Pickup wiring

[Polpotkin]

I'm about to install some new pickups on my Les Paul. Tried to find a wiring diagram on how I want it set up but it's a jungle so I figured someone here might know. 2 hum, 4 pots, 3-way switch.

My idea is to have the bridge pickup at "treble", neck at "rythm" and middle mode as a coil (like position 2 or 4 on a 5-way).
Anyone knows how to do this?

 

[Kellii]

Try asking at the Mylespaul forum:

http://www.mylespaul.com/forums/custom-shop/

Awesome forum for finding out information on Les Paul Modding.

 

[JeffTD]

You can't do the coil split thing without something like this and it's going to be way less of a jungle now than it is after you're done.

Your best bet would be to leave the 3-way as is (neck/both/bridge) and add a push-pull to split the coils; one push-pull could split both or you could have individual push-pulls on each pickup's individual volume pot.

 

[egan.]

You can't do the coil split thing without something like this and it's going to be way less of a jungle now than it is after you're done.

Your best bet would be to leave the 3-way as is (neck/both/bridge) and add a push-pull to split the coils; one push-pull could split both or you could have individual push-pulls on each pickup's individual volume pot.

Yeah, what Jeff said. There is no way to to accomplish that with a simple 3 way toggle. PP's are the way to go and give more flexibility.

 

[Polpotkin]

Thanks guys for your answers. I had a hunch that p/p was the way to go.

Anyway, what's going on in pos 2 and 4? Phase reverse?

 

[JeffTD]

On a Strat or most HSH guitars , 2+4 would be a single coil from the middle and bridge position or middle and neck position.