Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by Ted Crocker on December 14, 2012 at 7:00pm

Permalink Reply by Wayne Palasia on January 13, 2013 at 11:19pm

G'day Ted,

Im new to the CBG thing and have no idea on wiring. Im wondering if this would this be the same wiring diagrham Id use if I wanted to use one humbucker and one piezo rod? I want both to have a vol each, humbucker to have a tone, and a 3 way switch, so I can go from piezo to humbucker or have em both.

Also, Ive been told that while combining both, sometimes the sound seems out of phase, meaning that both struggle with each other instead of combining the signals.  What are your thoughts on this and if so, how can I fix it.

Any other suggestions on this set up would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers

Wayne

Permalink Reply by Ted Crocker on January 14, 2013 at 7:59am

Permalink Reply by Wayne Palasia on January 14, 2013 at 12:25pm

Thank you very much Ted.

Wayne

Permalink Reply by Skeesix on December 15, 2012 at 8:29am

The "one" wire is actually two. The outside metal braid is the ground wire which acts as a shield. There's an inside wire which is the hot/lead wire. So on Ted's diagram, the braided part is the black wire and the inside part is the red wire.

For humbuckers, the pots are traditionally 500k and the capacitors are .022mf. Guitar Electronics makes a nice kit that would have everything you need: http://www.guitarelectronics.com/product/PK3S/Gibson-Guitar-Electro...

Guitar Electronics also has many other diagrams with two humbuckers and one volume/one tone for example - it just strikes me that with the box being smaller than a guitar, there's not going to be much room for the two pickups and a whole bunch of controls.  http://www.guitarelectronics.com/category/wiring_resources_guitar_w...

I would place the two pickups as far apart as possible. One by the neck and one by the bridge. That way you'll get the most variation in tone.

Permalink Reply by David English on December 30, 2012 at 3:20am

Hey Folks

Thanks for the replies.  I have the pickup wired and have checked the wiring several times.  Everything looks good.  Is there a way to test the pickup before I put it in the guitar? Something seems kinda funny.

Thanks,

David