Members danswon Posted February 22, 2013 Members Share Posted February 22, 2013 I have a strat copy. I have 2 artec rails pickups. My soldering iron is broken and I can't be bothered to figure out the wiring so I've asked a guitar tech to do something for me. I wanted this:pickups in bridge and neck (no mid pickup)5-way stock switch wired so that:1 = bridge series2 = bridge parallel3 = bridge and neck both in parallel (and in parallel with each other, as is typical for 2 buckers)4 = neck parallel5 = neck series He says it's impossible so he's just ended up wiring it like normal series humbuckers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mad Tele Posted February 22, 2013 Members Share Posted February 22, 2013 danswon wrote: I have a strat copy. I have 2 artec rails pickups. My soldering iron is broken and I can't be bothered to figure out the wiring so I've asked a guitar tech to do something for me. I wanted this: pickups in bridge and neck (no mid pickup) 5-way stock switch wired so that: 1 = bridge series 2 = bridge parallel 3 = bridge and neck both in parallel (and in parallel with each other, as is typical for 2 buckers) 4 = neck parallel 5 = neck series He says it's impossible so he's just ended up wiring it like normal series humbuckers. should be easy as you only have 2 different positions. maybe use a 3 way switch instead. you have 1 bridge and neck in series 2 bridge and neck parallel . unless im missing something you only have 2 pickups so theres only 2 choices. usually people do 1bridge only , 2neck only, bridge + 3neck series,4 b+n parallel unless youre talking about splitting the humbuckers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members badpenguin Posted February 22, 2013 Members Share Posted February 22, 2013 I think it would be best with a 3 way switch, and 2 push pulls pots. This way you could have a neck Parallel and a bridge series if you wished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lz4005 Posted February 22, 2013 Members Share Posted February 22, 2013 If the rails have separate leads for the coils it should be relatively easy. Would probably need a superswitch rather than a standard Fender 5 way, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitardudeness Posted February 22, 2013 Members Share Posted February 22, 2013 It's doable, but id find another tech. Not a joe average mod but not impossible as you've been told. If frank zappa and brian may did what they did to guitars, you surely can have rails in series and parallel whatever combination you wish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members honeyiscool Posted February 22, 2013 Members Share Posted February 22, 2013 You can absolutely do this, but w/ a 5-way switch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ugameus Posted February 22, 2013 Members Share Posted February 22, 2013 Yes it is possible, though I can't tell you how to do it. You will need a super switch if you want to use a blade style switch like on a tele or strat. Here is one, though I would shop the price a bit:http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Electronics,_pickups/Components:_Switches_and_knobs/Super_Switch.htmlYou can also use a rotary switch (5 or 6 way). You can actually hook one humbucker up to a 6 way switch and get six different options. I plan on using this wiring with two p90's. Here is a link a a wiring diagram:http://www.skguitar.com/SKGS/sk/Images/diagrams/six_way_rotary.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mygal Posted February 22, 2013 Members Share Posted February 22, 2013 danswon wrote: I have a strat copy. I have 2 artec rails pickups. My soldering iron is broken and I can't be bothered to figure out the wiring so I've asked a guitar tech to do something for me. I wanted this: pickups in bridge and neck (no mid pickup) 5-way stock switch wired so that: 1 = bridge series 2 = bridge parallel 3 = bridge and neck both in parallel (and in parallel with each other, as is typical for 2 buckers) 4 = neck parallel 5 = neck series He says it's impossible so he's just ended up wiring it like normal series humbuckers. Is this what you're trying to get? By the looks of it you'll need a dual pole switch for each pickup next to the pickup selector. Or maybe a free-way switch could do the trick for both pickups which would be more convenient. Anyway, the whole operation seems doable if not potentially messy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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