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Permalink Reply by Taffy Evans on January 24, 2020 at 11:30am

Hi, if you only have one pickup then you will not have the 3way switch shown in that diagram. Take the centre wire of that switch as your pickup hot wire, and follow the wiring to the pots from there. As you say the braided  wire is the earth and goes to the back of a pot. 

What is happening when it is said earthing the bridge, is that we are earthing the strings. So a wire from the back of a pot to either the bridge or a tailpiece will do that. Assuming that you don't have a plastic or bone saddle. If that is the case you will have to run the earth wire to the tail piece.

Taff

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Permalink Reply by Laurence Owen on January 24, 2020 at 10:32pm

Hi Taffy and thanks for the reply. Understood on the earth for the bridge and the mesh I'm a bit confused as to your reference to a 3-way switch though as I can't see one on that diagram?

Thanks.

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Permalink Reply by Taffy Evans on January 25, 2020 at 12:56am

Sorry, the wrong diagram came up and I did not notice. Follow the single humbucker diagram but treat the "north" wire as yours and the earth.

Taff

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Permalink Reply by Laurence Owen on January 25, 2020 at 1:31am

Thanks much appreciated

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