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TommyChung71 · September 16th, 2009, 07:23 PM

Based on recommendations from this board I bought the JM-V for the neck and the JM-90 for the bridge. The pickups did not come with a wiring diagram so my questions are as follows.

1) I replaced the neck pickup and put the black wire where the black wire went and the yellow where the white was. Is this correct?

2) Where do I put the bridge wires? The original pickup had black and white wires where as the new pickup has green and yellow.

Thanks

braderrick · September 16th, 2009, 09:42 PM

I'd say green should be ground (back of the pot casing) and the yellow to the switc (hot).

Mark Moore · September 17th, 2009, 04:38 AM

Email Curtis and ask him. He won't bite.

curt@curtisnovak.com

braderrick · September 17th, 2009, 06:47 AM

I guess you could email and wait patiently for a reply but if it were me I'd be itchin' to hear and play that thing. Worse case, the wires are backward and the bridge pickup will be out of phase with the neck pickup. If so just swap the wires back, no biggie and it wont damage anything.

castpolymer · September 17th, 2009, 04:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark Moore

Email Curtis and ask him. He won't bite.

curt@curtisnovak.com

Ditto! I have a set of his pups and he is very easy to contact.

September 16th, 2009, 07:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
TommyChung71 Tele-Meister Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Albany, NY Age: 29 Posts: 156	Wiring Question - Novak Pickups Based on recommendations from this board I bought the JM-V for the neck and the JM-90 for the bridge. The pickups did not come with a wiring diagram so my questions are as follows. 1) I replaced the neck pickup and put the black wire where the black wire went and the yellow where the white was. Is this correct? 2) Where do I put the bridge wires? The original pickup had black and white wires where as the new pickup has green and yellow. Thanks

September 17th, 2009, 04:38 AM	#3 (permalink)
Mark Moore Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Edmond OK Age: 49 Posts: 357 9 Photos	Email Curtis and ask him. He won't bite. curt@curtisnovak.com __________________ "Whoops." -Waylon Jennings

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September 16th, 2009, 09:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
braderrick Tele-Holic Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kentucky Age: 26 Posts: 926	I'd say green should be ground (back of the pot casing) and the yellow to the switc (hot).

September 17th, 2009, 06:47 AM	#4 (permalink)
braderrick Tele-Holic Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kentucky Age: 26 Posts: 926	I guess you could email and wait patiently for a reply but if it were me I'd be itchin' to hear and play that thing. Worse case, the wires are backward and the bridge pickup will be out of phase with the neck pickup. If so just swap the wires back, no biggie and it wont damage anything.

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