as ground) on the switch). I understand that the color code for the Bare Knuckle and SD /Suhr pickups are different. For reference with the Suhr humbucker, I used black=hot, red/white=single coil split and green/bare for ground. In position 1 (full humbucker), it works fine. In position 2, the humbucker screw coil, the middle and neck are on (not what I wanted...I wanted slug coil of the humbucker and the middle pickup). In positions 3-5 it's not switching pickups..neck and middle are always on. I've attached pictures of the wiring I've done. Can anyone help? I'm really frustrated and obviously don't know what I'm doing. Last edited: Oct 14, 2020 M

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Joined Apr 8, 2011 Messages 1,610 Reaction score 2,016 I don't see a ground connection for the autosplit/compensation resistors? If not, that terminal needs to be connected back to ground somewhere (like the back of the adjacent pot). (If still not the coil you wanted after that, then you can look at reversing the split, but not yet.)

rapaul76

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Joined Mar 13, 2013 Messages 452 Reaction score 264 Location Canada Thanks for your reply. I noticed that in the wiring diagram and grounded it to the back of the volume pot. When I did that, I got nothing out of the single coils. Here's a closer look at the wiring on the switch. Stupid question, did I put the switch in backwards (is that possible)? I'll try grounding that terminal again. M

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Joined Apr 8, 2011 Messages 1,610 Reaction score 2,016 Ah OK - I'm seeing Yellow Purple Black Black - 470Ω - not 470kΩ - you want Yellow Purple Black Orange. Can you try removing those resistors, and ground that terminal again? Get it working first without the resistors, then try the compensation.

rapaul76

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Joined Mar 13, 2013 Messages 452 Reaction score 264 Location Canada That did it! Removed the resistors and voila! Thank you! I’ll have to go and buy the right resistors. I really appreciate your help!!

rapaul76

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Joined Mar 13, 2013 Messages 452 Reaction score 264 Location Canada Can you recommend which ones to buy so I don’t screw this up again? LOL! M

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Joined Apr 8, 2011 Messages 1,610 Reaction score 2,016 Doesn't matter that much what type, just the value - if you're getting the same metal film 1% series as those in the photos - you want Yellow (4) Purple (7) Black (0) Orange (10^3) with a Brown tolerance band. Can also check them against your meter, you wouldn't be the first to be caught out.

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Joined Mar 13, 2013 Messages 452 Reaction score 264 Location Canada Thanks again! I really appreciate your help. You must log in or register to reply here. Share: Facebook X (Twitter) Reddit Pinterest Tumblr WhatsApp Email Share Link

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