Samba Pa Ti Posted April 30, 2007 Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 (edited) ok i had this idea last night in bed, and decided it might be good to try. im not sure if the wiring is any good (its a bit weird but seems logical to me) im trying to use 3 lace transensors (not supposed to mix them with other types of pickups) and 3 regular lace sensors (red/gold/silver, not that it matters) so i thought i would use a 3pdt switch to swap the hot leads on each Set of pickups, that way its only 4 switches and im not really mixing the types (havent tried transensors with other pickups so i couldnt say what would happen, it should be fine using this switching. Excuse my diagram (its a mess) i used the brian may switching diagram to make my own since it has nice parts and its neat (not anymore), i like the idea of it being in series also, the grey thing is a (sub)ground for the pickups, i was thinking of using a coin tinned up with solder . spot any mistakes ?!? can anyone think of a way to improve on this ? any input welcome im just bored right now trying to use up some spare parts : ) Edit, just thought about the switching and the negative wires of the pickups, could use a 4pdt switch and then the negative side isnt mixed with the other pickups (not that it matters its just neater) http://img367.imageshack.us/img367/984/pic...ring4pdtno7.gif Edited May 1, 2007 by Samba Pa Ti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mavet Posted April 30, 2007 Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 you could use a standart strat 5 way switch (2 poles), wire each set of pickups to a different pole and run the two commons to a spdt / dpdt selector switch. the latter can be a push/push pot or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samba Pa Ti Posted April 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 i think using a strat switch would mess up the series wiring (and stop me being able to have bridge/neck pickups on together), but thats a good idea for parallel wiring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted April 30, 2007 Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 So you're going to have 6 single-coils on your guitar in total? Is there space? They won't jam together side-by side as nicely as the individual coils of a humbucker, I don't think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samba Pa Ti Posted April 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 (edited) should be plenty of room, the body im using as a big trough routed into it, the only thing that will be annoying is the bridge pickup being slanted (i might make it straight when i route the pickguard, not sure what impact this will have onthe sound) i remember seeing an Ernie ball guitar a long time ago that had lots of pickups in it, i was thinking about when i had this idea edit maybe this is it http://www.wolfgangguitars.com/Nigel%20-%20top%202.jpg (im sure they were all different pickups though) it does say its an ernie ball though http://www.wolfgangguitars.com/Mr.Horsepower.htm Edited April 30, 2007 by Samba Pa Ti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted April 30, 2007 Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 Yeah, that's the EB/MusicMan Albert Lee body style-- modded up in style! <laff> I think 6 single-coils will look hella ugly, but what the heck... it's all in the name of trying new things and having some fun. There's another Ernie Ball with a lot of pickups-- the Steve Morse model: http://www.ernieball.com/mmonline/specs/in...stevemorse.html Since Lace pickups are generally without polepieces, it might end up looking "clean" enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samba Pa Ti Posted April 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 thats a nice guitar, and yes it probably will look ugly but i stopped caring about looks a long time ago (im using a beaten up old body with lots of paintchips) i was originally thinking of using a set of trisonic's with the lace sensors (they would have looked worse with lace sensors), just have to find a neck that fits and it should be good to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crafty Posted May 1, 2007 Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 Are you really trying to build a cross between the Brian May and NIGEL TUFNEL guitars? Dude, one pickup, one volume knob, Floyd Rose, and you'll get some leg tonight for sure...no need to go all the way to 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samba Pa Ti Posted May 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 i love the simple stuff too, but ive got so many spares and not enough guitars to put them in at least this way i can use the parts instead of having them stuck in boxes waiting to be used, i wont sell them either im a horder! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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