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Permalink Reply by Daniel Walter on May 16, 2014 at 7:39am

Thank you Ted. I may not have a volume pot, would that matter. But I do have one wouldn't be a bad idea. But how would I wire all the hots to the pot? Maybe one of your diagrams will work. If you know of one perhaps you could direct me? I don't know if you've seen my page. http://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/DanielWalter

I really love your work, I just need to study, you do so much!

Permalink Reply by Ted Crocker on May 16, 2014 at 1:11pm

Hi Daniel, hope this helps

Permalink Reply by Daniel Walter on May 17, 2014 at 6:14am

WOW! Thank you Ted! Perfect!

Permalink Reply by John Rivers on November 11, 2014 at 6:48pm

Ted I didn't see it...do you have a wiring diagram for 2 single coil pickups with one jack one vol pot one tone pot and one 3 way switch....thanks John

Permalink Reply by Darren Addy on May 16, 2014 at 7:45am

Ted, I'm not sure if you have this covered or not. If you do, just tell me what the title of the slide is.

If not, can you decipher what this guy's guitar is doing?

His explanation from the comments: 

The two pickups are balanced by each having their own seperate volume controls. There is also a master volume and tone control. I just figured the wiring myself but I think the Gibson Explorerer and Firebirds have similar wiring but without the master tone and volume

I love this sound and like how it can be played unplugged or plugged. Would like to build a 3 string that would be a reasonable facimile.

Thanks for any input you might have.

Permalink Reply by Ted Crocker on May 16, 2014 at 12:12pm

Hi Darren,

That's Smojo, he's a member here and at the Clubhouse. I would wire a setup like that a little different, I don't see any need for a 3rd volume control.  Instead I would spec a volume and tone for the mag pickup and a volume for the piezo (a tone doesn't really work with a piezo). I'd wire them to a 3 way switch then to the jack.

Permalink Reply by Daniel Walter on June 25, 2014 at 8:14am

Hi Ted. thank you for your past wisdom. i have a novel idea. still working on this guitar. my question is that i'd like to join the bottom of the box with rare earth magnets so i can pull it off and get to the electronics. (several pieces are involved, not just a hinge deal) i know it will work, but will the magnets affect the pickups? Thanks.

Dan

Permalink Reply by jim on November 11, 2014 at 10:21pm

heh! Any magnets you use effect the pickup if the magnet field is close enough to the pick up. Even leaving an electric guitar leaning on a amp speaker change the pickup , changing the magnetics.

 

Permalink Reply by Daniel Walter on November 20, 2014 at 2:45am

Hi Ted, anyone,

I purchased a couple long "end jacks" used to slip into a drilled hole in my solid body. They don't come with ny wiring instructions. Can I assume the longer lug is positive. The ground is obvious, and I don't need stereo. The unit is sealed, so I can't visually tell. Any ideas?

Permalink Reply by Servaas (Der Groovemeister) on March 18, 2015 at 11:03am

You probably already have the answer by now, but if it's a stereo end jack: the short lug is the tip, the longer lug the ring and the longest is ground. You can always test it by inserting a jack without its outer shell (sorry, language barrier) and test with a multimeter which lug on the jack connects to which lug on the end jack.

Permalink Reply by Daniel Walter on August 31, 2015 at 4:28am

Hi Ted. Nobody has been able to answer this. On several of my guitars, I have electronic pickups and piezos, both have on/off. My bridges are always grounded, but my old house is not. So I get some buzz with the magnetic pickups. As soon as I turn on the piezos (magnetic on or off), bam, total silence, no hum, no buzz. ????

Permalink Reply by Ted Crocker on August 31, 2015 at 7:03am

Daniel,

That's a new one for me.  I'm stumped.  My guess is that the piezo adds a certain resistance to the circuit, but that's just a blind stab in the dark.  It looks like you stumbled upon a unique solution to the 60 cycle hum problem.  I'm going to try it to solve a problem Ice Bob has with one of his guitars.  Thanks!

Ted

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