callaway
January 22nd, 2011, 11:53 AM
So I had a Barden bridge pickup and a Duncan '59 (full size, 4-conductor) in the neck, wired to a 4-way switch. So I had the standard 4-way switch positions:
1: bridge
2: bridge/neck parallel
3: neck
4: neck/bridge series
Now I'm swapping out the '59 for a Duncan Mini-HB (SM1-N) which has the Gibson-style single conductor and braided shield. So I thought instead of trying to re-work the neck pickup to isolate the shield and create a ground lead to do "proper" 4-way wiring, why don't I try something different.
I plan to use the 4-way wiring diagram, but wire the Barden bridge pickup as the "neck" because it already has the 4-conductor leads. The mini-HB would then be wired as the "bridge". So my switching would be:
1: mini-HB
2: parallel
3: Barden
4: series
Then I'd just physically turn the switch around so it makes more sense. Does anyone follow what I'm saying? Does anyone see any problems with this? I would just go ahead and try it instead of posting, but I have some other work to do before I get to it, so I thought I'd throw it out there and see if I got response before I get to it.
1: bridge
2: bridge/neck parallel
3: neck
4: neck/bridge series
Now I'm swapping out the '59 for a Duncan Mini-HB (SM1-N) which has the Gibson-style single conductor and braided shield. So I thought instead of trying to re-work the neck pickup to isolate the shield and create a ground lead to do "proper" 4-way wiring, why don't I try something different.
I plan to use the 4-way wiring diagram, but wire the Barden bridge pickup as the "neck" because it already has the 4-conductor leads. The mini-HB would then be wired as the "bridge". So my switching would be:
1: mini-HB
2: parallel
3: Barden
4: series
Then I'd just physically turn the switch around so it makes more sense. Does anyone follow what I'm saying? Does anyone see any problems with this? I would just go ahead and try it instead of posting, but I have some other work to do before I get to it, so I thought I'd throw it out there and see if I got response before I get to it.
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